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Leif Ericson, a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America before Christopher Columbus......

posted Jan 13 by Mridul

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Of the 4 countries who competed in the Ist World Championship organised by the World Archery Foundation in 1931........

posted Jan 10 by Udita

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Which 19th century Austrian composer is famous for his waltzes such as "The Blue Danube" and "Tales of the Vienna.......

posted Jan 10 by Nimish

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When King George II of Great Britain and Ireland died in 1760, who succeeded him?

posted Jan 8 by Riteshwar

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When did homosexuality between consenting adults cease to be illegal in England and Wales?

posted Jan 7 by Ritika

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Bill Clinton is fairly fluent in which language other than English?

posted Jan 7 by Vikram Luthra

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Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo became famous in Australian history for his role in campaigning for what?

posted Dec 20, 2024 by Sandeep Otari

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Who was president of the USA when Chiang Kai-shek and his National Revolutionary Army fled to Taiwan from...........

posted Dec 20, 2024 by Upma

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What name was given to both of the Acts that united the parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707, and those........

posted Dec 18, 2024 by Sidharth Malhotra

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What name was given to 6 December 1745, after Scottish highlanders led by Charles Edward Stuart reached Derby..........

posted Dec 17, 2024 by Chahat Sharma

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In their original Greek version, what architectural style of fluted column stood directly on the flat pavement..........

posted Dec 17, 2024 by Saif Khanam

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Anniversaries of an event in July 1776 are particularly celebrated in what country?

posted Dec 4, 2024 by Samardeep Acharya

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Which 31 minute documentary made in 1938, which asked for better housing, farm techniques and flood control..........

posted Dec 2, 2024 by Nikita Sehgal

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What name was given to the conflict between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely....

posted Dec 2, 2024 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Which venue hosted the Winter Olympics in both 1964 and 1976?

posted Nov 27, 2024 by Aman

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Until the Kingdom of Hellas (Greece), newly recognised internationally as independent in 1832, chose and established....

posted Nov 27, 2024 by Mridul

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When Winston Churchill said "Now this is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps.......

posted Nov 26, 2024 by Atif

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In 1968, which book by Philip K Dick was published that became the basis for the 1982 film "Blade Runner"?

posted Nov 25, 2024 by Deepak Chitragar

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In which country, independent since 10 October 1970, have there been four coups: two in 1987 (when the military.........

posted Nov 25, 2024 by Balwinder

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At which Olympic Games was Women's diving introduced for competition?

posted Nov 22, 2024 by Akriti

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836 - 1917) was the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board, the first......

posted Nov 22, 2024 by Rajni

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Ferdinand de Lesseps was a French diplomat, and a builder of what?

posted Nov 21, 2024 by Ritika

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In 1523 a violent and destructive clash between two powerful Japanese clans in the Chinese city of Ningbo........

posted Nov 21, 2024 by Prithvi

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On 17 June 1994, what vehicle was O J Simpson driving in a slow-speed chase by police at 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)?

posted Nov 7, 2024 by Nikhil Pandey

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Until 971 the Southern Han dynasty in southern China kept a permanent military corps of what?

posted Nov 5, 2024 by Chahat Sharma

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British scientist Silvanus Thompson (1851 - 1916), a professor of Physics, talented lecturer and writer, recognised.....

posted Oct 25, 2024 by Aman

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Who is credited with the quote, famous in US history: "I have not yet begun to fight"?

posted Oct 23, 2024 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Where did Gustav Fabergé from the Baltics establish the jewellery firm in 1842 which later, under his son, created......

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Kapil Kapoor

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Dr Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was removed as rector of the University of Salamanca in 1917 and again, having.........

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Akriti

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Who is credited with writing the software for Skype?

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Anamika

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Who was thrown into the Tiber by his uncle, was suckled by a wolf, co-founded Rome and was killed by his brother?

posted Oct 22, 2024 by Rajni

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When did western scientists first demonstrate that it was possible to produce electricity from light?

posted Oct 18, 2024 by Sandeep Otari

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What was the name of two tyrants who ruled Syracuse in the 2nd century BCE?

posted Oct 18, 2024 by Ankur Athari

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Restoration Drama in Britain in the 1690s differed noticeably from that of the 1670s, one aspect being...?

posted Oct 14, 2024 by Chahat Sharma

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After the murder of his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, Richard John Bingham disappeared on 8 November 1974.......

posted Oct 10, 2024 by Samardeep Acharya

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In 1936, prototypes of a car called "strength through joy", with a round shape and air-cooled, flat-four..........

posted Oct 9, 2024 by Pushpak Chauhan

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The World Championships in which sport are held both indoors (first held in 1979, competed annually) and outdoors.......

posted Oct 7, 2024 by Maninder Bath

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When was imprisonment with hard labour introduced into law in Britain?

posted Oct 7, 2024 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In 1990, the first democratic elections were held in which country, the subject of tug-of-war for at least three........

posted Oct 3, 2024 by Udita

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How were the authors of the 19th century works, "Villette", "Remembrance" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", related?

posted Oct 3, 2024 by Nimish

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The Gunpowder Plot, planned for 5 November 1605, was an attempt by a group of Catholics to blow up the English..........

posted Oct 1, 2024 by Balwinder

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The 1934 British Empire Games, now the Commonwealth Games, were originally scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa.....

posted Sep 30, 2024 by Riteshwar

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Which Olympics were the ones where the IOC first operated drug use controls?

posted Sep 30, 2024 by Akriti

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Which US President was assassinated by Leon Frank Czolgosz at the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition........

posted Sep 30, 2024 by Rajni

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On 24 July 1969, what object from outer space splashed down in the Pacific Ocean?

posted Sep 27, 2024 by Vikram Luthra

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The monumental book, "À la recherche du temps perdu", published in seven parts between 1913 and...... .

posted Sep 27, 2024 by Prithvi

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Where was the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre carried out?

posted Sep 25, 2024 by Pardeep Kohli

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Polish pole vaulter, Władysław Kozakiewicz, controversially did what when he won his event in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?

posted Sep 24, 2024 by Madhavi Latha

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Which Noble Order of Knighthood, whose motto is "honi soit qui mal y pense" was founded in 1348 in England.........

posted Sep 23, 2024 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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The US Stock Market crash known as Black Thursday happened on 24 October of what year?

posted Sep 20, 2024 by Aastha Joshi