Weekly Quiz No.36
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All historical events below occured in July, but in which year?: |
Which year? |
| 1. Tom Cruise was born on July 3rd. |
a.1960 b.1962 c.1964 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 2. The French revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille prison. |
a.1729 b.1759 c.1789 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 3. The first color TV transmission was made by John Logie Baird. |
a.1918 b.1928 c.1938 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 4. The Philippine Islands are granted independence by the United States. |
a.1946 b.1949 c.1952 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 5. The Vatican City State, with the Pope as it's leader is created. |
a.1729 b.1829 c.1929 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 6. Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Carlifornia. |
a.1951 b.1955 c.1959 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 7. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) is formed. |
a.1908 b.1918 c.1928 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 8. Hong Kong was returned to China after 156 years of British colonial rule. |
a.1995 b.1997 c.1999 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 9. The Mont Blanc road tunnel open thereby linking France and Italy. |
a.1965 b.1971 c.1975 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
| 10. The Spanish Civil war begins when the army revolts against the government. |
a.1928 b.1932 c.1936 |
| Correct year? _______________ | |
© Compiled by Tony McDermott 2005