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On This Day (March 17th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 17th ?
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1. 455 – Petronius Maximus becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to do what ?
Marry Him
Go into Exile
Denounce any rights
Work in the Kitchen
2. 1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of which county, the first Duchy in England ?
Cambridgeshire
Kent
Cornwall
Sussex
3. 1560 – Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique. In which city is Villegagnon Island ?
Marseille
Funchal
Guayaquil
Rio de Janiero
4. 1756 - St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in New York City at which pub ?
Fraunces Tavern
Crown & Thistle Tavern
Mulberry Street Bar
McSorley’s Old Ale House
5. 1776 – The British Army evacuates which city, ending the Siege, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city ?
Hartford
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
6. 1901 - At a show in Paris 71 paintings cause a sensation, 11 years after the death of which artist ?
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cézanne
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
7. 1929 - General Motors acquires which European vehicle manufacturer ?
Seat
Bedford
Opel
Volvo
8. 1950 – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name what ?
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
9. 1957 - The Dutch ban on what activity is lifted ?
Smoking Marijuana
Driving on Sundays
Kissing in Public
Fishing in Canals
10. 1966 – DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing what in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sailing Yacht
WW2 U-Boat
Private Passenger Plane
US Hydrogen Bomb
11. 1968 – As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 animals of which species are found dead ?
Sheep
Cows
Chickens
Racoons
12. 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. By what name was he known ?
Woodward Corridor Killer
Midtown Slasher
Interstate Killer
Night Stalker
13. 1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed by around what percentage of the vote ?
85%
52%
68%
79%
14. 1992 – The Israeli Embassy is attacked by a car bomb killing 29 people in which capital city ?
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Nairobi
Bangkok
15. 2008 - Musician Paul McCartney divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills on what grounds ?
Adultery
Desertion
Two years' separation with consent
Unreasonable behaviour
16. 2022 - Which ferry company serving the United Kingdom sacks all 800 crew members, replacing them with agency staff?
Stena Line
P&O
DFDS
Isle of Man Steam Packet
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