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What tennis tournament, first played in 1877, is the oldest in the world?

posted Jan 24, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Which French revolutionary, who was instrumental in the death of the King and the establishment of the Republic?

posted Jan 23, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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Members of which family were, at various times, Kings or Emperors of Germany, Austria, Rome, Hungary, Spain.............

posted Jan 23, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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To which organisation, formed in Tennessee in 1865, was Brian A Scates elected as Leader and President in 1867?

posted Jan 22, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Which Greek physician born in 460 BC to a family of priests and doctors lived most of his life on Cos and Cnidus........

posted Jan 15, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Where is the newspaper "The Village Voice" published?

posted Jan 14, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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What is the "island'' referred to in "Les Machines de l’île", opened in mid 2007?

posted Jan 14, 2020 by Samardeep Acharya

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The richly decorated and ornate multi-storey Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina, opened in 1919..................

posted Jan 13, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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When was "The Great Fire of Rome" that spread quickly and burned for five and a half days?

posted Jan 13, 2020 by Nikita Sehgal

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In 1960 an international agreement defined the metre in terms of the wavelength of the light from which gas, when burnt?

posted Jan 13, 2020 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Which video game, released in 2009, is based on a "summoner" and a "champion", and aims to destroy a "Nexus"?

posted Jan 13, 2020 by Anuradha Tabyal

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What is the name for attacks on Jewish communities, especially those instigated by the authorities?

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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Which theatre in Covent Garden, London, was founded in 1663, destroyed by fire in 1672 and 1809, used as a base.........

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In 1956, a major uprising in Hungary was put down by forces from where?

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which Austrian, a pioneer in psycho-analysis, died in London in 1939, a refugee from Nazi persecution?

posted Jan 10, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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Which US state was the first to secede from the Union, in 1860, leading to the American Civil War?

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Aman

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In June 2009, who was found dead in his room at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel in Bangkok, where he had gone.........

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Mridul

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What machine devised to move people was first demonstrated in Paris in 1900?

posted Jan 9, 2020 by Udita

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In which country was there a civil war between 1936 and 1939, which was won by General Franco's forces?

posted Jan 8, 2020 by Vishal

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A commiserate gesture from the management will lessen the possibility of strike at the factory?

posted Jan 8, 2020 by Bhella Y Casanova

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Which tuber of the nightshade family was cultivated by the Incas, was taken to Spain from Peru in the 16th century......

posted Jan 8, 2020 by Atif

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What was unusual about Stamata Revithi running the marathon course at the 1896 Olympics, in Athens?

posted Jan 8, 2020 by Mohammad

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What was tuberculosis previously known as?

posted Jan 7, 2020 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Who became president of Iraq in May 2005?

posted Jan 6, 2020 by Akriti

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The House of Representatives of which country unanimously voted to become a secular and inclusive democratic republic?

posted Jan 6, 2020 by Anamika

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Which river runs through the town where Shakespeare was born?

posted Jan 6, 2020 by Rajni

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The anniversary that commemorates Captain Arthur Phillip founding the British Colony of Australia in 1788...............

posted Jan 6, 2020 by Ritika

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From which Olympic Games were Germany and Japan excluded?

posted Jan 4, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Which US president was a swimming instructor and lifeguard in Illinois?

posted Jan 4, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which scientist allegedly used mirrors to focus the sun's rays to burn Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse?

posted Jan 3, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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When did the first African American woman take her seat in the US House of Representatives?

posted Jan 3, 2020 by Ankur Athari

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In which country was Pol Pot Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979 and leader of the communist movement.................

posted Jan 2, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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When did the Congress of the USA hold its first session in Washington D.C. as the capital of the country?

posted Dec 31, 2019 by Madhavi Latha

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Whose lifetime total of 714 home runs was a record in Major League Baseball for 39 years, until 1974?

posted Dec 30, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Who, in 1831, first demonstrated that the motion of a conductor in a magnetic field generates an electric current?

posted Dec 26, 2019 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who was killed by their own Sikh bodyguards in 1984?

posted Dec 24, 2019 by Divya Bharti

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The first Paralympic Games to officially tie in with the Summer Olympics were held in 1960 in which city?

posted Dec 23, 2019 by Prachi Sharma

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Andy Green, driving Thrust SSC, did what in 1997?

posted Dec 23, 2019 by Mridul

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Who famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm in 1752 to demonstrate the effects of lightning?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Udita

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Which of Galileo's achievements brought him into conflict with the church, resulting in his being confined..............

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Vishal

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Which inn at Cheapside near Friday Street(where,it is said, Shakespeare, Johnson and friends met),was destroyed by fire?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Atif

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After Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 metre dash at the 1988 Seoul Olympics,why was his gold medal taken away?

posted Dec 20, 2019 by Mohammad

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Which photographer who emigrated to Canada in 1937 is best known for his photographs of the Ottawa region?

posted Dec 19, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What was the name of Julius Caesar's last wife?

posted Dec 18, 2019 by Kapil Kapoor

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Which country was proclaimed a republic in 1867, following the withdrawal of the French administration..................

posted Dec 18, 2019 by Akriti

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Which Scotsman took out a patent in 1876 that was the nucleus of the telephone?

posted Dec 17, 2019 by Varun Kumar

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In 1990, mountain climbers Rob Hall and Gary Ball were the first to do what in 7 months?

posted Dec 16, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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In 1877 Sir Arthur Sullivan composed which immensely popular song?

posted Dec 16, 2019 by Sandeep Otari

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Until Lewis Hamilton's win at Spain in 2007, who held the record for being the youngest driver to lead the..............

posted Dec 13, 2019 by Ujjwal Mehra

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In November 2010, Swiss voters decided to expel what category of people from the country?

posted Dec 13, 2019 by Sandeep Bedi