| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes what ? | Monarchy | 83%
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| 2013 – Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in which African city ? | Nairobi, Kenya | 83%
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| 1965 – The Gambia, Maldives and which other country are admitted as members of the United Nations ? | Singapore | 67%
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| 1896 – British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola in which modern day country ? | Sudan | 67%
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| 1942 – Which airplane makes its maiden flight ? | Boeing B-29 Superfortress | 50%
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| 2003 – The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into which planet's atmosphere ? | Jupiter | 50%
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| 1843 – John Williams Wilson takes possession of which body of water on behalf of the Chilean government ? | Strait of Magellan | 50%
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| 1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He had been a member of which country's former government ? | Chile | 33%
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| 1933 – Salvador Lutteroth establishes which sport in Mexico ? | Professional Wrestling | 33%
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| 1991 – Which country gains independence from the Soviet Union ? | Armenia | 17%
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| 1170 – Which Norse Kingdom falls to Norman invaders ? | Kingdom of Dublin | 17%
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| 1964 – Which country gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth ? | Malta | 17%
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| 1745 – A Hanoverian army is defeated in Scotland by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. How long does it take ? | Ten minutes | 17%
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| 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on which US island ? | Long Island | 0%
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| 1976 – Which island country joins the United Nations ? | Seychelles | 0%
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