Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1971 – Which new country is formed on this day ? | Bangladesh | 83%
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1961 – A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Where do they land ? | Bay of Pigs | 75%
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1875 - Modern Snooker is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in which country ? | India | 75%
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1974 – Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer is born. Which Spice Girl was she ? | Posh Spice | 67%
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1949 – At midnight 26 Irish counties officially leave the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on which Dublin bridge, ushers in the Republic of Ireland ? | O'Connell Bridge | 58%
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1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire what ? | Spices | 50%
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1797 – Citizens of which city begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces ? | Verona | 50%
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1986 - The Netherlands & which UK island group sign a peace treaty ending a "war" that started in 1651 ? | Scilly Isles | 42%
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1951 – Which area becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park ? | The Peak District | 42%
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1964 - Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo where ? | Around the World | 25%
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1912 – Russian troops open fire on striking workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150, that were mining for what ? | Gold | 17%
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1941 – World War II: Which Kingdom surrenders to Germany ? | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 17%
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1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a siege lasting how long ? | A Month | 8%
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2019 – A tourist bus overturns killing 29 passengers, mostly German tourists, on which European island ? | Madeira | 8%
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1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack which state ? | Mississippi | 0%
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