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On This Day (March 15th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 15th ?
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1. 351 – Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of which part of the Roman Empire ?
Eastern
Western
Southern
Northern
2. 1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to which country after his first trip to the Americas ?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
France
3. 1564 – Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes "jizya". What is "jizya" ?
Annual Gathering of Clans
Per Capita Tax
Alcohol Production
Prayer Observances
4. 1781 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Guilford Court House takes place near which present-day city ?
Lynchburg, Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Greensboro, North Carolina
5. 1877 – The first ever official cricket test match is played in Melbourne between Australia and which other team ?
West Indies
Pakistan
England
New Zealand
6. 1906 – Which motor vehicle manufacturer still in production is incorporated as a company ?
Rolls-Royce
Volkswagen
Honda
Fiat
7. 1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the Romanov dynasty after how many years ?
278
304
451
196
8. 1939 – Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by which country the following day ?
Russia
Germany
Romania
Hungary
9. 1940 - Hermann Goering declares that Germany only needs 100-200 of what ?
Statues
Church Bells
Priests
Bunkers
10. 1950 - New York City hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official what ?
Fortune Teller
Horse Whisperer
Ghost Tour Guide
Rainmaker
11. 1957 - The United Kingdom becomes the third nation to do what ?
Explode a nuclear device
Launch a satellite
Build a "supercomputer"
Ban tobacco advertising
12. 1985 - The first Internet domain name is registered, what was it called ?
bbn.com
symbolics.com
northrop.com
jetpunk.com
13. 1986 – Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World collapses in which city ?
Singapore
Las Vegas
Brisbane
Durban
14. 2010 - Stand-up comedian and writer Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) weds actress Isla Fisher in which European Capital city ?
Amsterdam
London
Paris
Dublin
15. 2019 – Fifty-one people are killed in a shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand in which type of building ?
Shopping Mall
Hospital
Mosque
High School
16. 2019 - Around 1.4 million children in 123 countries go on strike to protest about which issue?
Climate Change
Cuts in Education
School Lunches
Child Labour
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