Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1767 – Which remote island is discovered by Midshipman Robert ______ on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret ? | Pitcairn Island | 50%
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1970 – The "Falls Curfew" begins in which city ? | Belfast | 38%
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1952 – The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband speed record away from which ship ? | RMS Queen Mary | 38%
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1996 – British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to which nation ? | Scotland | 38%
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987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until almost the end of which century ? | 18th | 25%
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1848 – Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in which region ? | Danish West Indies | 25%
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1938 – World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour. What was the locomotive called ? | Mallard | 25%
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1944 – World War II: Which city is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration ? | Minsk | 25%
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1608 – Which Canadian city is founded by Samuel de Champlain ? | Québec City | 25%
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1957 – Marianne Joan Elliott-Said a.k.a Poly Styrene, British musician was born today. With which punk band is she associated ? | X Ray Spex | 25%
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1886 – Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. Approximately how much did it cost ? | $150 | 13%
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1886 – Which newspaper becomes the first to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand ? | New York Tribune | 13%
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1852 – Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in which city ? | San Francisco | 13%
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1844 – The last pair of which bird is killed ? | Great Auk | 0%
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1890 – Which state is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state ? | Idaho | 0%
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