Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1960 – Madagascar gains its independence from which nation ? | France | 50%
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2006 – Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of which country, resigns after weeks of political unrest ? | East Timor | 38%
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363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire. In which modern day country was this empire centred ? | Iran | 38%
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1945 – The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in which city ? | San Francisco | 38%
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1948 – Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in which magazine ? | The New Yorker | 38%
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1723 – After a siege and bombardment by cannon, which city surrenders to the Russians ? | Baku | 25%
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1924 – The American occupation of which country ends after eight years ? | Dominican Republic | 25%
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1886 – Henri Moissan isolated which element for the first time ? | Fluorine | 25%
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1906 – The first Grand Prix motor racing event is held in which country ? | France | 25%
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2008 – A suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people. What was he dressed as ? | Policeman | 25%
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1955 – Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as co-founder and member of which rock group ? | The Clash | 25%
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1295 – Przemysł II crowned king of Poland, following Ducal period. What is added to the Polish coat of arms ? | White eagle | 25%
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1974 – The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time at a supermarket in Ohio. What product was sold ? | Wrigley's Chewing Gum | 25%
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1794 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of what ? | Aircraft | 0%
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1977 – Elvis Presley held his final concert in which city ? | Indianapolis | 0%
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