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On This Day (May 29th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on May 29th ?
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1.
1328 – Philip VI is crowned King of which country ?
France
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Spain
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Denmark
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Sweden
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1733 – The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at which city ?
Montreal
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Toronto
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Quebec City
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Halifax
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1790 – Which state becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States ?
Delaware
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Rhode Island
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
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1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in which newspaper ?
Washington Post
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New York Times
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The Atlanta Journal
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Chicago Tribune
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1913 – Which of Igor Stravinsky's ballet scores receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot ?
The Firebird
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Petrushka
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Orpheus
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The Rite of Spring
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1914 – The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks following a collision with the loss of 1,012 lives, in which body of water ?
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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Irish Sea
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Caribbean Sea
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Gulf of Mexico
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1931 – Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by military firing squad for intent to kill who ?
Adolf Hitler
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Haile Selassie
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Benito Mussolini
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King Zog I
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1935 – Today marks the first flight of which fighter aeroplane ?
Supermarine Spitfire
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Messerschmitt Bf 109
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Junkers Ju 87
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Grigorovich IP-1
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1950 – The "St. Roch", the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in which port ?
Halifax, NS, Canada
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Norfolk, Va, USA
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Galveston, TX, USA
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Why was it extra special for Norgay ?
It was his 100th attempt
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It was his wedding anniversary
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It was his last attempt before retirement
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It was his birthday
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1973 – Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of which city ?
Dallas
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Chicago
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Los Angeles
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Seattle
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1982 – Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines in which battle ?
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
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Battle of Goose Green
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Battle of Wireless Ridge
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Battle of Seal Cove
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1993 – A beauty pageant is held in which city drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens ?
Sarajevo
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Belgrade
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Zagreb
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Podgorica
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14.
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, is born. He is best known for his role in which British rock band ?
Black Sabbath
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Electric Light Orchestra
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Def Leppard
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Status Quo
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Which food is celebrated on this day in the United Kingdom ?
National Yorkshire Pudding Day
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National Biscuit Day
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National Fish and Chips Day
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National Curry Day
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The Byzantine Empire may have fallen on this day, however I cant include every event that happened on a particular day.
My criteria for questions is limited to the event being on that day and being able to make a question out of the fact easily.
Sometimes there isnt enough alternate, incorrect answers to make a reasonable multiple choice question