Test your knowledge of significant events that happened on this day in history. Each question relates to important occurrences from various eras and regions. How well do you know your history?
1. When did the Wimbledon tournament first begin?
1887
1877
1867
1897
2. Which Supreme Court case ruling about Native American territory happened on July 9, 2020?
Shelby v. Holder
Obergefell v. Hodges
McGirt v. Oklahoma
Citizens v. FEC
3. Who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup held on July 9, 2010?
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
4. What significant event occurred in Mumbai, India, on July 11, 2006?
Airport attack
Train bombings
Stadium bombing
Market bombings
5. Which Pulitzer Prize-winning book was first published on July 11, 1960?
Catch-22
Invisible Man
To Kill a Mockingbird
Beloved
6. When did baseball legend Babe Ruth debut in Major League Baseball?
1920
1914
1918
1916
7. Which key political event resulted from a duel on July 11, 1804?
Death of John Adams
Death of Alexander Hamilton
Assassination of Lincoln
Resignation of Nixon
8. Who became the first African American to win Wimbledon on July 6, 1957?
Jackie Robinson
Serena Williams
Arthur Ashe
Althea Gibson
9. Which event related to Roe v. Wade is correct for historically legal abortion actions?
Legalizes abortion
Revises abortion guidelines
Restricts abortion
Annuls abortion laws
10. Which Nobel Peace Prize laureate and spiritual leader was born on July 6, 1935?
Dalai Lama
Mother Teresa
Desmond Tutu
Thich Nhat Hanh
11. Which event on July 10, 1925, challenged academic teachings?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
Scopes Monkey Trial
Regents v. Bakke
12. What historically significant action happened to the Rainbow Warrior ship on July 10, 1985?
