This week in History 9th-15th of December

On the 9th of December, 1990, Lech Wałęsa—who had led Solidarity, Poland's first independent trade union-won Poland's first presidential election by a landslide. What prize had he previously won in 1983?

• The Nobel Peace Prize

• The Oscar for Best Screenplay

• The Booker Prize for Literature

• The Field Medal for Mathematics

On the 10th of December, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain was first published in the United Kingdom and Canada. What year was this?

• 1884

• 1902

• 1792

• 1975

On the 11th of December, the last native Prince of Wales - Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd died in Climeri. What year did he die?

• 32 BC

• 499 AD

• 1282 AD

• 1561 AD

On the 11th of December 1688, which English King tried to flee to France and was then forced to abdicate after William of Orange landed in England?

• James II

• Charles II

• George III

• Charles I

What medical innovation was first used on December 11, 1844?

• Antibiotics

• Dental anesthesia

• Asthma Inhaler

• EpiPen

On December 11th, 1882 who created the first electric Christmas tree lights? Eighty individually hand-wired red, white and blue electric lights were used to decorate his laboratory.

• Michael Faraday

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

Which groundbreaking technological achievement was sent across the Atlantic Ocean on the 12th of December 1901?

• First radio transmission

• First airplane

• First ship

• First telephone call

On the 15th of December 1917, which country reached an armistice with the Central Powers?

• Russia

• Germany

• France

• United States

On December 11th, 1936, which British monarch abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson?

• Edward VIII

• Elizabeth II

• George V

• George VI

On December 11th, 1941, which country declared war on the United States, following the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Italy

• Russia

• Germany

• Japan