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In 1963, US President Kennedy sanctioned a coup d'état in which country to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem, the Roman Catholic..

posted Mar 18 by Atif

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Who gave rise to the popular Macavity the Mystery Cat?

posted Mar 15 by Deepak Chitragar

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When was the athletics event known as the marathon first included for competition in the modern Olympic Games?

posted Mar 14 by Riteshwar

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When was the repeal of the US federal law called the "Chinese Exclusion Act" (1882) which banned Chinese immigration?

posted Mar 14 by Akriti

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Christiaan Huygens has been credited with inventing what in the 1650s?

posted Mar 7 by Sandeep Otari

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In which French colony was there a war of independence from 1954 to 1962?

posted Mar 5 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who died in 1658, was buried at Westminster Abbey, and was disinterred and hanged in 1660?

posted Mar 4 by Manish Tiwari

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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was notable for its record number of named storms. How many were there?

posted Feb 29 by Karan Joglekar

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In the 12th century, who was the lover and then husband of Héloïse, celebrated as a writer and scholar and, later.......

posted Feb 28 by Aastha Joshi

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The French Academy of Sciences was founded, Shah Jahan (the builder of the Taj Mahal) died, and the Great Fire.......

posted Feb 27 by Aarati Mahajan

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Where did Charles, later King Charles II, hide himself after the Battle of Worcester in 1651?

posted Feb 26 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the only person, until Bob Dylan in 2016, to win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize for Literature?

posted Feb 23 by Aman

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The Treaty of Peace with Japan (also known as the Treaty of San Francisco and the San Francisco Peace Treaty)........

posted Feb 19 by Anshika Utadi

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The Rambert Dance Company was founded under its present name by whom in the UK in 1987?

posted Feb 14 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which People's Republic officially ceased to exist on 13 February 1992?

posted Feb 12 by Sandeep Otari

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In 1906 there was a major earthquake in which city?

posted Feb 12 by Varuna Magar

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Whose final words, on 8 April 1973, were reported to be “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink.......

posted Feb 8 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who wrote the blank verse drama "Boris Godunov", later the basis for an opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky?

posted Feb 7 by Sidharth Malhotra

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In 2009 Iceland underwent its greatest emigrations since 1887, as a result of what?

posted Feb 6 by Parampreet Kaur

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Who became the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite....

posted Feb 6 by Chahat Sharma

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Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, retired in 1977 from what sport?

posted Feb 6 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which monastic order, founded in 529 CE, was based at a monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, until it was sacked in 580...

posted Jan 25 by Samardeep Acharya

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The Roman army left Britain in what century?

posted Jan 25 by Aarati Mahajan

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What building, erected at Sydenham near London in 1852-54 in 200 acres of grounds and given to the public in 1920.......

posted Jan 24 by Simranjeet Singh

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Who reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days....

posted Jan 24 by Pushpak Chauhan

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In the 19th century, Chief Shaka was the leader of which group?

posted Jan 23 by Rahul Vaidya

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Along with the gold rushes in North America (1799, the 1820s, 1848-55, 1860s, 1870s, 1890s), there were similar........

posted Jan 22 by Swati Arora

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When did Netflix stream its first original series, "Lilyhammer"?

posted Jan 22 by Aman

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When did the most well-known armistice to end fighting in the First World War come into effect?

posted Jan 22 by Mridul

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During the Great, or Western, Schism from 1378, there were two or more Popes recognised in the Catholic Church........

posted Jan 16 by Mohammad

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What do the writings - by historian Sima Qian 2nd century BCE in the "Shiji"; by Saint Augustine in "Confessions".......

posted Jan 15 by Anshika Utadi

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What was the name of the German fighter pilot known as the "Red Baron", officially credited with 80 confirmed air.......

posted Jan 15 by Deepak Chitragar

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From May 1822 to March 1823 and from April 1864 to May 1867, Mexico was governed as a what?

posted Jan 15 by Balwinder

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Who won most medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

posted Jan 11 by Ritika

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What was the Musée d'Orsay in Paris used for before it was an art gallery?

posted Jan 11 by Varun Kumar

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The Iron Cross was awarded to soldiers in World Wars I and II by which country?

posted Jan 11 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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A potentially fatal haemorrhagic fever from a virus associated with Rousettus bat colonies was first detected in 1967...

posted Jan 10 by Sandeep Otari

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When was windsurfing first competed at the Olympics?

posted Jan 10 by Upma

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What links a type of footwear, the home of NATO, the best known military exploit of an early British Prime Minister.....

posted Jan 9 by Nikhil Pandey

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The pirate radio station Radio Caroline was named after the daughter of which US President?

posted Jan 9 by Pardeep Kohli

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In a 1956 interview with the American journalist Anna Louise Strong, Mao Zedong described the USA as a paper what?

posted Jan 8 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Why was the start of Eurasian KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) 2011-12 season of ice hockey delayed for nearly a week?

posted Jan 8 by Madhavi Latha

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What worldwide movement describing itself as "a fellowship of men and women" was co-founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson......

posted Jan 5 by Chahat Sharma

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The Grand Prince of Moscow who was crowned Tsar when aged 16 on 16 January 1547, became known as whom?

posted Jan 5 by Brijesh Talwar

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Where is the Estádio da Luz ("Stadium of Light"), the home stadium of the association football club S.L. Benfica........

posted Jan 5 by Saif Khanam

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In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus laid the foundations for what system, still in use today?

posted Jan 4 by Karan Joglekar

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Which 87 sq km (34 sq mi) island in the Caribbean Sea was divided between France and the Netherlands in 1648?

posted Jan 4 by Karan Joglekar

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The iron pillar of Delhi, India, a 7.21 m (23.7 ft) high pillar that is 98% pure wrought iron, has withstood corrosion..

posted Jan 3 by Simranjeet Singh

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What year did seven Manchester United footballers die in an air disaster at Munich airport, was Canadian Football.......

posted Jan 3 by Pushpak Chauhan

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In 1459, the Battle of Blore Heath in Staffordshire, England, 2 miles east of Market Drayton in Shropshire, was.........

posted Jan 3 by Anuradha Tabyal