Siam officially changes its name to ______ for the second time. 1949
Thailand
81.1%
Laos
6.6%
Cambodia
4.2%
Taiwan
5.5%
On a single day, eight people die during summit attempts of this mountain. 1996
Mount Everest
80%
K2
11.1%
Mount Kilimanjaro
4.7%
Denali
0.8%
This Spanish painter, known for his work ‘The Persistence of Memory’, is born. 1904
Salvador Dalí
75.9%
Pablo Picasso
17.9%
Joan Miró
3.3%
Juan Gris
1.2%
This state, known as the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’, is admitted to the Union. 1858
Minnesota
75.5%
Oregon
1.9%
Michigan
20.7%
Colorado
1.5%
______ becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following talks between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form the UK's first coalition government since World War II. 2010
David Cameron
61.8%
Theresa May
6.4%
Tony Blair
17%
Gordon Brown
11.2%
This Nazi fugitive, one of the major organizers of the Holocaust, is captured in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is eventually found guilty of war crimes during a highly publicized trial in Israel. 1960
Adolf Eichmann
57.2%
Josef Mengele
29.4%
Reinhard Heydrich
7.2%
Alois Brunner
3.2%
President ______ addresses Congress and asks for a Declaration of War against Mexico. 1846
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Quiz Updated May 11, 2017
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