Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1990 – Which pop group are stripped of their Grammy Award because they did not sing at all on their album ? | Milli Vanilli | 86%
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1871 – Which civil rights advocacy group receives its charter from New York State ? | National Rifle Association | 71%
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1822 – American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in New Mexico, over a route that became known by what name ? | Santa Fe Trail | 71%
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1920 – Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded under what name ? | Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services | 57%
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2010 – Which iconic group release their back catalogue on iTunes ? | The Beatles | 57%
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1979 – The first line of which city's Metro system is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semanatoarea ? | Bucharest, Romania | 43%
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1793 – French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning in which French city ? | Nantes | 43%
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1776 – American Revolution: The United Provinces recognize the independence of the US. What modern day country did the United Provinces become ? | Netherlands | 43%
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1272 – While travelling during the 9th Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King upon Henry III of England's death. It takes him how long to return and assume the throne ? | Two years | 43%
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1945 – Which United Nations organisation is founded ? | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) | 43%
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1938 – LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in which Swiss city ? | Basel | 29%
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1940 – World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs which city ? | Hamburg | 29%
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1907 – Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to where ? | New York, USA | 29%
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1992 – The Hoxne Hoard (largest find of Roman silver and gold discovered in UK) is discovered by Eric Lawes in the village of Hoxne in which English county ? | Suffolk | 14%
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1916 – Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer is born. He was the voice of which cartoon character ? | Yogi Bear | 14%
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