| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Following an attempted assassination, Israel invades this country | Lebanon | 88%
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| 1644 | This Chinese city falls to the Qing | Beijing | 75%
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| 1801 | In the treaty of Badajoz, Spain makes peace with this country, receiving territory | Portugal | 75%
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| 1513 | Battle of Novara: Milanese-Swiss victory results in the withdrawal of this country's forces from Italy | France | 63%
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| 1523 | This union of countries officially ends with the election of Gustav Vasa as king | Kalmar Union | 63%
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| 1391 | Massacre of an estimated 4000 Jews in this Spanish city | Seville | 63%
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| 1901 | Birth of Indonesian politician who served as president 1945-1967 | Sukarno | 63%
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| 1844 | Founding of this organisation for males, the subject of a song by the Village People | YMCA | 63%
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| 1944 | With the landing of Allied troops in Normandy, this 'Operation' begins | Operation {Overlord} | 50%
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| 1888 | Britain annexes this island, now an Australian external territory | Christmas Island | 38%
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| 1832 | The National Guard puts down this Parisian rebellion, depicted in Les Misérables | June Rebellion | 38%
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| 1654 | This Swedish queen abdicates the throne, subsequently moves to the Vatican | Kristina | 38%
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| 1875 | Birth of German writer, Nobel recipient, best known for 'The Magic Mountain' | Thomas Mann | 38%
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| 1867 | In France, Antoni Berezowski attempts to kill this visiting ruler | Alexander II Romanov | 25%
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| 1832 | Death of English philosopher, founder of utilitarianism | Jeremy Bentham | 25%
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| 1502 | Birth of this Portuguese king who introduced the Inquisition and took control of Macau | João III | 25%
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| 1861 | Death in office of this man, first Prime Minister of Italy | Camillo Benso | 13%
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| 1762 | Seven Years' War: British begin a siege of this North American port city | Havana | 13%
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| 1749 | Discovery of a slave revolt planned for 29 June in this small country | Malta | 13%
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| 1916 | Death of Chinese general who became the first president of Republican China and briefly made himself Emperor | Yuan Shikai | 0%
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