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On This Day (March 31st) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on March 31st ?
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1. 1822 – The population of which Greek island is massacred by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following an attempted rebellion ?
Rhodes ✓
Chios ✓
Lesbos ✓
Serifos ✓
2. 1849 - Colonel John W Geary arrives as the first what of San Francisco ?
Mayor ✓
Sheriff ✓
Postmaster ✓
British Consul ✓
3. 1889 – Which iconic building is officially opened ?
Eiffel Tower ✓
Statue of Liberty ✓
Houses of Parliament (UK) ✓
Banff Springs Hotel ✓
4. 1917 – The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renames the territory what ?
Puerto Rico ✓
Cayman Islands ✓
Windward Islands ✓
US Virgin Islands ✓
5. 1918 – What comes into effect in the United States for the first time ?
Higher Tax Rate ✓
Ban on French Imports ✓
Daylight Saving Time ✓
30 mph Speed Limit in Cities ✓
6. 1939 - "The Hound of Baskervilles" is released, the first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as which character ?
Hercules Poirot ✓
Dr. Watson ✓
Sherlock Holmes ✓
James Bond ✓
7. 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces invade which British possession ?
Christmas Island ✓
Fiji ✓
Niue ✓
Samoa ✓
8. 1949 - Which area becomes Canada's 10th province ?
Newfoundland ✓
Yukon ✓
Nova Scotia ✓
Prince Edward Island ✓
9. 1964 – Brazilian General Olímpio Mourão Filho begins the coup d'etat by ordering his troops to move towards which city ?
Brasilia ✓
Belo Horizonte ✓
Sao Paolo ✓
Rio de Janiero ✓
10. 1966 – The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around which heavenly body ?
Venus ✓
The Moon ✓
Mars ✓
Mercury ✓
11. 1970 - Following an Orange Order parade, intense riots erupt in Belfast lasting three days, and the British Army use what for the first time ?
Rubber Bullets ✓
CS Gas ✓
Water Cannon ✓
Armoured Land Rovers ✓
12. 1973 - Muhammad Ali loses in a shock split-points decision to Ken Norton over 12 rounds in San Diego after suffering what injury ?
Broken Wrist ✓
Twisted Ankle ✓
Forehead Cut ✓
Broken Jaw ✓
13. 1980 - US President Jimmy Carter deregulates which industry ?
Rail ✓
Postal ✓
Banking ✓
Airline ✓
14. 1981 - The first Golden Raspberry Awards "Worst Film" award is won by which film ?
Can't Stop the Music ✓
Raise the Titanic ✓
The Jazz Singer ✓
Friday the 13th ✓
15. 1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (then the WWF), takes place in which venue ?
Madison Square Gardens, New York ✓
Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina ✓
Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas ✓
Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ✓
16. 2018 - A revolution starts in which Asian country?
Kyrgyzstan ✓
Bhutan ✓
Armenia ✓
Georgia ✓
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