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At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Indonesia gained its first Olympic medal when the women's team won a silver medal in what?

posted Jul 7, 2023 by Amarvansh

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The wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton in 2011 is the 10th royal wedding to be held............

posted Jul 7, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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What aspect of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II occurred on 2 September 1945?

posted Jul 6, 2023 by Saif Khanam

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In 1960 Prince Andrew was the first child to be born to a reigning British monarch since when?

posted Jul 5, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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What type of highly directional microphone, commonly used on television and film sets, in stadiums, and for field.......

posted Jul 5, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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First released in 1928, which animated cartoon was the first to feature Mickey & Minnie Mouse?

posted Jul 4, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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What is the name of the model village near Birmingham, owned by a trust, that was founded for the employees...........

posted Jul 3, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya

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The United States deployed combat units in 1965 into which war to prevent a communist takeover of Southeast Asia........

posted Jun 30, 2023 by Aman

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A "land run" into which current state of the USA began at noon on 22 April 1889, when an estimated 50,000 people........

posted Jun 28, 2023 by Anshika Utadi

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In 1961 Alan Shepard made the first manned flight into space for the USA aboard what vehicle?

posted Jun 26, 2023 by Prithvi

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Cardinal Richelieu founded what institution in 1634?

posted Jun 26, 2023 by Varun Kumar

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Which Olympic Games saw Ben Johnson briefly defeat the defending champion and world record holder, Carl Lewis........

posted Jun 26, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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What was the last armed conflict between nations to be fought on the soil of the British Isles?

posted Jun 22, 2023 by Nikhil Pandey

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In the 4 events held when table tennis was introduced to the Olympic Games, in 1988, which country won the gold medals?

posted Jun 21, 2023 by Amarvansh

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When was the first season of rugby league played?

posted Jun 19, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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Temujin (1162-1227), who made his capital in Karakorum was better known as who?

posted Jun 16, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey were..........

posted Jun 16, 2023 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Edwin Budding invented a tool in 1827 in Thrupp, just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire in the UK which in one.........

posted Jun 15, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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How many theses were nailed to a church door by Martin Luther in 1517 (generally accepted to be the Castle Church.......

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Udita

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Where were the Olympic Games held at the turn of the 20th century, in 1900?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Vishal

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Who commanded the Roman army that invaded Britain in 55BC?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Atif

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The first Academy Award winner to refuse to accept their Oscar was Dudley Nichols in 1935. Why did he refuse?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Mohammad

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The professional basketball team which started in 1961 as the Chicago Packers is called what in 2022?

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Riteshwar

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Countries which in the 19th century permanently abolished the death penalty were the Roman Republic (1849), Venezuela...

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Akriti

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In Cairo 30 June 2012, Mohamed Morsi assumed the office of President of Egypt. What was particularly noteworthy.........

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Rajni

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In 1942, Ecuadoran cities Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Guaranda and surrounding areas were substantially damaged...........

posted Jun 6, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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"Operation Market Garden" took place in the Netherlands and Germany during which war?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Rahul Chandel

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What is the order of which Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be a justiciar?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Sandeep Otari

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Who was the governor of California from 1967 to 1975?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Which car company, in 1986, commissioned "Cars", a series of artworks to track the evolution of its designs........

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Varuna Magar

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Who is considered to be the first Roman emperor?

posted Jun 2, 2023 by Sandeep Bedi

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Prior to its annexation by the USA in 1898, Hawaií had been a republic for about four years. What was it immediately....

posted Jun 1, 2023 by Amarvansh

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The world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington, opened in England with steam......

posted May 30, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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In 1690 Jacob Bernoulli became the first European to do what?

posted May 29, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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There have been many peace walls built in Northern Ireland, some 60 of which remain in the 2020s; when were most.......

posted May 26, 2023 by Aarati Mahajan

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In 1884 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical "Humanum Genus", which denounced a number of beliefs and practices.......

posted May 26, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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In 1935 Count Basie, composer, jazz pianist and band leader, with his newly formed band developed his signature tune....

posted May 26, 2023 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What was the subject of the referendum held in Australia 1999?

posted May 25, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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In 1648, Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov was the first European to sail through what Strait?

posted May 24, 2023 by Swati Arora

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What did the BALCO scandal, first investigated by the US federal government in 2002, involve?

posted May 23, 2023 by Nimish

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From 1618 the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1632 became.......

posted May 22, 2023 by Deepak Chitragar

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What was the context for the 1858 Mahtra War, or Uprising, in what is now Estonia?

posted May 19, 2023 by Kapil Kapoor

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In 1917, who led a Bolshevik insurrection against the Provisional Government of Alexander Kerensky, starting........

posted May 19, 2023 by Anamika

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In 1953 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in the USA for spying for which country?

posted May 17, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Who won all the Grand Slam major tennis tournaments in 1970?

posted May 17, 2023 by Upma

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Who opened a clothing shop together at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London in 1971?

posted May 16, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War...

posted May 16, 2023 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Women's sailing made its debut as a separate event in which Olympics?

posted May 16, 2023 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up while en route from London to New York killing 270 people........

posted May 15, 2023 by Puneet Batra

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Who was England's goalkeeper when they won the soccer World Cup Final in 1966?

posted May 15, 2023 by Amarvansh