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On This Day (October 31st) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on October 31st?
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1. 1517 – Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. In which modern day country is Wittenberg ?
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
2. 1614 – The first performance of which of Ben Jonson's comedy plays by the Lady Elizabeth's Men company at the Hope Theatre in London ?
Bartholomew Fair
The Alchemist
The Devil Is an Ass
The Case is Altered
3. 1864 – Which state is admitted as the 36th U.S. state ?
Wyoming
Nevada
Montana
Arizona
4. 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States. It runs between which two cities ?
New York and Los Angeles
Boston and Seattle
Boston and San Diego
New York and San Francisco
5. 1938 – In an effort to restore investor confidence, the Stock Exchange in which city unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public ?
London
Toronto
New York
Frankfurt
6. 1941 – After 14 years of work, which US landmark is completed ?
Gateway Arch
Mount Rushmore
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
7. 1941 – World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near which island ?
Iceland
Ireland
Madeira
Spitzbergen
8. 1973 – Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin by what means ?
Hiding in a waste food truck
Crawling through sewers
Zip line over the wall
Hijacked helicopter
9. 1979 – Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people. What was the flights departure city ?
Panama City
Los Angeles
Rio de Janiero
Vancouver
10. 1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to which Australian city after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted ?
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
Brisbane
11. 2002 – A jury in Houston indicts Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of which company ?
Chrysler
WorldCom
Enron
Lehman Brothers
12. 2003 – Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of which Asian country ?
Kuwait
Malaysia
Nepal
Turkey
13. 2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as what ?
Seven Billion People Day
Crowded Earth Day
Day of Seven Billion
Seven Billion and Counting Day
14. 2011 – Socialite and model Kim Kardashian divorces basketball player Kris Humphries due to irreconcilable differences how long after getting married ?
105 days
201 days
72 days
38 days
15. Which appropriate food is celebrated in the USA on this day ?
National Pumpkin Day
National Candy Apple Day
National Marshmallow Day
National Candy Day
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