Quiztory: Week of May 15
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. What journalist published an article in McClure’s magazine exposing Standard Oil’s ruthless practices?
2. Why was Charlie Chaplin barred from reentering the U.S. in 1952?
3. How many days did it take for the ash from Mount St. Helens to circle the globe following the volcanic eruption in 1980?
4. Where was Amelia Earhart originally planning to land on her first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
5. Harvey Milk gave his most famous speech in opposition to what proposition?
What’s Coming Up?
Next week, “On This Day” will examine the Wars of the Roses, the capture of Adolf Eichmann and the first U.S. telegram. We’ll also take a look at the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” witchcraft in Connecticut in 1647, the German battleship Bismarck and the Dodgers’ and Giants’ move to California.
