Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter is born. As the frontman for the band Black Sabbath, he acquired what nickname ? | Prince of Darkness | 88%
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1910 – Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Motor Show in which city ? | Paris | 75%
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1967 – At Groote Schuur Hospital a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human, in which South African city ? | Cape Town | 63%
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1992 – The Greek oil tanker "Aegean Sea", carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm and spills much of its cargo whilst on the approach to which port ? | A Coruna, Spain | 50%
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1994 – Which gaming console is released in Japan ? | Playstation | 50%
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1775 – USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes). What was the ship's former name ? | Black Prince | 25%
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1976 – An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before a free concert that was called by what name ? | Smile Jamaica | 25%
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1944 – Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in which city between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army ? | Athens | 13%
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1904 – Which moon of Jupiter is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory ? | Himalia | 13%
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1818 – Which state becomes the 21st U.S. state ? | Illinois | 13%
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1973 – Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of which planet ? | Jupiter | 13%
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1960 – The musical Camelot debuts at which theatre on Broadway ? | Majestic | 13%
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1927 – The first Laurel and Hardy film, is released. What was it called ? | Putting Pants on Philip | 13%
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1979 – In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a concert by which band ? | The Who | 13%
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1992 – A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via which network to the phone of a colleague ? | Vodafone | 13%
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