Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1934 – Which United States National Park is founded on this day ? | Great Smoky Mountains | 60%
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1667 – The first instance of which medical procedure is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys ? | Human blood transfusion | 60%
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1808 – Joseph Bonaparte (Older brother of Napoleon) becomes King of which country ?. | Spain | 60%
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1878 – Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove what ? | All of a horses feet leave the ground when running | 50%
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1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach which county of Ireland ? | Galway | 50%
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2012 – Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over which landmark ? | Niagara Falls | 50%
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1300 – Which Spanish city is founded ? | Bilbao | 40%
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1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat "SS General Slocum" kills 1,000 people in which New York City waterway ? | East River | 40%
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1670 – The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down. Where is Fort Ricasoli ? | Malta | 40%
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1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on which island whilst on his fourth voyage ? | Martinique | 40%
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1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established on 200 acres of the Arlington estate. The estate was formerly owned by who? | Robert E. Lee | 30%
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1994 – Israel establishes full diplomatic relations with which other nation ? | Vatican City | 30%
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1985 – Which of Rembrandt's paintings is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife ? | Danaë | 20%
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1219 – Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. According to legend, what fell from the sky during the battle ? | Flag of Denmark | 20%
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1936 – First flight of which aircraft takes place ? | Vickers Wellington | 20%
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