Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with which famous battle ? | Battle of Hastings | 90%
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1913 – Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners, in which part of the UK ? | South Wales | 80%
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1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on what ? | Drugs | 70%
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1926 – Which book by A. A. Milne is first published ? | Winnie-the-Pooh | 70%
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1808 – The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France. Which Croatian city is the centre of the Republic ? | Dubrovnik | 60%
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1966 – Which North American city begins the operation of its underground rapid transit system ? | Montreal, Canada | 60%
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1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on which invention ? | Paper-strip photographic film | 60%
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1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning which year's World Series ? | 2016 | 50%
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1957 – At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of which Spanish city ? | Valencia | 50%
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1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against which monarch of England ? | Elizabeth I | 40%
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2016 – Which motor manufacturer agrees to pay $175 million to United States lawyers on behalf of the owners of polluting vehicles ? | Volkswagen | 40%
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1968 – The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the crew of which mission ? | Apollo 7 | 30%
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1582 – Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in five countries on which continent ? | Europe | 30%
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1888 – Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, "Roundhay Garden Scene", in which location ? | Leeds, UK | 30%
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1940 – World War II: An underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz, but at which station ? | Balham | 10%
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