| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds which Asian capital city ? | Manila | 86%
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| 2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of which country ? | Australia | 71%
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| 1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops which medical condition, delaying his coronation ? | Appendicitis | 57%
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| 1497 – John Cabot lands in which part of North America leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings ? | Newfoundland | 57%
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| 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a contract worth how much ? | $1 million | 43%
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| 1509 – Henry VIII and which wife are crowned King and Queen of England ? | Catherine of Aragon | 43%
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| 1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting in which state ? | Idaho | 43%
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| 1963 – The United Kingdom grants which island internal self-government ? | Zanzibar | 29%
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| 1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people to experience hallucinations and begin to jump uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion in which German city ? | Aachen | 14%
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| 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from which Italian lake ? | Lake Bracciano | 14%
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| 1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world, is founded in which city ? | London | 14%
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| 1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of which country from Spain ? | Venezuela | 14%
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| 1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting which two English counties ? | Yorkshire and Lincolnshire | 14%
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| 1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. In which modern day country was Azzi-Hayasa ? | Armenia | 0%
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| 1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located in which US city ? | New Orleans | 0%
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