What Happened on March 14?

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1. In the Roman Empire, March 14 was the day of the Second Equirria, a holy day to celebrate which god or goddess? Minerva, the goddess of wisdom Diana, the goddess of hunting Neptune, the god of the sea Mars, the god of war

2. On March 14, 1489, Caterina Cornaro, the last ruling sovereign of Cyprus, sold her kingdom to which Italian state? Kingdom of Sicily Republic of Venice Kingdom of Sardinia Duchy of Milan

3. March 14, 1854 was the birthday of German scientist Paul Ehrlich. Which of the following things did he NOT do? Coined the term "chemotherapy". Received a Nobel Prize for Medicine. Developed a treatment for syphilis, named Salvarsan. Identified Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera.

4. March 14, 1879 was the birthday of another German scientist - Albert Einstein. What were the names of his parents? Eduard and Lieserl Josef and Maria Hermann and Pauline Hans and Mileva

5. On March 14, 1883, Karl Marx, viewed as the founder of communism, died in London. The British Communist Party erected a monument for his grave in 1954 - what message was engraved on it? "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle" "Existence precedes consciousness" "Religion is the opium of the people" "Workers of all lands, unite"

6. On March 14, 1923, Lionel "Pete" Parker gave the first ever complete radio broadcast of a game of which sport? American football Tennis Association football Hockey

7. Two astronauts who went to the Moon were born on March 14. Who are they? Michael Collins and Jack Swigert Frank Borman and Gene Cernan Charlie Duke and James Irwin Bill Anders and Stuart Roosa

8. On March 14, 1967, John F Kennedy's body was moved to Arlington National Cemetery. Exactly three years before, on March 14, 1964, something related to Kennedy's assassination had happened. What was it? Jack Ruby was found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald The official investigation into Kennedy's assassination published its report Jack Ruby died while awaiting a new trial for killing Lee Harvey Oswald President Johnson gave an order for the documents from the assassination investigation to be kept from public availability

9. On March 14, 1984, Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Fein (an Irish nationalist party), was wounded by gunmen who shot at his car. Where did the attack take place? Kilkenny Dublin Belfast Cork

10. On March 14, 1991, the Birmingham Six were released from prison. They were six men who had been wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing on two buildings in Birmingham. What were the two buildings that had been bombed? Hotels Restaurants Office blocks Pubs