In the first engagement of this war, the Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen. 1754
French and Indian War
79.8%
Northwest Indian War
5.1%
Shays' Rebellion
10.1%
First Barbary War
4.9%
This former New York City mayor and a past candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination is born. 1944
Rudy Giuliani
79.4%
Chris Christie
3.9%
Michael Bloomberg
12%
Bill de Blasio
1.6%
This German automobile manufacturer is founded. 1937
Volkswagen
70.2%
Mercedes-Benz
19.9%
Volvo
2.9%
Porsche
4.5%
In San Francisco, John Muir organizes this environmentalist group. 1892
Sierra Club
48.6%
National Audubon Society
18.1%
World Wide Fund for Nature
7.4%
Greenpeace
23.9%
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece ______ is put back on display. 1999
The Last Supper
46.9%
Mona Lisa
46.5%
The Starry Night
2%
The Scream
0.9%
Malta votes on whether they should approve a new law which would allow this. 2011
Divorce
44.5%
Drinking Alcohol
8.6%
Medical Marijuana
36.1%
Smoking Tobacco in Public
6.8%
This short-lived socialist and revolutionary government that ruled Paris following the defeat of Emperor Napoleon III falls. 1871
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Quiz Updated May 28, 2017
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