Weekly Quiz No.19
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All historical events below occured in March, but in which year?: |
Which year? |
| 1. Bruce Willis was born on March 19th. |
a.1952 b.1955 c.1958 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 2. Alcatraz, a maximum security prison in San Francisco Bay, closes after 29 years. |
a.1923 b.1943 c.1963 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 3. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union. |
a.1981 b.1985 c.1989 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 4. A radiation leak occurs at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US. |
a.1959 b.1969 c.1979 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 5. US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt. |
a.1981 b.1983 c.1985 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 6. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, was officially opened. |
a.1849 b.1869 c.1889 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 7. Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic, cutting its last link with the UK. |
a.1965 b.1970 c.1975 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 8. Golda Meir was been elected as the first female prime minister of Israel. |
a.1961 b.1965 c.1969 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 9. The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, escapes to India. |
a.1959 b.1964 c.1969 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 10. Alaska is purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars, by the US. |
a.1867 b.1897 c.1927 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
© Compiled by Tony McDermott 2005