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1. On 1st November 1512 the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was opened to the public for the first time. Which Italian master painted it?
2. On 1st November 1611 a William Shakespeare comedy was staged for the first time. This play features spirits, sorcery and a character name Prospero. What was it?
3. On 1st November 1765 there was rioting in the streets of New York because of what legislation passed by the British Parliament?
4. Abraham Lincoln replaced General Winfield Scott as commander of the Union army on 1st November 1861. Who was General Scott's replacement?
5. Which great empire, founded in the 1300s, finally collapsed on 1st November 1922?
6. On November 1, 1941 a new bridge over Niagara Falls opened. What is it called?
7. On 1st November 1944 a play opened in New York. One the characters was a six foot invisible rabbit. What was the rabbit's name?
8. An assassination attempt was the top news on 1st November 1950. Who was the intended victim?
9. Operation Ivy achieved success on 1st November 1952 on Eniwetok Island. What occured?
10. On 1st November 1979 the wife of the 34th President of the United States died at a town that gave its name to a famous Civil War Battle. In what year did her husband first take office?
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