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In the 19th century, who joined with Joseph and Thomas Huntley to become famous for making biscuits?

posted Apr 9, 2019 by Upma

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Which President was last completely, apart from the exterior walls, to rebuild the White House in Washington, D.C., USA?

posted Apr 8, 2019 by Pardeep Kohli

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What was main activity of a group founded in 1970 by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler and Ulrike Meinhof?

posted Apr 8, 2019 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What was the case study all about?

posted Apr 7, 2019 by Rhea Mae Romuljo

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Buckey O'Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp's Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View............

posted Apr 4, 2019 by Brijesh Talwar

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Where did the "Hindenburg disaster" take place?

posted Apr 4, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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The Belgian organisation APOPO supplies a method of detecting tuberculosis and TNT in landmines. What is it?

posted Apr 1, 2019 by Maninder Bath

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Where is there a 2 metre high statue of Popeye, which was unveiled during the annual Spinach Festival in 1937?

posted Apr 1, 2019 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Whose armies were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

posted Apr 1, 2019 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which was the first city on which the atom bomb was dropped?

posted Mar 29, 2019 by Sanam

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In what decade was the sound barrier broken for the first time in level flight by a pilot in a plane?

posted Mar 28, 2019 by Nimish

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When did the Nazca culture flourish?

posted Mar 27, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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Who set a world land speed record of over 400 miles per hour at Bonneville, Utah, USA, and was killed attempting........

posted Mar 27, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816?

posted Mar 27, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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The Easter Rising, an insurrection staged during Easter Week 1916 with the aim of ending British rule, was where?

posted Mar 26, 2019 by Akriti

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When the Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant Abel Tasman set sail in 1642 under instruction from the Dutch...........

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Ritika

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Where was the first Post Office opened in India ?

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Purabi Sarkar

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What caused a major oil spill in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA in August 1993?

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which entrepreneur founded Harvey Films just in 1957?

posted Mar 21, 2019 by Pardeep Kohli

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What country, an ideal of the "Illyrian Movement" began to become a reality after the 1918 collapse of Habsburg.........

posted Mar 21, 2019 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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What religion was the temple complex of Angkor Wat built, in the early 12th century, to serve?

posted Mar 20, 2019 by Madhavi Latha

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In 1993, in the course of the wars during the breakup of Yugoslavia,a 16th century bridge was destroyed in which city?

posted Mar 19, 2019 by anonymous

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Which French artist was particularly influential in developing photography as a publicly known and available process?

posted Mar 19, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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Which cars hasn't changed its basic shape and concept throughout its evolution and has been made continuously from 1963?

posted Mar 19, 2019 by Saif Khanam

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Which Chief of Staff of the US Army retired in 1937 but returned to lead the defence of the Philippines.................

posted Mar 18, 2019 by Kuldeep Apte

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What is the subject of the "Roman de la Rose" written in the 13th and 14th centuries?

posted Mar 15, 2019 by Aarati Mahajan

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Which father and son, 17th and 18th century composers, between them lived in Rome, Naples, Florence and Madrid..........

posted Mar 13, 2019 by Dilbagh

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When did Great Britain recognise Egypt's independence?

posted Mar 11, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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Who, the highest paid of any performer in music hall in the early 20th century and knighted in 1919, wrote..............

posted Mar 11, 2019 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What was the first book to be printed in England, in 1477?

posted Mar 9, 2019 by Kapil Kapoor

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What country was often called in western countries a "hermit kingdom" over the later part of the 16th...................

posted Mar 9, 2019 by Anamika

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What is the present name of the city founded in 1781 by Spanish settlers as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la..............

posted Mar 8, 2019 by Varun Kumar

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What is the significance to historical and religious research of the Dead Sea scrolls, discovered from 1946 onwards?

posted Mar 8, 2019 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Against what forces were the French fighting at the 1803 Battle of Vertières?

posted Mar 7, 2019 by Sandeep Otari

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Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, was the daughter of which other English monarch?

posted Mar 7, 2019 by Upma

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What is Zhang Guolao known as?

posted Mar 6, 2019 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Where did the Konbaung dynasty rule from 1752 to 1885, until the British finally defeated their forces..................

posted Mar 5, 2019 by Manish Tiwari

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Which 14th century scribe and seller of books is quoted as a character in a series of famous books in the 21st century?

posted Mar 5, 2019 by Amarvansh

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Although António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, did not resign......................

posted Mar 4, 2019 by Parampreet Kaur

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How did Marvin Gaye, solo singer-songwriter from 1960s to the 1980s, die?

posted Mar 4, 2019 by Kuldeep Apte

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In 1957 the Governor of Arkansas, USA, called in the state's National Guard to do what?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by Aarati Mahajan

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Who is the Queen of Mysore?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by anonymous

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Who is the first Maharaja of Mysore?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by Anuprasad

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Who was the successor of Mysore Empire after Haider Ali?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by anonymous

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What is the caste of Mysore Wodeyars?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by anonymous

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When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore?

posted Mar 1, 2019 by Anuprasad

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Which US President resigned on 9 August 1974?

posted Feb 28, 2019 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What takes place every evening at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium?

posted Feb 28, 2019 by Rahul Vaidya

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The year of 1820 was busy on the coast of Antarctica, with at least two sailing expeditions which are thought...........

posted Feb 26, 2019 by Mohammad

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Who was the crowned king of Egypt?

posted Feb 25, 2019 by Golmahammod Saikh