Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1908 – Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, best known for creating which character ? | James Bond | 100%
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1937 – Which German automobile manufacturer is founded on this day ? | Volkswagen | 83%
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1940 – World War II: Which country surrenders to Nazi Germany ? | Belgium | 67%
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1948 – Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to do what ? | Implement Apartheid | 67%
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1907 – The first "Tourist Trophy" motorcycle race was held on which island ? | Isle of Man | 67%
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1974 – Which region's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike ? | Northern Ireland | 67%
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1533 – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to which of his wives valid ? | Anne Boleyn | 50%
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1802 – 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops on which island group ? | Guadeloupe | 50%
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1987 – A West German pilot, Mathias Rust, who was 18 years old, evades air defences and lands a private plane in what place ? | Red Square, Moscow | 50%
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1892 – John Muir founds and organizes the Sierra Club in which US city ? | San Francisco | 50%
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1999 – After 22 years of restoration work, Which of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings is put back on display ? | The Last Supper | 33%
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1858 – Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, is born. He developed what device ? | Blow Torch | 17%
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2010 – Gary Coleman, American actor, dies in Provo, Utah. He was best known for his role in which Sitcom ? | Diff'rent Strokes | 17%
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1588 – The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from which port heading for the English Channel ? | Lisbon, Portugal | 17%
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2011 – Malta votes on the introduction of what; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters ? | Divorce | 0%
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