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What were rioters in Panama protesting about on Martyr's Day, 9 January 1964?

posted Dec 13, 2020 by Ritika

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Where did the early 19th century art movement which reacted against Neoclassicism, the academy system...................

posted Dec 13, 2020 by Prithvi

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John Sholto Douglas sponsored the rules for which sport in the 19th century?

posted Dec 11, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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Which composer was publicly denounced by his country's Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, as an...................

posted Dec 11, 2020 by Ankur Athari

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What was the name given to a controversy about vivisection in England from 1903 to 1910?

posted Dec 11, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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In 1986, what name was given to a scandal in the US administration that arose from the use of proceeds from.............

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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The first recorded fatality of a car accident in the USA was Henry Bliss, on 13 September 1899. Where was it?

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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When did France formally recognise the United States of America?

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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How many orbits of the earth did John Glenn make in Mercury-Atlas 6 in 1962?

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Amarvansh

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A map of the then known world in the 3rd century BCE, by Eratosthenes from Libya, includes Libya, Egypt................

posted Dec 9, 2020 by Madhavi Latha

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The first Punic War was fought mainly on which island?

posted Dec 8, 2020 by Saif Khanam

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In 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were held in an attempt to end which war?

posted Dec 7, 2020 by Karan Joglekar

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Until Tony Blair's prime ministership, which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest..........

posted Dec 4, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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In how many years since the Nobel Prize in Literature was first awarded in 1901 until 2019, has the prize...............

posted Dec 3, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What was La Fronde in France between 1648 and 1653?

posted Dec 3, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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WHO NANE CALLING OF SEAKH MUJIB

posted Dec 2, 2020 by Abdul Hannan

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Who in history is the only divorced wife of someone who later became president of the USA?

posted Dec 1, 2020 by Nimish

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In 1692, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, Rebecca Nurse, Martha...............................

posted Dec 1, 2020 by Vishal

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Who married Liam Neeson in 1994 after they met on the set of the film "Nell"?

posted Dec 1, 2020 by Atif

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Who led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957................

posted Nov 30, 2020 by Anshika Utadi

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Which library opened its reading room to the public in 1609, the second public library in Europe to do so?

posted Nov 30, 2020 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What nationality is Ilie Năstase, World No. 1 tennis player in 1973/1974, who won more than 100 ATP professional........

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Riteshwar

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Which English poet, dramatist, and art historian, a pioneer in the European study of Far Eastern painting wrote.........

posted Nov 27, 2020 by Rajni

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In 1893 idealists from which country founded a short-lived settlement in Paraguay?

posted Nov 26, 2020 by Vikram Luthra

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Which city hosted the 1972 Olympics?

posted Nov 26, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Who was elected president of the southern states of the USA when they seceded from the Union in 1861?

posted Nov 25, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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The House of Lords Act, an Act of the Parliament of the UK, reformed the House of Lords by removing the centuries.......

posted Nov 24, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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English Egyptologist Harry Burton became internationally known for doing what?

posted Nov 24, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who, co-founders of the Spartacist League in January 1916, were executed in Berlin in January 1919?

posted Nov 23, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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कस्तूरबा गांधी का जन्म कब हुआ था

posted Nov 23, 2020 by Rakeesh Mishra

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Where was the first competition named the FIFA Club World Cup held in 2006?

posted Nov 20, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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When was the last time live doves were released during the opening ceremony of a Summer Olympic Games?

posted Nov 19, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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What was the occupation of William Kidd, who was hanged for it in 1701?

posted Nov 17, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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What disease reached epidemic proportions in Haiti late in 2010?

posted Nov 16, 2020 by Aman

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Jesse Owens represented which country at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

posted Nov 11, 2020 by Mohammad

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Who became President of the USA on the death of Franklin D Roosevelt and remained in office until 1953?

posted Nov 10, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Sir Winston Churchill as well as being a soldier and politician..........which was his only full-length published novel?

posted Nov 5, 2020 by Prithvi

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At which Summer Olympics was women's football, or soccer, first included in the programme?

posted Nov 5, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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In which war was the napalm incendiary bomb first used?

posted Nov 3, 2020 by Sandeep Otari

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The game of Roulette was created by which mathematician, physicist, and Catholic philosopher in the 17th century?

posted Nov 3, 2020 by Upma

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Which 17th century author is known particularly for establishing the modern fairy tale, e.g. Puss in Boots..............

posted Nov 3, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Who played the part of the Stig, the incognito expert driver for BBC's programme "Top Gear", on just.................

posted Oct 28, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who defeated the British army in 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana?

posted Oct 28, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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18th century French adventuress Marie du Barry was mistress to Louis XV from 1769 until banished to the country.........

posted Oct 27, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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What, the largest of its type at the time, was destroyed by fire at Alexandria in the first century BC?

posted Oct 26, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which Roman emperor was nicknamed "Little Greek"?

posted Oct 26, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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The Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League, was first played as part of a merger.............

posted Oct 22, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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Which country declared war on Japan 7 days before it surrendered?

posted Oct 22, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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In 1856, who invented the process whereby 5 tons of steel could be made in 30 minutes instead of in 50lb................

posted Oct 22, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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When art competitions were introduced into the Olympic Games, the categories were literature, painting, music...........

posted Oct 21, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh