Quiztory: Week of Dec. 26
Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with the Quiztory—a quiz on important events in history. A new Quiztory will run every Friday.
1. With what gesture did Winston Churchill end his famous speech to a joint meeting of Congress in 1941?
2. What was the name of the Sioux religion that foretold the end of the present world and the creation of a new world populated only with Native Americans?
3. The deadliest earthquake in world history took place in the 16th century in which country?
4. Vladimir Lenin issued a letter that addressed his beliefs about the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). What was it called?
5. Where in Cuba did Fidel Castro declare the formation of a new government in January 1959?
What’s Coming Up?
Next week, “On This Day” will take a look at Niagara Falls preservation efforts, the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, Burma’s independence from Britain and King Henry VIII’s fourth marriage. We’ll also examine “Prague Spring” in Czechoslovakia, President Clinton’s impeachment hearings and the Battle of New Orleans.
