Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1576 – Martin Frobisher sights land on his first voyage to find the North West passage. Which land did he see ? | Greenland | 75%
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1971 – Which type of mines in Chile are nationalized ? | Copper | 50%
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1947 – Jeff Hanna, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer is born. He is best known for his association with which band ? | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 50%
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1943 – World War II: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces on which island ? | Sicily | 50%
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1962 – The first satellite television transmission takes place over which area? | Transatlantic | 50%
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1848 – Which major London railway station opens ? | Waterloo | 50%
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1796 – Under the terms of the Jay Treaty the United States takes possession of which city from Great Britain ? | Detroit | 25%
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1899 – Which motor manufacturer is founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy ? | Fiat | 25%
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1979 – America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over which ocean ? | Indian | 25%
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1174 – Baldwin IV, aged 13, becomes King of where, with Raymond III, Count of Tripoli as regent and William of Tyre as chancellor ? | Jerusalem | 25%
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1919 – The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in which country ? | Netherlands | 25%
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1973 – Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans what ? | Smoking in airplane lavatories | 25%
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1936 – Which bridge in New York City is opened to traffic ? | Triborough Bridge | 25%
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1947 – The "Exodus 1947", an immigrant ship, heads to Palestine from which country ? | France | 0%
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1978 – Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying what product crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists ? | Liquid propylene gas | 0%
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