play quizzes ad-free

On This Day: March 6th Quiz Stats

Quiz Updated Mar 6, 2017

Challenge
Share
Tweet
Embed
Score 0/7 Timer 03:00
0 Plays Today
Question Answer Wrong Answers
After 13 days of fighting, the siege of this Texas mission and fortress ends when the remaining Texan soldiers surrender to Mexican general Santa Anna.
1836		 Alamo
95.4%
San Jacinto
1.9%
Goliad
1%
Refugio
1%
Dmitri Mendeleev presents this scientific chart in public for the first time to the Russian Chemical Society.
1869		 The periodic table of elements
87.8%
The structure of an atom
5.9%
Map of the solar system
1.5%
The structure of an animal cell
3.5%
This medicine is patented by Felix Hoffmann, who worked at the Germany company Bayer.
1899		 Aspirin
86.1%
Penicillin
5.8%
Morphine
4.7%
Ritalin
1.7%
This controversial publisher and First Amendment defender is shot and paralyzed by a sniper outside of a courthouse in Georgia.
1978		 Larry Flynt
80.6%
Hugh Hefner
3.3%
David Eisenbach
5.7%
Henry L. Jackson
7.9%
This journalist ends his tenure as the primary news presenter on 'CBS Evening News.'
1981		 Walter Cronkite
78.6%
Dan Rather
11.5%
Chet Huntley
3.4%
Howard Cosell
4.1%
Robert Fulton, engineer and inventor of the first commercially-available vehicle of this kind, dies.
1815		 Steamboat
76.3%
Automobile
6%
Submarine
3.8%
Bicycle
13.9%
This famous L.A. Lakers player is born.
1972		 Shaquille O'Neal
73.1%
Michael Jordan
10%
Larry Bird
8%
LeBron James
6.8%
play quizzes ad-free

Today's Daily Dose

Missing Word
Television Miniseries (A-Z)

Word Ladder
Neil Young's 'Ohio'

Quick Pick
Talk Like a Pirate

On This Day
September 19th

You're not logged in!

Compare scores with friends on all Sporcle quizzes.
Sign Up with Email
OR
Log In

You Might Also Like...

Historical Events of 1996
Where's the Fire?
Spotlight on the 20th Century
On Each Day of May
hide this ad

Show Comments

Extras

Top Quizzes Today


Score Distribution

hide this ad

Your Account Isn't Verified!

In order to create a playlist on Sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Go to your Sporcle Settings to finish the process.