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On This Day (September 18th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on September 18th ?
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1. AD 96 – Who is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated ?
Titus ✓
Nerva ✓
Trajan ✓
Vespasian ✓
2. 1066 – Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of which river beginning his invasion of England ?
Thames ✓
Tyne ✓
Tees ✓
Humber ✓
3. 1793 – The first cornerstone of which building is laid by George Washington ?
Capitol Building ✓
White House ✓
Old St. Louis Courthouse ✓
Old State House, Boston ✓
4. 1837 – Tiffany & Co. is founded in New York City. What was it originally called ?
Tiffany Fancy Goods Company ✓
Tiffany Toy Company ✓
Tiffany and Young ✓
Tiffany and Partners ✓
5. 1870 – Which famous US landmark is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn ?
Grand Canyon ✓
Niagara Falls ✓
Death Valley ✓
Old Faithful Geyser ✓
6. 1879 – The "Illuminations" are switched on for the first time in which British seaside resort ?
Blackpool ✓
Brighton ✓
Llandudno ✓
Morecambe ✓
7. 1911 – Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Opera House in which city ?
Moscow ✓
Kiev ✓
Vienna ✓
Budapest ✓
8. 1928 – Juan de la Cierva makes the first crossing of the English Channel by what means ?
Kayak ✓
Monoplane ✓
Gas Balloon ✓
Autogyro ✓
9. 1939 – World War II: The radio show "Germany Calling" begins transmitting what ?
News reports from the front line ✓
Secret messages ✓
Nazi propaganda ✓
Opera Music ✓
10. 1945 – General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to which city ?
Hong Kong ✓
Tokyo ✓
Singapore ✓
Manila ✓
11. 1973 – East Germany, West Germany and which other nation are admitted to the United Nations ?
Bahamas ✓
Jamaica ✓
Rwanda ✓
Guyana ✓
12. 1974 – Hurricane Fifi strikes which country with 110 mph winds ?
Colombia ✓
Honduras ✓
USA ✓
Cuba ✓
13. 1981 – The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish what in France ?
Slavery ✓
Ban on same sex marraiges ✓
Capital Punishment ✓
Ban on Marijuana ✓
14. 2001 – First mailing of letters from Trenton, New Jersey containing what substance ?
Plastic Explosive ✓
HIV+ blood ✓
Ricin ✓
Anthrax ✓
15. 2014 – Which constituent country votes against independence from the United Kingdom ?
Wales ✓
Scotland ✓
Northern Ireland ✓
England ✓
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