Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1923 – "The House that Ruth Built" opens. What was its official name ? | Yankee Stadium | 75%
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1847 – American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of where ? | Mexico | 58%
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1906 – An earthquake and fire destroy much of which city ? | San Francisco | 58%
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1983 – A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the which country's embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people ? | United States | 58%
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2018 – King Mswati III announces what change to his country ? | Its name | 50%
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1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced what in their evening report ? | That "There is no news" | 42%
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1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid, in which country ? | Vatican City | 42%
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1912 – Which ship brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City ? | Carpathia | 33%
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1997 – A flood of which river begins and soon overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota ? | Red River | 33%
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1689 – Which city's inhabitants rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros ? | Boston | 25%
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1961 – Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter is born this day, what band is he best known for ? | Foreigner | 25%
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1945 – Over 1,000 bombers attack which small German island ? | Heligoland | 25%
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1988 – The United States launches an operation against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. What was it called ? | Operation Praying Mantis | 25%
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1980 – The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with who as the country's first President ? | Canaan Banana | 8%
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1899 – Which organisation is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria ? | St. Andrew's Ambulance Association | 8%
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