Quiztory: Week of June 5
Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.
1. It is believed that Sirhan Sirhan assassinated Robert F. Kennedy for what reason?
2. Where did the Germans think the Allies were planning to invade Normandy?
3. In Cohen v. California, why did Justice Harry Blackmun argue that Cohen’s action wasn’t protected by the First Amendment?
4. Who tried to launch a rocket full of mail between two Scottish islands in the 1930s?
5. What is the name of the cove where some of the pioneers of the Mormon handcart expedition sought shelter during a snowstorm?
What’s Coming Up?
Next week, “On This Day” will examine Nelson Mandela, “Miranda” warnings, Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment and Captain Bligh’s landing on Timor. We’ll also take a look at Vlad the Impaler, Chinese Empress Longyu and the first hijacking of a commercial flight.
