Recent posts under tag events

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When Winston Churchill said "Now this is not the end, nor is it even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps.......

posted Nov 26 by Atif

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Where was the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles, held?

posted Nov 20 by Sandeep Otari

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The US Stock Market crash known as Black Thursday happened on 24 October of what year?

posted Sep 20 by Aastha Joshi

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In 1947 what statues were unveiled on either side of the Mandraki Harbour entrance, Rhodes?

posted Sep 9 by Rajni

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Who caused a stir in the UK on 8 January 2005 by wearing a Nazi storm trooper uniform to a fancy dress party?

posted Aug 21 by Vishal

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Which event in late 2022 devastated the Cayman Islands, Cuba and south east USA?

posted Aug 9 by Parampreet Kaur

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In 1921 what international event was held in Monte Carlo, organised by Alice Milliat and Camille Blanc?

posted May 21 by Anshika Utadi

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On 31 July 2021 what was one event held across the City of London to mark its reopening as the lockdowns of COVID-19....

posted May 17 by Anamika

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The International Skating Union (ISU) was formed in Scheveningen in the Netherlands in 1892 to govern speed skating.....

posted May 9 by Samardeep Acharya

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In the USA there is a national holiday annually on the third Monday in January, in honour of whom?

posted May 6 by Aman

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What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?

posted Feb 19 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What did the ringing of bells throughout the US's National Park Service areas on 19 August 2019 mark?

posted Jan 12 by Anamika

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Which was the case for the major boxing matches at New York's Madison Square Garden on 30 April 2022..........

posted Dec 11, 2023 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What was the name given to the series of trials presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685....

posted Dec 7, 2023 by Nimish

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In 1720 speculation in a company's stock on the British stock market led to financial ruin for many investors.........

posted Oct 10, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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Who flew under the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges along New York's East River on 21 October...

posted Oct 9, 2023 by Brijesh Talwar

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The "Historia Ierosolimitana", an account of the events of the First Crusade (1095-99) to defend Christendom in Turkey..

posted Jul 24, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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What major sporting event was held, also in London, shortly after the London 2012 Summer Olympics?

posted May 8, 2023 by Maninder Bath

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In the early 21st century formal multi-million dollar speed contests were established in the United Arab Emirates.......

posted Mar 6, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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Where, in 2011 and since, is a major gathering place in Egypt for expressing protest?

posted Nov 30, 2022 by Pardeep Kohli

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Where did the 1819 event known as Peterloo take place?

posted Nov 2, 2022 by Anshika Utadi

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The "Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an old English folk song about what event?

posted Nov 1, 2022 by Kapil Kapoor

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What event coincided with the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2014?

posted Jul 7, 2022 by Mohammad

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In 1903, Maurice Garin was the first winner of which event?

posted May 10, 2022 by Manish Tiwari

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What name was given to a series of violent events on 21 May 1979 in San Francisco, USA, sparked by the lenient..........

posted May 5, 2022 by Maninder Bath

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An annual rodeo, exhibition and festival first held in 1912 and named the Stampede, is now held every July, where?

posted Apr 27, 2022 by Prithvi

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What annual event takes place in spring on the beaches of at Berck-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast of northern France?

posted Apr 14, 2022 by Mohammad

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The Little Brown Jug and The Little Brown Jugette are annual races in Delaware, Ohio, for what?

posted Apr 9, 2022 by Upma

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In 1863 the Société d'Encouragement launched an event to see international contest between what or who?

posted Apr 6, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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Which Winter Olympics sport does not feature a women's event?

posted Mar 3, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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For one of the major and long-established 4-yearly international sporting contests, what is the final in the series.....

posted Dec 20, 2021 by Mohammad

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According to global media two major, potentially world-changing events took place in the week 6 -13 November 2012......l

posted Dec 3, 2021 by Aman

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What annual three day event held near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, was first organised by the 6th Marquess..........

posted Aug 9, 2021 by Vikram Luthra

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In November 1963, a place called Dealey Plaza become famous for what event?

posted Jul 28, 2021 by Mridul

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What event involving King John of England occurred at Runnymede in 1215?

posted Jul 5, 2021 by Ritika

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In 2005, what major sporting event was delayed 25 minutes due to wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles?

posted Jun 21, 2021 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What artistic movement was brought to international attention at the World's Fair in Paris in 1925?

posted Jun 3, 2021 by Deepak Chitragar

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On what day in 1066 was William I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey?

posted Apr 28, 2021 by Riteshwar

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In 1469, the crowns of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon were united by the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand.........

posted Apr 8, 2021 by Sandeep Otari

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Whit Monday (also known as Pentecost Monday, "the second day of Pentecost" or "the second Whitsun") ....................

posted Feb 19, 2021 by Varun Kumar

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There were two events called "The Siege of Sevastopol". They took place in which wars?

posted Jan 28, 2021 by Samardeep Acharya

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What event that caught international attention happened in room 1742 at Hotel Reine Elizabeth, Montreal on 1 June 1969?

posted Jan 6, 2021 by Mridul

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Which event held in Alberta, Canada, which bills itself as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, is a large...............

posted Dec 29, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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India's first victory in a Test match with England coincided with what else?

posted Dec 14, 2020 by Riteshwar

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What was a feature of the results of the dressage events in the 1988 Summer Olympics?

posted Dec 14, 2020 by Kapil Kapoor

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The devastating volcanic events in the area known as the Siberian Traps happened about how many years ago?

posted Dec 13, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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What eventually historic event happened in about 570 CE in the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in what was Arabia?

posted Aug 28, 2020 by Udita

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Ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympic Games opened in Mexico, what tragic and related event happened?

posted Aug 13, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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What devastating event happened in north-east Asia in May 1987?

posted Jul 22, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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The "Westminster", that is held annually at Madison Square Garden in New York, is what sort of event?

posted Jul 1, 2020 by Sandeep Otari