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How many theses were nailed to a church door by Martin Luther in 1517 (generally accepted to be the Castle Church.......

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Udita

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Where were the Olympic Games held at the turn of the 20th century, in 1900?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Vishal

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Who commanded the Roman army that invaded Britain in 55BC?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Atif

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The first Academy Award winner to refuse to accept their Oscar was Dudley Nichols in 1935. Why did he refuse?

posted Jun 9, 2023 by Mohammad

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The professional basketball team which started in 1961 as the Chicago Packers is called what in 2022?

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Riteshwar

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Countries which in the 19th century permanently abolished the death penalty were the Roman Republic (1849), Venezuela...

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Akriti

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In Cairo 30 June 2012, Mohamed Morsi assumed the office of President of Egypt. What was particularly noteworthy.........

posted Jun 7, 2023 by Rajni

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In 1942, Ecuadoran cities Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Guaranda and surrounding areas were substantially damaged...........

posted Jun 6, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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"Operation Market Garden" took place in the Netherlands and Germany during which war?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Rahul Chandel

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What is the order of which Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be a justiciar?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Sandeep Otari

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Who was the governor of California from 1967 to 1975?

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Which car company, in 1986, commissioned "Cars", a series of artworks to track the evolution of its designs........

posted Jun 5, 2023 by Varuna Magar

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Who is considered to be the first Roman emperor?

posted Jun 2, 2023 by Sandeep Bedi

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Prior to its annexation by the USA in 1898, Hawaií had been a republic for about four years. What was it immediately....

posted Jun 1, 2023 by Amarvansh

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The world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington, opened in England with steam......

posted May 30, 2023 by Chahat Sharma

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In 1690 Jacob Bernoulli became the first European to do what?

posted May 29, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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There have been many peace walls built in Northern Ireland, some 60 of which remain in the 2020s; when were most.......

posted May 26, 2023 by Aarati Mahajan

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In 1884 Pope Leo XIII published the encyclical "Humanum Genus", which denounced a number of beliefs and practices.......

posted May 26, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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In 1935 Count Basie, composer, jazz pianist and band leader, with his newly formed band developed his signature tune....

posted May 26, 2023 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What was the subject of the referendum held in Australia 1999?

posted May 25, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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In 1648, Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov was the first European to sail through what Strait?

posted May 24, 2023 by Swati Arora

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What did the BALCO scandal, first investigated by the US federal government in 2002, involve?

posted May 23, 2023 by Nimish

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From 1618 the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant countries in the Holy Roman Empire, in 1632 became.......

posted May 22, 2023 by Deepak Chitragar

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What was the context for the 1858 Mahtra War, or Uprising, in what is now Estonia?

posted May 19, 2023 by Kapil Kapoor

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In 1917, who led a Bolshevik insurrection against the Provisional Government of Alexander Kerensky, starting........

posted May 19, 2023 by Anamika

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In 1953 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in the USA for spying for which country?

posted May 17, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Who won all the Grand Slam major tennis tournaments in 1970?

posted May 17, 2023 by Upma

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Who opened a clothing shop together at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London in 1971?

posted May 16, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War...

posted May 16, 2023 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Women's sailing made its debut as a separate event in which Olympics?

posted May 16, 2023 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up while en route from London to New York killing 270 people........

posted May 15, 2023 by Puneet Batra

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Who was England's goalkeeper when they won the soccer World Cup Final in 1966?

posted May 15, 2023 by Amarvansh

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Lawnmower racing as a sport took off in the second half of the 20th century in the UK, USA and Australia; what reason...

posted May 12, 2023 by Saif Khanam

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In 1935 and 1937, Danish-Norwegian Caroline Mikkelsen and Norwegian Ingrid Christensen became the first women...........

posted May 12, 2023 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which king formed the first English parliament?

posted May 11, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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The 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem in the Netherlands led to what?

posted May 11, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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Which singer invested in the Ampex company in 1947 (which developed North America's first commercial reel-to-reel.......

posted May 11, 2023 by Samardeep Acharya

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What kind of ship was the Japanese "Hōshō", commissioned on 27 December 1922, the first purpose-designed ship of.......

posted May 9, 2023 by Aarati Mahajan

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Where was the battle fought between the Royalist forces under Prince Rupert and Oliver Cromwell's men in June...........

posted May 9, 2023 by Nikita Sehgal

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Ordo Virtutum composed in 1151 and thought to be one of the oldest pieces of liturgical drama, set to music...........

posted May 8, 2023 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What is the palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain constructed during.........

posted May 8, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which city's bid to hold the 2012 Olympics came second to London's?

posted May 8, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya

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In 1284, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England), the first son born to Edward I of England, was the first......

posted May 5, 2023 by Swati Arora

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Shah Jahan directed the construction of which from 1632 to 1648?

posted May 4, 2023 by Vishal

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Where did Scottish patriot William Wallace lead soldiers to a defeat of the English in 1297?

posted May 3, 2023 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Directly leading up to WW I (1914-18) were two other major European conflicts in 1912 and 1913, usually called........

posted May 2, 2023 by Akriti

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At the Battle of Bannockburn, an army led by Robert the Bruce defeated troops led by whom?

posted May 1, 2023 by Vikram Luthra

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Who created the framework for the Virginia Plan, that structured the US Government into three branches?

posted Apr 28, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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When the Olympics was resurrected in modern times, with a Summer Olympics in 1896, where were the games held?

posted Apr 28, 2023 by Varuna Magar

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The record at the 1976 Olympics set by Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci of scoring a perfect 10 for 7 routines..........

posted Apr 27, 2023 by Pankaj Deshmukh