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January 1
Test your knowledge of events that have occurred on January 1.
Quiz ID:
#7732
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Difficulty:
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Category:
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Created By:
BlackBelt
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#1 The ___ calendar first took effect on January 1, 45 BC.
Your Answer:
1 word, 6 letters.
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#2 January 1, 1438: Who is accepted as the King of Hungary?
Frances IV of Stutenburg
Albert II of Habsburg
Charles XI of Josburg
#3 Albany replaced Kingston as the capital of New York State in 1797.
True
False
#4 What dwarf planet was discovered by Guiseppe Piazzi in 1801?
Your Answer:
1 word, 5 letters.
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#5 1804: French rule ends in ___, which becomes the first black republic and first country independent in the West Indies.
Philippines
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Haiti
#6 On January 1 of what year was importing slaves to the USA banned?
1805
1808
1823
1833
#7 January 1, 1818, Mary Shelley published what book?
Charlotte's Web
How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
To Kill a Mockingbird
Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
#8 1892: ___ Island opens to begin accepting immigrants to the United States.
Your Answer:
1 word, 5 letters.
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#9 A ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight. What year did this start?
1908
1914
1933
1948
#10 In what year did the American astronomer, Edwin Hubble, announce the discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way?
1902
1910
1925
#11 In 1942, the Declaration by the United Nations is signed by how many nations?
Your Answer:
1 word, 2 letters. There are 3 alternate answers.
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