| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1973 – Which iconic building is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction ? | Sydney Opera House | 100%
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| 1910 – The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in which city ? | Belfast | 80%
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| 1952 – The Governor declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising in which African country ? | Kenya | 80%
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| 1977 – Which rock band's airplane crashes killing the lead singer and a guitarist ? | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 80%
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| 1961 – Which country performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile ? | Soviet Union | 80%
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| 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate which city ? | Belgrade | 60%
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| 1976 – The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing which river ? | Mississippi | 60%
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| 1944 – Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks in which US city ? | Cleveland | 20%
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| 1951 – Al Greenwood, American keyboard player is born. Which band was he a founder member of ? | Foreigner | 20%
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| 1982 – During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster in which European city ? | Moscow | 20%
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| Today is celebrated in the USA as what ? | National Office Chocolate Day | 20%
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| 1968 – Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on which Greek island ? | Skorpios | 20%
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| 1720 – Which pirate of the Caribbean is captured by the Royal Navy ? | Calico Jack | 0%
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| 1548 – Which national capital city is founded by Alonso de Mendoza ? | La Paz, Bolivia | 0%
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| 1981 – Two police officers and an armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army in which US state ? | New York | 0%
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