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On This Day (May 31st) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on May 31st ?
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1. 455 – What happens to Emperor Petronius Maximus while fleeing Rome ?
He dies of heat exhaustion ✓
He disguises himself as a peasant ✓
He is stoned to death by an angry mob ✓
He hides in a cave ✓
2. 1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest standing bridge of which city ?
London, England ✓
Paris, France ✓
Brugges, Belgium ✓
Geneva, Switzerland ✓
3. 1669 – Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary, citing what reason ?
Poor eyesight ✓
Lack of interest ✓
Shaking hands possibly Parkinson's Disease ✓
Severe arthritis ✓
4. 1813 – In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across which mountain range ?
Great Dividing Range ✓
Australian Alps ✓
Macdonnell Ranges ✓
Blue Mountains ✓
5. 1847- The railway opens between The Hague and which other city ?
Amsterdam ✓
Rotterdam ✓
Eindhoven ✓
Utrecht ✓
6. 1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses which bell, starts keeping time ?
Big Bill ✓
Big Ben ✓
Big Bertha ✓
Big Boy ✓
7. 1879 – Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed what by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public ?
Central Park ✓
New York Botanical Garden ✓
Madison Square Garden ✓
Fort Tryon Park Garden ✓
8. 1907 - What appears in New York City for the first time ?
Hot Dog Stands ✓
Taxis ✓
Street Entertainers ✓
Tour Buses ✓
9. 1911 – Which ship is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland ?
Laconia ✓
Willochra ✓
Olympic ✓
Titanic ✓
10. 1939 – Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author is born, he was held captive by Islamic militants in which country ?
Syria ✓
Lebanon ✓
Jordan ✓
Iraq ✓
11. 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on which city ?
Sydney, Australia ✓
Jakarta, Indonesia ✓
Darwin, Australia ✓
Auckland, New Zealand ✓
12. 1969 - Stevie Wonder releases which of his songs ?
My Cherie Amour ✓
For Once In My Life ✓
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing ✓
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life ✓
13. 1977 – Which oil pipeline is completed ?
Trans-Arabian Pipeline ✓
Trans Mountain Pipeline ✓
Trans-Alaska Pipeline ✓
Tazama Pipeline ✓
14. 1948 – John Bonham, English musician, songwriter and drummer is also born on this day. With which band is he most associated ?
Led Zeppelin ✓
Black Sabbath ✓
Thin Lizzy ✓
Rolling Stones ✓
15. This day is marked as what day by the World Health Organisation ?
World Sober Day ✓
World AIDS Awareness Day ✓
World Clean Water Day ✓
World No Tobacco Day ✓
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