Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth in which Washington theatre ? | Ford's Theatre | 78%
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1942 – Which island receives the George Cross for its gallantry by King George VI and is now an emblem on its flag ? | Malta | 67%
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1927 – Which car manufacturer displays their first car in Gothenburg, Sweden ? | Volvo | 67%
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2005 – The Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County in which state ? | Oregon | 56%
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1981 – The first operational Space Shuttle completes its first test flight, what was it called ? | Columbia | 44%
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2003 – The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of what percentage ?. | 99.99% | 33%
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2003 – U.S. troops capture Abu Abbas, leader of the terrorist group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro. Which group ? | Palestinian Liberation Front | 33%
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1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at what time ? | 23:40 | 22%
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1205 – Battle of Adrianople between the Crusaders and which people ? | Bulgarians | 22%
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1434 – The foundation stone is laid at the start of the construction of which French Cathedral ? | Nantes | 22%
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1986 – What falls on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92 ? | One kilogram Hailstones | 22%
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1028 – Henry III, son of Conrad, is elected King of where ? | Germany | 11%
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1902 – James Cash Penney opens his first store in which city ? | Kemmerer, Wyoming | 11%
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966 – After his marriage to Doubravka of Bohemia, Mieszko I converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of which modern day nation ? | Poland | 0%
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1945 – Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter, founding member of rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow, is born in which English seaside resort ? | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | 0%
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