| Event | Year | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernobyl disaster | 1986 | Ukraine | 98%
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| Destruction of Pompeii | 79 AD | Italy | 95%
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| Potato famine | 1845-52 | Ireland | 94%
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| September 11th terror attacks | 2001 | United States of America | 92%
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| COVID-19 outbreak | 2019 | China | 91%
|
| Yangtze-Huai River floods | 1931 | China | 89%
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| Fukushima nuclear accident | 2011 | Japan | 88%
|
| Krakatoa eruption | 1883 | Indonesia | 83%
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| Beirut explosion | 2020 | Lebanon | 82%
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| Indian Ocean Tsunami (most deaths) | 2004 | Indonesia | 70%
|
| Hindenburg crash | 1934 | United States of America | 65%
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| Bihar train derailment | 1981 | India | 64%
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| Magnitude 7.0 earthquake, 160k dead | 2010 | Haiti | 55%
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| Ufa train disaster | 1989 | Russia | 47%
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| Sampoong Department Store collapse | 1995 | South Korea | 45%
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| 1984 famine | 1983-85 | Ethiopia | 44%
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| Scilly naval disaster | 1707 | United Kingdom | 44%
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| First cases of Ebola epidemic | 2013 | Guinea | 27%
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| Sinking of MV Sewol | 2014 | South Korea | 17%
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| Lake Nyos disaster | 1986 | Cameroon | 12%
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