| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Paris car smash kills this British woman | Princess Diana | 100%
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| China resumes sovereignty over this territory after 99 years of UK rule | Hong Kong | 95%
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| This era-defining golfer wins his first major | Tiger Woods | 95%
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| UK Labour wins a landslide under this man | Tony Blair | 85%
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| This most decorated US woman gymnast is born | Simone Biles | 57%
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| This supercomputer becomes the first to beat a chess world champion | Deep Blue | 42%
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| First woman appointed as US Secretary of State | Madeleine Albright | 40%
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| US court sentences this man to die for a terrorist bombing | Timothy McVeigh | 38%
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| Lee Child's first novel introduces this bestselling action star | Jack Reacher | 32%
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| This Chinese leader who brought free market reforms dies | Deng Xiaoping | 27%
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