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Which virus spread by fleas was deliberately introduced into Australia to control rabbits in 1951?

posted Mar 31, 2023 by Mohammad

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Of the 6 Summer Olympics held between 1988 and 2008 inclusive, how many were in Europe?

posted Mar 29, 2023 by Riteshwar

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Where did the Chrysanthemum, or Aster, Revolution happen in October/November 1918?

posted Mar 29, 2023 by Anamika

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In the final of the Basketball competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the last 3 seconds of the game were ordered.....

posted Mar 28, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Chainmail was a precursor to what popular board game first published in 1974?

posted Mar 27, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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When Alexander Litvinenko was granted asylum in the UK in 2000, following which he was assassinated, where had..........

posted Mar 27, 2023 by Upma

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Who was on the throne when Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, was appointed?

posted Mar 24, 2023 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which European country was twice, in 1892 and again in 1902, declared bankrupt?

posted Mar 23, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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When were the inaugural X Games held?

posted Mar 21, 2023 by Saif Khanam

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Grammy winning American composer Stephen Paulus is known for which 1982 works?

posted Mar 20, 2023 by Kuldeep Apte

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In the 1970 UK general election, who was elected MP for North Antrim, became the longest serving MP from............

posted Mar 20, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Which organisation, which has its Headquarters in Paris, was established on 16 November 1945?

posted Mar 17, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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Which was a "first" that marked the opening ceremony of the 1976 Sumer Olympics?

posted Mar 16, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya

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Which 17th century chef is said to have created duxelles, which feature notably in the preparation of Beef Wellington?

posted Mar 14, 2023 by Swati Arora

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In the 10 years before the US Open Tennis Championship was held at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York.....

posted Mar 14, 2023 by Aman

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Mary Quant became famous in the 1960s for designing what?

posted Mar 14, 2023 by Dilbagh

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On 12 November 1991 pro-independence student demonstrators in Dili who were protesting the Indonesian occupation.......

posted Mar 13, 2023 by Nimish

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Why did the original Globe Theatre in London burn to the ground in 1613 during a performance of William Shakespeare's...

posted Mar 13, 2023 by Vishal

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The highly popular sport of skydiving started with what?

posted Mar 10, 2023 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Where was a battle fought between General Robert E Lee and General Meade from 1 to 3 July 1863, which is generally......

posted Mar 10, 2023 by Deepak Chitragar

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What was a major change in cricket in the 1760s, some 2 to 300 or more years after it was first played in the UK?

posted Mar 7, 2023 by Rahul Chandel

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What was one of the names originally considered for what was then introduced (in 1967) and marketed..............

posted Mar 7, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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What gambling game, requiring only two coins to play, was popular with Australian and New Zealand soldiers.............

posted Mar 7, 2023 by Upma

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For what was 10th century Andalusian intellectual Lubna of Córdoba celebrated?

posted Mar 6, 2023 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as US president in 1865?

posted Mar 6, 2023 by Ujjwal Mehra

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When was there a vote and decree to abolish the French slave trade and slavery in France's overseas colonies?

posted Mar 3, 2023 by Puneet Batra

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What was the codename for the invasion of Sicily by the allied forces in World War II?

posted Mar 3, 2023 by Sidharth Malhotra

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André-Jacques Garnerin carried out what feat on 22 October 1797 at Parc Monceau, Paris?

posted Mar 2, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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Who was the world chess champion from 1969 to 1972?

posted Mar 2, 2023 by Brijesh Talwar

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In 1453, the Ottomans used a cannon called "the Great Turkish Bombard", which required an operating crew of 200.........

posted Mar 1, 2023 by Kuldeep Apte

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Which highly popular children's book was under threat in 1988 in a California school?

posted Mar 1, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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Which career soldier and inventor was personally thanked by the Duke of Wellington after the battle of Waterloo.........

posted Mar 1, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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What international Games were set up and held in 1963 as a direct competitor to the Olympic Games?

posted Mar 1, 2023 by Samardeep Acharya

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What name is given to the murder of 7 people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between the South Side Italian.......

posted Feb 27, 2023 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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The principle of lex talionis first surfaces in legal codes from where?

posted Feb 27, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya

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When were the first world championships in alpine skiing held?

posted Feb 17, 2023 by Swati Arora

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Which was the first Summer Olympics to which the People's Republic of China returned following the 1952 Games when......

posted Feb 16, 2023 by Nimish

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Initially family pressure sent Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), later seen as among the most important and influential......

posted Feb 16, 2023 by Mohammad

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Where were the two Battles of Grozny fought?

posted Feb 15, 2023 by Anshika Utadi

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When did sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis win the first of his Olympic gold medals?

posted Feb 14, 2023 by Riteshwar

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Between 1903 and 1904, sites in the Australian townships of Albury, Tumut, Orange, Bombala and Dalgety were...........

posted Feb 14, 2023 by Akriti

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Which country held the most gold medals in the Men's European Volleyball Championship from 1948 to 1999?

posted Feb 10, 2023 by Rahul Chandel

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What is the name for the style of furniture made in England between 1603 and 1688?

posted Feb 10, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Which publisher(s) founded an imprint in 1908, now owned by Harlequin UK, which by the 1930s began to cater...........

posted Feb 9, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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When the Mensheviks were a political force how were their opposition known?

posted Feb 8, 2023 by Manish Tiwari

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The city was founded under the rule of King Byzas around 660 BC. What name was officially adopted for the city in 1930?

posted Feb 7, 2023 by Parampreet Kaur

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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer's painting "Monarch of the Glen" featured what animal?

posted Feb 7, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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What Christian church observes The Sabbath on Saturday?

posted Feb 7, 2023 by Saif Khanam

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Where are the larger of the remnants of the once 68,000 sq. km (26,000 sq miles) Aral Sea?

posted Feb 7, 2023 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which country was divided at the 17th parallel in 1954?

posted Feb 6, 2023 by Karan Joglekar