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Which region of South America lying to the south of latitude 40 degrees S was discovered by Magellan in 1520?

posted Aug 13, 2019 by Sandeep Otari

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In 1964, who became the first male to appear on the cover of "Playboy" magazine?

posted Aug 8, 2019 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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What name was given to groups of runaway slaves in Jamaica and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries?

posted Aug 7, 2019 by Karan Joglekar

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How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431 after she was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English and tried.............

posted Aug 5, 2019 by Rahul Vaidya

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In which country was the first 24 hour race for motor cars held on a closed course, in 1907?

posted Jul 31, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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Which monotheistic, Abrahamic religious movement accepts Haile Selassie I, the former and final Emperor.................

posted Jul 26, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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What was the last dynasty of emperors in China, on the throne when China became a republic in 1912?

posted Jul 23, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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Who was largely responsible for the British application of radar in World War II?

posted Jul 23, 2019 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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In legal tender issued in the UK before I January 1961 what was next in the series: shilling, penny, ha'penny, ...?

posted Jul 9, 2019 by Karan Joglekar

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What name was given to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France from the 16th to the 18th centuries..........

posted Jul 8, 2019 by Nikita Sehgal

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Which 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer showed, by using geometric..................

posted Jul 4, 2019 by Swati Arora

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Who was jailed for 150 years in June 2009 for investor fraud after being reported to federal authorities by his sons?

posted Jul 3, 2019 by Atif

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When part of Ireland was given a new constitution in 1937, what name was given to it?

posted Jul 1, 2019 by Kapil Kapoor

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Who, in 1842, became the first US President's wife to die in the White House?

posted Jun 29, 2019 by Prithvi

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By what name is 17th century dramatist Jean Baptiste Poquelin better known?

posted Jun 27, 2019 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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King George III signed The Instrument of Foundation in 1768 for which independent,privately funded institution?

posted Jun 26, 2019 by Madhavi Latha

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Why was Sirajuddaulah defeated in the Battle of Plassey?

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Vijay

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How was the battle of Plassey a turning point in the Indian history?

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Renita

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Who was defeated by Ghori Mohammed to conquer Delhi?

posted Jun 24, 2019 by Ananya Saha

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When did Alexander the great visited India?

posted Jun 24, 2019 by Diya Borda

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Which saint founded a monastery in 563 on the island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland?

posted Jun 22, 2019 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who was the manager of the English national football team from 1963 until he was sacked in 1974?

posted Jun 19, 2019 by Vishal

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In 1896 the final collaboration by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan was staged at the Savoy theatre, London, UK..........

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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What ship, formerly called USS "Phoenix" which saw action in World War II, became the first to be sunk by a.............

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of Indian Subcontinent?

posted Jun 17, 2019 by Arun Angadi

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The Battle of Midway, fought between 4 and 7 June 1942, was an important naval battle,why?

posted Jun 14, 2019 by Prithvi

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In 1885 master goldsmith and jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé provided the first jewelled what?

posted Jun 14, 2019 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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What was significant about the double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves on 11 August 11 1951?

posted Jun 13, 2019 by Harprith

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Who won his fourth Olympic gold medal with Paul MacDonald in 1988?

posted Jun 11, 2019 by Manish Tiwari

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Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, was formed by doctors and journalists in 1971 in response to what?

posted Jun 10, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Bill and Hilary Clinton and Jim and Susan McDougal were investigated as part of what financial scandal?

posted Jun 6, 2019 by Prachi Sharma

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What was a significance of the 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill, or Ap Bia Mountain, in Vietnam?

posted Jun 3, 2019 by Vijay

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Who devised a practical system for classifying fingerprints?

posted May 30, 2019 by Reeta

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What is the name of the city known before 1936 internationally as Tiflis?

posted May 29, 2019 by Ati Kumar

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Which company won a formative case in UK labour law that held that a union taking strike action could be................

posted Apr 16, 2019 by Maninder Bath

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Buckey O'Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View............

posted Apr 4, 2019 by Brijesh Talwar

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What is the oldest existing lighthouse in America, built in 1764?

posted Feb 20, 2018 by Suresh Vp

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Which member of Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet resigned and founded a new party in 1951?

posted Oct 2, 2017 by Balwinder

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How many US Presidents were assassinated?

posted Sep 11, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was heading the Indian Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War Of 1971?

posted Sep 6, 2017 by Tanmay

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Who was the first Muslim women chief minister of any state in free India?

posted Aug 28, 2017 by anonymous

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Who is the first crowned Czar (Tsar) of Russia?

posted Aug 18, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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In which year the Russo-Japanese war was started and why?

posted Aug 16, 2017 by Subhajit Maity

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Who introduced the term "horsepower" in a scientific context?

posted Aug 16, 2017 by Mukul Chag

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What territory was sold by Russia under Tsar Alexander II, for about 1.9¢ per acre ($4.74/km) a total of US$7.2 million?

posted Aug 16, 2017 by Mukul Chag

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When the first communist manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Rony Chakrabortty

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Who was the US President during World War II?

posted Aug 7, 2017 by Saheb Pro

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What was the name of the horse of Alexander the Great?

posted Aug 7, 2017 by Nemai Jana

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What were the name of the planes which dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagashaki?

posted Aug 6, 2017 by Salil Agrawal

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What are the names of months as per the Hindu calendar?

posted Jul 11, 2017 by Shubham Rajput