| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 – Which airplane makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time ? | Concorde | 60%
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| 1688 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of which country ? | England | 60%
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| 1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the throne of which nation ? | Sweden | 60%
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| 1923 – The German government accepts the occupation of which region ? | The Ruhr | 60%
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| 1969 – Which album by The Beatles is released ? | Abbey Road | 50%
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| 1907 – Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and which other country are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire ? | Newfoundland | 50%
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| 1934 – Which ocean liner is launched. | Queen Mary | 50%
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| 1580 – Which explorer finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth ? | Francis Drake | 40%
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| 2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called what ? | Sprout | 40%
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| 1953 – The rationing in the United Kingdom of what product ends ? | Sugar | 40%
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| 1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until which year ? | 1100 | 30%
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| 1983 – Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's domination of the race for the past how many years | 132 | 30%
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| 1905 – Albert Einstein publishes which of his "Annus Mirabilis" papers, introducing the special theory of relativity ? | Third | 20%
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| 1777 – American Revolution: British troops occupy which city ? | Philadelphia | 10%
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| 2000 – Anti-globalization protests in which European city turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits ? | Prague | 10%
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