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On This Day (September 30th) Multiple Choice

Can you answer these questions relating to events that happened on September 30th ?
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1. 1399 – Who is proclaimed king of England ?
Henry IV
Richard II
Henry V
Edward III
2. 1520 – Suleiman I is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire. By what nickname was he known ?
Suleiman the Graceful
Suleiman the Respected
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the Peacemaker
3. 1791 – The first performance of which of Mozart's operas takes place two months before his death ?
The Marriage of Figaro
Don Giovanni
Così fan tutte
The Magic Flute
4. 1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on which river ?
Waupaca River
Fox River
Muskegon River
Des Plaines River
5. 1907 – The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in which city ?
Canton, Ohio
Muncie, Indiana
Binghampton, New York
Kalamazoo, Michigan
6. 1915 – World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to do what ?
Blow up a tank
Attach a mine to a submarine
Shoot down an enemy aircraft
Kill his own commander
7. 1931 – Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in which South African city ?
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Durban
Bloemfontein
8. 1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised game of which sport ?
Baseball
American football
Basketball
Ice Hockey
9. 1947 – Which Asian country joins the United Nations ?
Mongolia
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Malaysia
10. 1966 – Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the which country ?
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Zambia
11. 1968 – Which aircraft is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time ?
Concorde
Boeing 747
Lockheed L-100
Cessna Citation 1
12. 1994 – Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after how many years in service ?
88
101
79
62
13. 2005 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a newspaper from which country ?
Sweden
Denmark
France
Belgium
14. 2016 – Which hurricane becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007 ?
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
15. 2016 – Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from which museum in 2002 ?
British Museum
Louvre
Guggenheim Museum
Van Gogh Museum
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