| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 336 – First documented sign of a Christmas celebration in which city ? | Rome | 100%
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| 1976 – EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, in which city ? | Bangkok | 67%
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| 508 – Clovis I, king of the Franks, is baptized into the Catholic faith by Saint Remigius in which French city ? | Reims | 67%
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| 1914 – Many unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas. What sport was famously played by opposing forces in at least one of the truces ? | Soccer | 67%
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| 1826 – A riot at the United States Military Academy concludes after beginning the previous evening. What was it known as ? | The Eggnog Riot | 67%
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| 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Deposed President Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial by what means ? | Firing Squad | 33%
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| 1492 – The "Santa María", commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef due to an improper watch. Off which island ? | Hispaniola | 33%
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| 1941 – World War II: A battle ends, beginning the Japanese occupation of which city ? | Hong Kong | 33%
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| 1076 – Coronation of Bolesław II as king of Poland. Which of the following was NOT one of his nicknames ? | The Helpful | 33%
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| 2004 – The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on which of Saturn's moons on January 14, 2005 ? | Titan | 33%
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| 1950 – The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish students. It turns up in Scotland in April of which year ? | 1951 | 0%
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| 1809 – Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a tumor that weighed how much ? | 22 pound (9.98 kg) | 0%
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| 1013 – Sweyn Forkbeard takes control of the Danelaw and is proclaimed king of where ? | England | 0%
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| 1000 – Which European country is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I ? | Hungary | 0%
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| 2019 – Twenty people are killed and thousands are left homeless by Typhoon Phanfone in the Philippines. By what name was the typhoon known locally ? | Typhoon Ursula | 0%
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