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This Day in History, June 18th

As spring winds down, what's going on in history?

Quiz created by: Bill Graves

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1. Who took over the Roman Empire in 324?

Licinius
Caesar Augustus
Constantine
Alexander

2. Where did Christopher Columbus land in 1502?

Florida
Costa Rica
Nova Scotia
Cuba

3. Who laid the first cornerstone of the US Capitol building in 1793?

Thomas Payne
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin

4. What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do?

Forced authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves.
Ordered imprisonment of all fugitive slaves.
Allowed sanctuary for fugitive slaves.
Caused all previously freed slaves to be declared fugitive slaves.

5. In what year did Fritz Pollar become the first African American to play professional football?

1969
1947
1919
1973

6. How did Jimi Hendrix die? (1970)

Choking on own vomit
Plane crash
Drug overdose
Car crash

7. Who announced he would step down as army chief in Pakistan? (2007)

Pervez Musharraf
Saddam Hussein
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain

8. Who donated $1 billion to the United Nations? (1997)

Warren Buffett
Rupert Murdoch
Bill Gates
Ted Turner

9. Where did Israel & Egypt reach a peace agreement in 1978?

Washington, DC
Camp David
Jerusalem
Cairo

10. Where did first anthrax letter come from? (2001)

Baltimore, Maryland
Sacramento, California
Boston, Massachusetts
Trenton, New Jersey

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<h1>This Day in History, June 18th</h1><p>As spring winds down, what's going on in history?</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. Who took over the Roman Empire in 324?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Licinius</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Caesar Augustus</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Constantine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alexander</div>
<br>2. Where did Christopher Columbus land in 1502?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Costa Rica</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nova Scotia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div>
<br>3. Who laid the first cornerstone of the US Capitol building in 1793?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Payne</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div>
<br>4. What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Forced authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ordered imprisonment of all fugitive slaves.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Allowed sanctuary for fugitive slaves.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Caused all previously freed slaves to be declared fugitive slaves.</div>
<br>5. In what year did Fritz Pollar become the first African American to play professional football?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1969</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1947</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1919</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1973</div>
<br>6. How did Jimi Hendrix die? (1970)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Choking on own vomit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Plane crash</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Drug overdose</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Car crash</div>
<br>7. Who announced he would step down as army chief in Pakistan? (2007)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pervez Musharraf</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Saddam Hussein</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain</div>
<br>8. Who donated $1 billion to the United Nations? (1997)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Warren Buffett</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rupert Murdoch</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Gates</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ted Turner</div>
<br>9. Where did Israel & Egypt reach a peace agreement in 1978?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington, DC</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Camp David</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jerusalem</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cairo</div>
<br>10. Where did first anthrax letter come from? (2001)
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Baltimore, Maryland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sacramento, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston, Massachusetts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Trenton, New Jersey</div>
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