Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1695 – French forces end the bombardment of which European city ? | Brussels | 83%
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1941 – Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at which venue making him the last person to be executed there ? | Tower of London | 83%
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1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in which city ? | Copenhagen | 67%
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1947 – Which country gains Independence after near 190 years of British company and crown rule ? | India | 67%
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1969 – The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era, opens in which US state ? | New York | 67%
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2015 – North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time,it is how many hours ahead of UTC ? | 8 hours 30 minutes | 50%
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1942 – World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SS Ohio reaches which island barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses ? | Malta | 50%
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1977 – The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named what ? | The "Wow" signal | 50%
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1248 – The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. Construction is eventually completed in which year ? | 1880 | 33%
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2013 – The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years. It belongs to which family ? | Raccoon | 33%
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1914 – The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the official transit of a cargo ship going by what name ? | SS Ancon | 33%
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1939 – The Wizard of Oz premieres at which theater in Los Angeles, California ? | Grauman's Chinese Theatre | 17%
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1519 – Which central American capital city is founded ? | Panama City | 17%
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1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at which stadium, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock ? | Shea Stadium | 17%
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1970 – Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to take part in which sport professionally ? | American Football | 0%
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