| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1776 – The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress of which nation ? | United States | 100%
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| 1934 – Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design that would later be used in what weapon ? | Atomic Bomb | 50%
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| 1456 – Ottoman–Hungarian wars: The Siege of Nándorfehérvár begins. Nándorfehérvár is now known as which city ? | Belgrade | 0%
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| 2004 – Which country beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history ? | Greece | 0%
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| 1837 – Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and and which other UK city ? | Liverpool | 0%
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| 1941 – Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in which captured city ? | Lviv | 0%
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| 1997 – NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of which planet ? | Mars | 0%
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| 1827 – Slavery is abolished in which state ? | New York | 0%
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| 1946 – After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, which country attains full independence ? | Philippines | 0%
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| 1950 – Which radio service broadcasts for the first time ? | Radio Free Europe | 0%
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| 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer is born in which tiny US community ? | Slab Fork, West Virginia | 0%
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| 2009 – Which landmark reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks ? | Statue of Liberty's crown | 0%
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| 1987 – Former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie is convicted of crimes against humanity. What was his nickname ? | The Butcher of Lyon | 0%
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| 1914 – Six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo, the funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in which city ? | Vienna | 0%
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| 1892 – Which nation changes the International Date Line, causing this day to occur twice ? | Western Samoa | 0%
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