| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 2010 - What officially opens on this day in Dubai ? | Burj Khalifa building | 100%
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| 1903 – What animal, named Topsy, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island ? | Elephant | 100%
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| 1954 - Which singer records a 10 minute demo in Nashville, Tennessee ? | Elvis Presley | 100%
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| 2004 – Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 what Revolution ? | Rose Revolution | 100%
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| 1762 – Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering which War ? | Seven Years War | 100%
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| 1853 - Solomon Northup is released from slavery in the American South. His memoirs become a bestseller. What were they called? | Twelve Years A Slave | 100%
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| 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, and bass player with Thin Lizzy dies of which condition ? | Pneumonia | 67%
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| 1987 / 1990 / 2018 What transport related incident took place on this day in these years in USA, Pakistan and South Africa respectively causing the total deaths of 343 people ? | Train Crash | 67%
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| 1896 – Which state is admitted as the 45th U.S. state ? | Utah | 67%
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| Today is the "Day of the Fallen against the Colonial Repression" in which African country ? | Angola | 33%
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| 1961 - The longest recorded strike ends as what Danish occupation returns to work after a 33 year strike ? | Barbers' Assistants | 33%
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| 1948 – Which country gains its independence from the United Kingdom becoming an independent republic ? | Burma | 33%
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| 838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer, is born in which state ? | Connecticut | 33%
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| 1884 – The Fabian Society, whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism, is founded in which European city ? | London | 33%
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| The January 4th Tokyo Dome Show is an annual event celebrating which sport ? | Pro Wrestling (non Sumo) | 33%
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| Today is recognised by the United Nations as what health related day ? | World Braille Day | 33%
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