Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1776 – The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress of which nation ? | United States | 75%
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1987 – Former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie is convicted of crimes against humanity. What was his nickname ? | The Butcher of Lyon | 69%
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1997 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of which planet ? | Mars | 63%
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1892 – Which nation changes the International Date Line, causing this day to occur twice ? | Western Samoa | 56%
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1934 – Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design that would later be used in what weapon ? | Atomic Bomb | 50%
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1827 – Slavery is abolished in which state ? | New York | 44%
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1946 – After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, which country attains full independence ? | Philippines | 44%
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1914 – Six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo, the funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in which city ? | Vienna | 44%
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2009 – Which landmark reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks ? | Statue of Liberty's crown | 38%
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2004 – Which country beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history ? | Greece | 31%
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1456 – Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár begins. Nándorfehérvár is now known as which city ? | Belgrade | 25%
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1941 – Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in which captured city ? | Lviv | 25%
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1950 – Which radio service broadcasts for the first time ? | Radio Free Europe | 25%
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1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer is born in which tiny US community ? | Slab Fork, West Virginia | 25%
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1837 – Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and and which other UK city ? | Liverpool | 6%
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