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This day in history

What kind of groovy, or not so groovy, stuff happened on June 16th throughout history?

Quiz created by: Bill Graves

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1. Who ran the 100m in 9.79 seconds (1999)?

Carl Lewis
Maurice Green
Donovan Bailey
Jesse Owens

2. Pius IX became what in 1846?

Leader of Methodist Church
Dalai Lama
King of England
Pope

3. What dancer defected from the Soviet Union in 1961?

Vladimir Putin
Rudolf Nureyev
Leon Trotsky
Mikhail Baryshnikov

4. Who gave the 'House Divided' speech in 1858?

Andrew Jackson
Mark Twain
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas

5. What did Pope Pius XII do to Juan Perón? (1955)

Forgive him
Excommunicate him
Beatify him
Forced him to undergo a rigorous penance

6. The Republic of what was annexed by the United States? (1897)

Hawaii
Canada
Cuba
Puerto Rico

7. What is the Miss Macao passenger seaplane known for? (1948)

First skyjacking of a commercial plane
First plane to land on water
First plane to cross Pacific Ocean
First plane to cross Atlantic Ocean

8. Vostok 6 is known for what? (1963)

First person to land on the moon
First person in space
First woman in space
First weather satellite

9. The Battle of Stoke field, in 1487, was the last battle in which war?

War of the Roses
Spanish American War
100 Years War
American Revolutionary War

10. Spain declared war on which nation in 1779?

France
Luxembourg
United States
Great Britain

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<h1>This day in history</h1><p>What kind of groovy, or not so groovy, stuff happened on June 16th throughout history?</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. Who ran the 100m in 9.79 seconds (1999)?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carl Lewis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maurice Green</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Donovan Bailey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jesse Owens</div>
<br>2. Pius IX became what in 1846?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leader of Methodist Church</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dalai Lama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King of England</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope</div>
<br>3. What dancer defected from the Soviet Union in 1961?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vladimir Putin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rudolf Nureyev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leon Trotsky</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mikhail Baryshnikov</div>
<br>4. Who gave the 'House Divided' speech in 1858?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Andrew Jackson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stephen Douglas</div>
<br>5. What did Pope Pius XII do to Juan Perón? (1955)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Forgive him</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Excommunicate him</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Beatify him</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Forced him to undergo a rigorous penance</div>
<br>6. The Republic of what was annexed by the United States? (1897)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hawaii</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Canada</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Puerto Rico</div>
<br>7. What is the Miss Macao passenger seaplane known for? (1948)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First skyjacking of a commercial plane</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First plane to land on water</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First plane to cross Pacific Ocean</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First plane to cross Atlantic Ocean</div>
<br>8. Vostok 6 is known for what? (1963)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First person to land on the moon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First person in space</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First woman in space</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) First weather satellite</div>
<br>9. The Battle of Stoke field, in 1487, was the last battle in which war?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) War of the Roses</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spanish American War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 100 Years War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) American Revolutionary War</div>
<br>10. Spain declared war on which nation in 1779?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Luxembourg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Great Britain</div>
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