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Who was the English King at the Battle of Agincourt?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who organised an Arab revolt against the Turks and wrote "The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" about his experiences?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Anuradha Tabyal

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What was the second world war fought over?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by anonymous

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Why did Hitler start the second world war?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Deepa

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In which year American Independence was acknowledged by England ?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Sumana

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In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope?

posted Feb 14, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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Who was the son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême who became King of England when 9 years old?

posted Feb 9, 2017 by Dilbagh

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With what formerly enemy country has Japan not signed a peace treaty following World War II?

posted Feb 7, 2017 by Deepak Chitragar

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Thursday 4 May 1780 saw the first running of which annual horse race for three-year old colts?

posted Feb 1, 2017 by Ankur Athari

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In what form were the tombs of the rulers in Kush in Nubia in the 8th century BCE and later?

posted Jan 31, 2017 by Nikhil Pandey

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The Serbian Empire came under Turkish domination after which battle in 1389?

posted Jan 31, 2017 by Pardeep Kohli

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On 2 June 1886, at almost 50 years old, where did US President Grover Cleveland marry Frances Folsom, 21?

posted Jan 31, 2017 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Who was the captain of "The Titanic" on its maiden voyage?

posted Jan 30, 2017 by Puneet Batra

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Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?

posted Jan 27, 2017 by Vinni Fernandis

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Why US army soldier Lieutenant William Calley was court martial and where the crime took place?

posted Jan 27, 2017 by Chahat Sharma

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Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament)?

posted Jan 25, 2017 by Kuldeep Apte

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To which city did Julius Caesar came to after taking a break from overrunning countries and fighting?

posted Jan 25, 2017 by Karan Joglekar

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What ship was wrecked on sandbanks off the coast of The Netherlands in 1799, causing a staggering loss to Lloyds........

posted Jan 25, 2017 by Aastha Joshi

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Where was the so-called Black War fought between the mid 1820s and 1832?

posted Jan 24, 2017 by Aarati Mahajan

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In December 1865 Pulaski, Tennessee, USA, saw the first meeting of what notorious organisation?

posted Jan 24, 2017 by Divya Bharti

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What organisation financed Henry Hudson's voyage when he explored much of what is now Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay?

posted Jan 18, 2017 by Akriti

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Who was the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949–1963, who retired at age 87?

posted Jan 17, 2017 by Prithvi

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Who was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, and in Oxford built and sold bicycles, motorcycles and, in 1912, his first car.....

posted Jan 17, 2017 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Knowledge of Romano-Jewish history had major early contributions from what scholar?

posted Jan 13, 2017 by Sandeep Bedi

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How many times Mohammad Gauri attacked on India?

posted Jan 12, 2017 by anonymous

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What are various old names of Afghanistan?

posted Jan 11, 2017 by anonymous

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Which 19th century French composer had his first opera, "Les Pêcheurs de Perles", produced when he was not yet 25?

posted Jan 10, 2017 by Kuldeep Apte

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Who was hanged on 11 November 1880 at the Melbourne Gaol, Australia?

posted Jan 6, 2017 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Which State of USA were once part of Mexico?

posted Jan 4, 2017 by Raghav Choudhary

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Which king started the construction of Qutub Minar in Delhi and who is credited for its completion?

posted Jan 3, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was behind Chandragupta Maurya's to make him as one of the greatest kings of India?

posted Dec 29, 2016 by Naveen Kumar

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Who is the seventh king of Mysore Dynasty?

posted Dec 28, 2016 by Ramya

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When did first terror attack happened in the world?Mention Terrorist name and year of act.

posted Dec 28, 2016 by Arun Angadi

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Which King ruled for the shortest period of time in human history?

posted Dec 22, 2016 by Parampreet Kaur

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What is the current name of the island that was formerly known as Ceylon?

posted Dec 22, 2016 by George Davros

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Which Sultan of Egypt ruled an expanding empire that included Syria, Mesopotamia, and most of Asia Minor until 1192?

posted Dec 22, 2016 by Ankur Athari

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When was the Euro first used as a unit of currency?

posted Dec 21, 2016 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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How was the collision of comet dutta with the earth avoided?

posted Dec 20, 2016 by anonymous

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Where was the 1994 earthquake, magnitude MW of 8.2, occurred in South American continent?

posted Dec 20, 2016 by Amarvansh

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Which is the bloodiest war in USA history?

posted Dec 20, 2016 by anonymous

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Who was the last Maratha King (not Peshwa)?

posted Dec 20, 2016 by anonymous

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What name was given to people who believed that James II and his descendants were the rightful rulers of Britain?

posted Dec 19, 2016 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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What conflict in 1935 resulted in Mussolini annexing a large African territory for Italy, withdrawing in 1941?

posted Dec 16, 2016 by Aastha Joshi

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In 1844 China signed the Treaty of Wangxia with what country?

posted Dec 13, 2016 by Aman

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When and where Bhumkal rebellion happened in India and what was the root cause of it?

posted Dec 8, 2016 by anonymous

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What made the first voyage around the world by air in 1929?

posted Dec 7, 2016 by Akriti

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Which year soviet union collapsed and what was the major reason behind its collapse?

posted Dec 6, 2016 by anonymous

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How many new country were created after collapse of Soviet Union i.e. USSR and which are these countries?

posted Dec 6, 2016 by anonymous

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Where war between Ashoka and Kalinga empire taken place?

posted Dec 5, 2016 by anonymous

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Which is the first democracy in the history and when?

posted Dec 5, 2016 by anonymous