| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| This president's impeachment trial begins in the U.S. Senate | Bill Clinton | 93%
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| The _______ Canal is formally handed over from the United States to: | Panama | 90%
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| The world’s total ________ surpasses 6 billion | Population | 83%
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| NATO begins bombing _________ during the Kosovo War | Yugoslavia | 72%
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| John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette, and Lauren Bessette die in: | A {Plane} Crash | 69%
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| This country votes for independence from Indonesia, triggering violence | East Timor | 59%
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| Early-tech flaw where computers represented years with two digits | Y2K | 52%
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| Currency introduced as a non-cash, electronic currency | Euro | 31%
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| Gunmen attack a Shia mosque in this capital city, killing 16 people | Islamabad | 17%
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| A powerful earthquake in this country kills about 13,000 people. | Turkey | 17%
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| The U.S. Navy accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy in this city | Belgrade | 14%
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| This king of Jordan dies and Abdullah II becomes king. | King {Hussein} | 10%
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| The London ___ bombings kill 3 and injure over 100 people | Nail | 7%
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| The first Blackberry device, the ___ was introduced | 850 | 3%
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| Israel detains and later expels 14 members of: | {Concerned} Christians | 3%
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| The ______ computer virus spreads globally, causing massive email disruptions | Melissa | 3%
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| NASA launches the Mars _____ Lander, which later fails during descent | Polar | 3%
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| The _____ War erupts between India and Pakistan. | Kargil | 0%
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| The ______ earthquake (7.6 magnitude) kills more than 2,400 people | Taiwan | 0%
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| The ______ tragedy in Venezuela kills between 10,000–30,000 people | Vargas | 0%
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