| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ? | Foreign Beer | 63%
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| 1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ? | Four Days | 63%
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| 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ? | Pacific | 63%
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| 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ? | Ypres, Belgium | 63%
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| 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ? | Trebuchet (Type of catapult) | 50%
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| 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ? | Detroit | 38%
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| 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ? | One year | 38%
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| 1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ? | Alabama | 25%
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| 1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ? | Embezzlement | 25%
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| 1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ? | Fuji | 25%
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| 1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ? | Newspaper Publishing | 25%
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| 2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ? | Spain | 25%
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| 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ? | Hamburg | 13%
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| 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ? | Watermelons | 13%
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| 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ? | Damascus | 0%
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