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Today in History quiz 2/1-5 practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Space Shuttle disaster occurred when the shuttle reentered the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Challenger

b)

Columbia

c)

Luna 9

d)

Apollo 1

2.

Which War was taking place when the image of the Police chief was captured executing the military officer with a pistol?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Korean

d)

Vietnam

3.

Itola Khomeini returned to which country and set up an Islamic Fundamentalist gov't, overthrowing the Shah?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Uganda

4.

In the Battle of Stalingrad which countries forces lost over a million soldiers?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

USA

5.

Idi Amin was a violent dictator that took over which country in a military coup?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Uganda

d)

Soviet Union

6.

Sid Vicious was a part of which important Punk band before he overdosed and died in 1979?

a)

Sex Pistols

b)

Ramones

c)

Green Day

d)

Weezer

7.

Which artists did not die "The day the music died"?

a)

Buddy Holly

b)

Big Bopper

c)

Richie Valens

d)

Waylon Jennings

8.

Which man made object was the first to land on the moon?

a)

Luna 9

b)

Apollo 9

c)

Saturn 3

d)

Columbia

9.

Norman Rockwell's paintings are famous for their look at what term?

a)

Americana

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Political Unrest

10.

Which Composer created the "wedding march"

a)

Mendelssohn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Bach

11.

Which of the following was not an Allied leader that met at the Yalta conference in 1945?

a)

Churchill

b)

Hitler

c)

FDR

d)

Stalin

12.

Which court case was OJ Simpson found guilty and ordered to pay over 30 Million dollars the the Goldman and Brown families?

a)

Criminal

b)

Small claims

c)

Civil

d)

Traffic

13.

Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Siambonese Liberation Army, what was her families"business" that they made a fortune in

a)

Radio

b)

Newspapers

c)

Magazines

d)

bed sheets

14.

Which state's Supreme Court was the first to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

PA

c)

New York

d)

California

15.

Charles Lindberg was the first man to fly non-stop solo across what?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Lake Erie

16.

Which President suggested "court packing" to add Supreme Court Justices to help him get his "New Deal" policies passed?

a)

Reagan

b)

WIlson

c)

Lincoln

d)

FDR

17.

De La Beckwith was convicted in the death of which Civil Rights leader 30 years after the murder?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

MLK Jr

c)

Medger Evers

d)

JFK

18.

Hank Aaron was the MLB HR leader until who passed him?

a)

Barry Bonds

b)

Alex Rodriguez

c)

Joe Dimaggio

d)

Babe Ruth

19.

What is the name of the song that Don McLean wrote about the death of the 3 musicians?

a)

American Pie

b)

The day the music died

c)

Tragedy

d)

Once upon a time

20.

What was a key piece of evidence in the acquittal in the criminal case of OJ Simpson?

a)

gloves

b)

shoe prints

c)

blood sample

d)

eye witness testimony