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In 1391 Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a partly completed instruction manual for a scientific instrument, in English..........

posted Nov 11, 2022 by Manish Tiwari

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The body of writings contained in the Ayurveda - life science, or knowledge - dealing in lifestyle and therapy..........

posted Nov 11, 2022 by Puneet Batra

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Luigi and Lucia Galeazzi Galvani are credited with the first studies in what, published in 1791?

posted Nov 10, 2022 by Parampreet Kaur

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Among the changes announced to the rules for the World Netball Series in October 2009, the length of each quarter.......

posted Nov 9, 2022 by Aastha Joshi

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What was the first event to be competed in the modern Olympic Games?

posted Nov 8, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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When Hugo Chávez entered the Venezuelan Military Academy in 1971 at the age of 17, what was he aiming to be?

posted Nov 3, 2022 by Nimish

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Where did the 1819 event known as Peterloo take place?

posted Nov 2, 2022 by Anshika Utadi

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Roughly when was the Hampton Court Maze created?

posted Nov 1, 2022 by Riteshwar

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Who was the last to hold the presidential insignia for Poland before democratic election handed it to Lech Wałęsa?

posted Nov 1, 2022 by Anamika

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In 1577, Francis Drake embarked on a voyage around the world with 5 ships. After 3 years, which was the only one........

posted Nov 1, 2022 by Rajni

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Who discovered and named the element francium in 1939?

posted Oct 28, 2022 by Rahul Chandel

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Before 1972, what was Sri Lanka known as?

posted Oct 28, 2022 by Upma

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It originated in the 5th century BCE or earlier as training for the military, could involve up to 200 a game...........

posted Oct 28, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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Who was on the English throne at the time of the "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the House of Lords?

posted Oct 27, 2022 by Nikhil Pandey

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Who was shot by Valery Solanas on 3 June 1968?

posted Oct 27, 2022 by Pardeep Kohli

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Which extra element did Einstein include in his understanding of general relativity, which he had not previously........

posted Oct 27, 2022 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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A hunter claimed to have seen what bird in 1688, thought to be the last recorded sighting?

posted Oct 26, 2022 by Manish Tiwari

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Claimed by Spain in 1606, notionally Dutch in 1660, halved between the Dutch and Great Britain in 1824 (who divided.....

posted Oct 25, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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Near Lubumbashi (once named Élisabethville), third largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the dark...........

posted Oct 25, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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When was Berlin's Tegel Airport first given its time-saving hexagonal terminal complex, and substantially increased.....

posted Oct 14, 2022 by Kuldeep Apte

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In 1986, which country was found guilty by the International Court of Justice (World Court) of war crimes against.......

posted Oct 14, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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Which European country did not finally lose its territory in India until 1961?

posted Oct 13, 2022 by Nikita Sehgal

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Among the hyped contests in world boxing was the match in October 2021 between heavyweight WBC ex-champion..............

posted Oct 13, 2022 by Anuradha Tabyal

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What was the profession of the person who invented the mechanism of the door lock for London toilets operated...........

posted Oct 12, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which 19th century book has been everything from inspiration to source of intriguing speculation for writers..........

posted Oct 11, 2022 by Aman

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The amateur Sumo World Championships has provided for female competition, as well as male, from when?

posted Oct 11, 2022 by Mridul

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In 1456 a trial was held in Rouen in France, to rehabilitate whom?

posted Oct 10, 2022 by Vishal

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At what Olympic Games was the Olympic cauldron first lit by a woman?

posted Oct 3, 2022 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Which Winter Olympic Games was the last to have an outdoor speed skating rink?

posted Oct 3, 2022 by Deepak Chitragar

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What did Emperor Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, aim to achieve when he called the Diet of Worms together............

posted Sep 30, 2022 by Riteshwar

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The oldest surviving almost-complete tablets recording a kingdom's code of laws, formed c. 2100–2050 BCE, applied.......

posted Sep 30, 2022 by Kapil Kapoor

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At the end of March 1949, Newfoundland did what?

posted Sep 29, 2022 by Vikram Luthra

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How many teams competed in the Rugby World Cup 2011?

posted Sep 28, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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Argentina invaded UK's Falkland Islands, Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, Canada became officially independent.........

posted Sep 27, 2022 by Ujjwal Mehra

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The sci-fi horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (released 1959) marked the last appearance on film by screen icon......

posted Sep 27, 2022 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which 1910 Murray and Weston song became a signature song of the music hall star, Harry Champion?

posted Sep 23, 2022 by Parampreet Kaur

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What did Napoleon Bonaparte I establish in 1804, a measure which has had worldwide effect?

posted Sep 23, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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The London 2012 Summer Olympics was remarkable, among other things, for what?

posted Sep 22, 2022 by Kuldeep Apte

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In central and northern Italy, the Guelphs, who supported the Pope, and Ghibellines, who supported the Holy Roman.......

posted Sep 21, 2022 by Aarati Mahajan

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What name was popularly given to the event on 6 December 1989 when Marc Lépine killed 14 women and injured...........

posted Sep 21, 2022 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The 2006 Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theatre recording were John Du Prez & Eric Idle (producers & composers)......

posted Sep 20, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Who was the first to be credited with the opinion which led eventually to a quote describing history as a set of lies...

posted Sep 20, 2022 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the first and only British Prime Minister to be assassinated in office?

posted Sep 19, 2022 by Mridul

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The women's singles final of the US Open Tennis Championships in 2021 was contested by two teenage athletes...........

posted Sep 15, 2022 by Anil Chaurasiya

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By the time the first explorers from the West reached the remote Chilean island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in 1722.....

posted Sep 14, 2022 by Akriti

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The exterior of which real Boston pub was used in the TV programme "Cheers" in the 1980s?

posted Sep 13, 2022 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Upon whom did Pope Leo X confer the title "Defender of the Faith" in 1521?

posted Sep 7, 2022 by Saif Khanam

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In 1936, whose paper "On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem" proved that...........

posted Sep 7, 2022 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Where, in 1961, did US-supported Cuban exiles invade Cuba?

posted Sep 2, 2022 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Which cricketer has scored the most first class centuries in history?

posted Sep 2, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur