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| 1972 - The first scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35 by Hewlett-Packard, is introduced, how much does it cost ? | $395 | 100%
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| 1884 – The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published, it runs from A to which three letter word ? | Ant | 100%
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| 1898 - What type of insurance policy is issued in the US for the first time ? | Automobile | 100%
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| 1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in Monty Pythons Flying Circus is born in which Welsh town ? | Colwyn Bay | 100%
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| 2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede during which annual event ? | Hajj Pilgrimage | 100%
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| 1835 – Slavery is abolished in which Indian Ocean country ? | Mauritius | 100%
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| 2021 - A coup d'état removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule in which country? | Myanmar | 100%
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| 1975 - Otis Francis Tabler is the first person to get security clearance to work for the Defence Department despite being what? | Openly Gay | 100%
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| 1978 - Harriet Tubman is 1st African American woman to be honored in which way ? | US Postage Stamp | 100%
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| 1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, called the Black Maria in which city ? | West Orange, New Jersey. | 100%
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| 1965 – The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed in honour of which former world leader ? | Winston Churchill | 100%
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| 1908 – King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in which Portugese city ? | Lisbon | 0%
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| 1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy and proclaims the Hungarian Republic after how many centuries ? | Nine | 0%
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| 1979 - English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to which club ? | Nottingham Forest | 0%
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| 1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and which other country ? | The Netherlands | 0%
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| 1896 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme" premieres in which Italian city ? | Turin | 0%
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