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On This Day (October 14th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on October 14th?
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1.
1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with which famous battle ?
Battle of Hastings
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Battle of Britain
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Battle of Bannockburn
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Battle of Bosworth Field
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1582 – Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in five countries on which continent ?
Africa
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Europe
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Asia
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South America
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1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against which monarch of England ?
Elizabeth I
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James I
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Charles I
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Edward VI
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1808 – The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France. Which Croatian city is the centre of the Republic ?
Rijeka
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Zagreb
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Zadar
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Dubrovnik
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1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on which invention ?
Paper-strip photographic film
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Typewriter
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Dental braces
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Waterproof clothing
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1888 – Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, "Roundhay Garden Scene", in which location ?
Brugges, Belgium
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Galway, Ireland
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Leeds, UK
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Thionville, France
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1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning which year's World Series ?
2004
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2016
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2019
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1993
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1913 – Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners, in which part of the UK ?
Northern Ireland
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Scottish Borders
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South Wales
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South Yorkshire
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1926 – Which book by A. A. Milne is first published ?
The House at Pooh Corner
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A Gallery of Children
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The Red House Mystery
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Winnie-the-Pooh
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1940 – World War II: An underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz, but at which station ?
Balham
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Stepney Green
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Angel
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Piccadilly Circus
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1957 – At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of which Spanish city ?
Cadiz
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Salamanca
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Valencia
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Zaragoza
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1966 – Which North American city begins the operation of its underground rapid transit system ?
Cleveland, USA
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Montreal, Canada
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Miami, USA
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Monterrey, Mexico
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1968 – The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the crew of which mission ?
Apollo 7
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Apollo 6
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Apollo 8
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Apollo 9
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1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on what ?
Poverty
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Racism
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Corruption
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Drugs
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2016 – Which motor manufacturer agrees to pay $175 million to United States lawyers on behalf of the owners of polluting vehicles ?
Ford
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Land Rover
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Volkswagen
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Ferrari
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