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On This Day (March 26th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 26th ?
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1. 908 – Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang orders Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, to be what ?
Jailed ✓
Banished Abroad ✓
Poisoned ✓
Burned Alive ✓
2. 1344 – The Siege of Algeciras comes to an end. It is one of the first European military engagements where what is used ?
Gunpowder ✓
Crossbows ✓
Trebuchet ✓
Chainmail ✓
3. 1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of which literary work ?
The Bible ✓
Aesop's Fables ✓
Metamorphoses ✓
Le Morte d'Arthur ✓
4. 1697 – Safavid government troops take control of which Middle Eastern city ?
Basra ✓
Baghdad ✓
Damascus ✓
Petra ✓
5. 1812 - An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of which city and kills an estimated 15,000–20,000 people ?
San Francisco, USA ✓
Naples, Italy ✓
Caracas, Venezuela ✓
Osaka, Japan ✓
6. 1827 - Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer dies at 56 of a disease of which vital organ ?
Liver ✓
Kidney ✓
Heart ✓
Brain ✓
7. 1859 - The first supposed sighting of non-existant planet Vulcan, thought to orbit where ?
Between Earth and Mars ✓
Between Venus and Earth ✓
Between Mars and Jupiter ✓
Between the Sun and Mercury ✓
8. 1872 - Thomas J Martin patents what item in everyday use today ?
Ironing Board ✓
Fire Extinguisher ✓
Electrical Socket ✓
Mixer Tap (Faucet) ✓
9. 1878 - The Sabi Game Reserve, the world's 1st officially designated game reserve, opens in which African country ?
South Africa ✓
Kenya ✓
Tanzania ✓
Uganda ✓
10. 1926 - 85th Grand National (UK): Billy Watkinson is victorious aboard the 25/1 bet "Jack Horner"; He is the first jockey of which nationality to win the race ?
New Zealander ✓
South African ✓
Australian ✓
Irish ✓
11. 1931 - New Delhi replaces which city as capital of British-India ?
Bombay ✓
Calcutta ✓
Madras ✓
Bangalore ✓
12. 1934 – Which test is introduced in the United Kingdom for the first time ?
Locomotive Engineer Test ✓
Smallpox Test ✓
Eleven Plus School Test ✓
Driving Test ✓
13. 1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many "be-ins" in which park ?
Hyde Park, London ✓
Stanley Park, Vancouver ✓
Central Park, New York ✓
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris ✓
14. 2006 - The prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force in which part of the United Kingdom ?
England ✓
Northern Ireland ✓
Scotland ✓
Wales ✓
15. 2010 – A South Korean Navy corvette is torpedoed. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames which nation ?
United States ✓
North Korea ✓
Iran ✓
Japan ✓
16. 2024 - The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision with a container ship in which city?
Baltimore ✓
Boston ✓
Newark ✓
Los Angeles ✓
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