Question | Answer | % Correct |
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1889 – Which two states are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states ? | North Dakota and South Dakota | 82%
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1947 – In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules otherwise known as what ? | Spruce Goose | 73%
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1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" service. It still broadcasts today by what name ? | BBC 1 | 55%
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1940 – World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between which two nations ? | Greece and Italy | 55%
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1959 – The first section of which motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened ? | M 1 | 45%
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1956 – Suez Crisis: Israel occupies which area ? | Gaza Strip | 36%
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1410 – The Peace of Bicêtre suspends hostilities in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.The war was between the House of Burgundy and which other royal House ? | House of Orléans | 36%
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1960 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in a trial over which novel ? | Lady Chatterley's Lover | 27%
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1988 – The first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. What was it called ? | The Morris Worm | 27%
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1914 – World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and body of water is subsequently closed ? | Dardanelles | 18%
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1899 – The Boers begin their 118-day siege of which British-held town during the Second Boer War ? | Ladysmith | 18%
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2018 – "The Hop" streetcar begins service in which US city ? | Milwaukee | 18%
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1920 – In the United States, KDKA starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. But in which city ? | Pittsburgh | 18%
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1986 – U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in which city after 17 months in captivity ? | Beirut | 9%
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1959 – Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance on which show ? | Twenty One | 9%
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