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What was the immediate effect of a decision of the US Supreme Court in 1972 known as Furman v. Georgia?

posted Dec 24, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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The phrase "bigger bang for the buck", first heard in the USA in 1954, was used to describe what?

posted Dec 24, 2020 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which is a legal or statutory provision enacted in USA states between 1895 and 1910 to deny suffrage....................

posted Dec 23, 2020 by Amarvansh

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What is the state motto of the US state of California?

posted Dec 22, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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Who was the first US president to succeed to the Presidency upon the assassination of his predecessor...................

posted Dec 21, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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On 20 April 2020 the oil market in the USA saw what historic occurrence?

posted Dec 19, 2020 by Anuradha Tabyal

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What is the name for the private office in the White House of the President of the USA?

posted Dec 11, 2020 by Upma

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In 1986, what name was given to a scandal in the US administration that arose from the use of proceeds from.............

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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When did France formally recognise the United States of America?

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Who in history is the only divorced wife of someone who later became president of the USA?

posted Dec 1, 2020 by Nimish

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Who led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957................

posted Nov 30, 2020 by Anshika Utadi

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Who was elected president of the southern states of the USA when they seceded from the Union in 1861?

posted Nov 25, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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Trop v. Dulles (1958) was a landmark case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional..............

posted Nov 18, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Who became President of the USA on the death of Franklin D Roosevelt and remained in office until 1953?

posted Nov 10, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What mountain-based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland, is used as a country retreat of the President..........

posted Nov 9, 2020 by Riteshwar

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The cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Altoona and Harrisburg...........

posted Oct 14, 2020 by Balwinder

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What enabled the introduction of quiz shows to American television in the 1950s?

posted Oct 12, 2020 by Vikram Luthra

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What river runs through Phoenix, Arizona, USA?

posted Oct 11, 2020 by Ankur Athari

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What river runs through Cincinnati, Ohio, USA?

posted Oct 7, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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What 1850 agreement between the USA and Britain resulted eventually in the British Mosquito (or Miskito) Coast..........

posted Oct 6, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which organisation runs the undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, USA, that is known as "The Academy"?

posted Oct 1, 2020 by Dilbagh

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How did Puerto Rico become a US possession?

posted Sep 28, 2020 by Rajni

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The capital of the U S A, Washington, DC, is bordered by Maryland and which other state?

posted Sep 26, 2020 by Sandeep Otari

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Denver, Colorado, USA calls itself what?

posted Sep 16, 2020 by Balwinder

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Arnall Patz received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 for his lifetime of work in what field?

posted Sep 9, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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What divides the course of the ancient Grand Coulee river bed in Washington, USA, roughly in half?

posted Sep 1, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Which US presidential nominee in 1948 advocated closer cooperation with the Soviet Union, United Nations................

posted Aug 19, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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The killing of 58-year-old Robert Krentz and his dog, shot on 27 March 2010 on his ranch roughly 19 miles...............

posted Aug 13, 2020 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What is the legal tender (face) value of the "American Buffalo", a 24-karat gold bullion coin first offered.............

posted Jul 31, 2020 by Riteshwar

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Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the only one that does not border the US state of Michigan?

posted Jul 29, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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What US city is home to a basketball team called the Cavaliers and a football team called the Browns?

posted Jul 27, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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Laura was the name of the First Lady of which US president?

posted Jul 24, 2020 by Saif Khanam

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Where, 25 miles West of Knoxville, Tennessee, was an Atomic Bomb Research Station set up in 1942?

posted Jul 24, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Over 40% of the population of the US state of Alaska live in which city?

posted Jul 19, 2020 by Nimish

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First held in 1991, a race is held annually on the Hudson river, USA, for what?

posted Jul 14, 2020 by Sandeep Bedi

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What material does the USA's Library of Congress house?

posted Jul 10, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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When was the first Super Bowl for American football held?

posted Jun 26, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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The initial slogan for the American War of Independence was "No taxation without …" what?

posted Jun 26, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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What is the least populous state capital in the U S A?

posted Jun 25, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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Where is the US Bullion Depository, a fortified building used to store US official gold reserves, and a US Army.........

posted Jun 22, 2020 by Vishal

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When the US Domestic Parcel Post, set up to handle large parcels, was initiated by the controversial new Postmaster.....

posted Jun 20, 2020 by Akriti

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Who, in 1916, was the first woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives?

posted Jun 15, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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In 1859, Colonel Edwin L Drake created the first what in the USA, in Pennsylvania?

posted Jun 9, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Which construction, designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel.......

posted Jun 9, 2020 by Balwinder

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What has been a feature of the skies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, for over a week in early October since 1972?

posted Jun 8, 2020 by Kapil Kapoor

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What does the US institute, NARAS founded in 1957, hand out annually?

posted Jun 5, 2020 by Vikram Luthra

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In 1903 American showman and aviation pioneer Samuel Cowdery (or Cody) did what?

posted Jun 1, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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When was the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created?

posted May 18, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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The group of 48 of the United States that are between Canada and Mexico is referred to as the continental or …..........

posted May 16, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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In 1946, what did the USA offer to buy for $100,000,000?

posted May 13, 2020 by Mohammad