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On This Day (March 22nd) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 22nd ?
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1. 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit, leader of which native group ?
Wampanoags
Algonquians
Narraganset
Massachuset
2. 1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of what items ?
Bibles and Religous items
Firearms
Cards, Dice and Gambling Tables
Shackles and Chains for Slaves
3. 1713 – The Tuscarora War ends with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of which state to European colonization?
Kentucky
North Carolina
Georgia
Ohio
4. 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on what ?
The Postal Service
Imported Goods
Home Ownership
The American Colonies
5. 1829 – In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of which country ?
Tunisia
Greece
Pakistan
Thailand
6. 1872 – Illinois becomes the first state to require what rule in employment ?
Gender Equality
Minimum Wage
Paid Holidays
Sick Pay
7. 1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of what ?
Gambling Items
Cigarettes and Cigars
Light Beers and Wines
Cannabis Resin
8. 1943 – World War II: the entire village of Khatyn is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. In which modern day country is Khatyn ?
Ukraine
Belarus
Lithuania
Estonia
9. 1960 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for which invention?
Laser
Cassette Recorder
Turbocharger
Computer Monitor
10. 1968 - Lynda Johnson is ordered off a San Francisco cable car for what reason ?
Eating an Ice Cream
Spitting
Swearing
Being Drunk
11. 1972 – In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess what ?
Gold Rings
Each Others Personal Items
Contraceptives
Each Others Bank Details
12. 1992 – USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect of which problem on aircraft ?
Bird Strikes
Cross Winds
Low Sun
Ice Build Up
13. 1997 – Tara Lipinski, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion at what age ?
17 years 3 months
14 years 9 months
19 years 7 months
12 years 10 months
14. 2006 – Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after how many days of captivity ?
192
97
118
261
15. 2019 - A huge blast from a chemical factory is so big it registers as an earthquake and kills at least 64 with 28 missing in which country ?
India
Philippines
Russia
China
16. 2024 - 137 people are killed in a bombing and mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall in which Russian city?
Krasnogorsk
Vladivostok
Saint Petersburg
Rostov on Don
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