A trivial pursuit

Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, June 2nd.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1959.
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  1. Alfred Deakin became prime minister for the third time on the 2 June 1909. In what country was he premier?
    • Australia
    • Barbados
    • Canada
  2. Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, today in 1953, took place at…
    • St Paul’s Cathedral
    • Westminster Abbey
    • Windsor Castle
  3. On this day in 1962, during the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in a match to stop violence between Italian players and those from…
    • Australia
    • Belgium
    • Chile
  4. Today in 1692, the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem went on trial and was found guilty. Who was she?
    • Abigail Abbott
    • Bridget Bishop
    • Catherine Chaplain
  5. On 2 June 1966, Surveyor 1 became the first US spacecraft to soft-land on another world when it touched down in Oceanus Procellarum on…
    • Mars
    • Mercury
    • Moon

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

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