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On This Day (September 27th) Multiple Choice
Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on September 27th ?
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1.
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of which river, beginning the Norman conquest of England ?
Somme
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Loire
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Authie
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Seine
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2.
1529 – The Siege of which city begins when Suleiman I attacks the city ?
Budapest
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Prague
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Bratislava
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Vienna
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3.
1590 – Pope Urban VII dies how long after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history ?
60 days
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13 days
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5 days
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41 days
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4.
1777 – American Revolution: Which city becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia ?
Allentown
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Harrisburg
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Lancaster
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Pittsburgh
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5.
1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives is ceremonially opened. Its runs between which two places in the UK ?
Manchester and Liverpool
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Stockton and Darlington
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Edinburgh and Glasgow
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London and Reading
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6.
1908 – Production of which automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit ?
Ford Model T
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Ford Model N
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Ford Model A
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Ford Model K
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7.
1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in which UK city ?
Liverpool
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Belfast
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Glasgow
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Southampton
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8.
1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of how many Liberty ships built in the US ?
3,063
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3,295
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1,526
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2,710
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9.
1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of which country ?
Taiwan
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China
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Vietnam
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Indonesia
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10.
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed what speed ?
Mach 1
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Mach 2
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Mach 3
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Mach 4
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11.
1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of which organisation ?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Greenpeace
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United Nations Environment Programme
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Friends of the Earth International
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12.
1975 – The last use of capital punishment in which country sparks worldwide protests ?
Portugal
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Belgium
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Greece
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Spain
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13.
1998 – Which internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday ?
Bing
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Google
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Yahoo
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Ask
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14.
2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to which part of the solar system ?
Asteroid Belt
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Heliosphere
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Kuiper Belt
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Oort cloud
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15.
2019 – Over 2 million people participated in worldwide strikes across 2,400 locations worldwide to protest against what ?
Globalization
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Modern Day Slavery
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Climate Change
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Wealth Inequality
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