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This Day in History - October - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 37,595 times
23,739 since last reset
- The average score is 21 of 31
Answer Stats
| Date | Year | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
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| Oct 3 | 1990 | This country is reunified | Germany | 93%
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| Oct 12 | 1810 | This Munich festival is held for the first time | Oktoberfest | 88%
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| Oct 30 | 1922 | This fascist becomes Prime Minister of Italy | Benito Mussolini | 86%
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| Oct 16 | 1793 | This French queen is guillotined | Marie Antoinette | 86%
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| Oct 28 | 1962 | Ending a crisis, the USSR agrees to remove its missiles from this country | Cuba | 85%
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| Oct 4 | 1957 | This satellite becomes the first human-built object to orbit Earth | Sputnik 1 | 85%
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| Oct 5 | 2011 | This technology pioneer dies of pancreatic cancer | Steve Jobs | 84%
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| Oct 1 | 331 BC | This conqueror defeats the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela | Alexander the Great | 79%
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| Oct 7 | 1962 | Dr. No, the first movie to feature this character, is released | James Bond | 78%
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| Oct 19 | 1812 | Napoleon retreats from this city. Less than 10% of his troops will survive the long march back to France. | Moscow | 77%
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| Oct 13 | 54 | This musical enthusiast becomes emperor of Rome | Nero | 76%
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| Oct 18 | 1898 | This island becomes a U.S. territory | Puerto Rico | 76%
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| Oct 31 | 2011 | The human population of Earth reaches this number (according to the U.N.) | 7 billion | 74%
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| Oct 9 | 768 | This ruler is crowned King of the Franks | Charlemagne | 73%
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| Oct 14 | 1066 | William the Conqueror wins this pivotal battle | Battle of Hastings | 71%
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| Oct 21 | 1805 | This one-armed admiral defeats the French at the Battle of Trafalgar | Horatio Nelson | 68%
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| Oct 24 | 1901 | Annie Taylor becomes the first person to go over these in a barrel | Niagara Falls | 68%
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| Oct 27 | 1682 | This American city is founded by William Penn | Philadelphia | 68%
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| Oct 22 | 1836 | Sam Houston becomes the first president of this short-lived country | Texas | 68%
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| Oct 6 | 1973 | Syria and Egypt invade Israel on this Jewish holiday | Yom Kippur | 68%
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| Oct 23 | 4004 BC | The world is created, according to James Ussher's calculations based on this book | The Bible | 60%
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| Oct 8 | 1871 | Mrs. O'Leary's cow allegedly starts a fire in this city | Chicago | 59%
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| Oct 25 | 1415 | This English king defeats the French at Agincourt | Henry V | 59%
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| Oct 2 | 1535 | Jacques Cartier arrives at the present-day site of this city on the St. Lawrence river | Montreal | 57%
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| Oct 20 | 1944 | General Douglas MacArthur returns to this country after being forced to flee two years earlier | Philippines | 55%
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| Oct 15 | 1917 | Exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed for this crime | Espionage | 54%
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| Oct 10 | 1911 | The start of the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew this imperial dynasty, China's last | Qing | 46%
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| Oct 17 | 1604 | This explosion is first observed from Earth. For weeks, it would appear brighter than any star in the night sky. | Kepler's {Supernova} | 39%
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| Oct 29 | 1618 | This English adventurer, who tried to colonize Virginia, is beheaded | Walter Raleigh | 38%
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| Oct 11 | 1962 | This Catholic council convenes. It would introduce many changes, such as allowing masses to be held in languages besides Latin. | Second {Vatican} Council | 33%
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| Oct 26 | 1881 | The "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" occurs in this Arizona frontier town | Tombstone | 31%
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