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One of the first actions taken in China's "Great Leap Forward" was a campaign initiated by Mao Zedong..........

posted Apr 7, 2022 by Amarvansh

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In 1863 the Société d'Encouragement launched an event to see international contest between what or who?

posted Apr 6, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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Which English King was the father of King John and Richard the Lionheart?

posted Mar 31, 2022 by Aman

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The Battle of the Three Emperors, the Battle of Austerlitz, is seen as a decisive engagement in what longer conflict?

posted Mar 30, 2022 by Nimish

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In the UK during the First World War, what did "Dora" mean?

posted Mar 29, 2022 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on 11 April 1814 by representatives of France, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia............

posted Mar 28, 2022 by Rajni

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Until 1599 (in Sweden, Norway and Denmark), 1600 (in Scotland ), 1725 (in Russia), and 1752 (in England, Wales..........

posted Mar 26, 2022 by Varun Kumar

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Who was Minister-Chairman of the Russian Provisional Government and Prime Minister of Russia from 21 July 1917..........

posted Mar 25, 2022 by Upma

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Seven countries did not attend the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea. What did Nicaragua and Madagascar...............

posted Mar 25, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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What battle, described as the last great medieval battle in the British Isles, was fought on 9 September 1513...........

posted Mar 24, 2022 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Which mathematician, astronomer and physicist is known in the West for his discoveries on light and vision..............

posted Mar 24, 2022 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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The opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp was marked by what?

posted Mar 23, 2022 by Amarvansh

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What was the US codename for President George H. W. Bush's 1989 invasion of Panama, to depose and seize..............

posted Mar 22, 2022 by Parampreet Kaur

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In April 1947, following a rapidly spreading epidemic of what disease, New York, USA, carried out a programme...........

posted Mar 22, 2022 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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The Battle of Guadalcanal was between troops from the USA and what other country?

posted Mar 21, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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The Mukden Incident in late 1931, provided an excuse for what Japanese action later that year?

posted Mar 17, 2022 by Maninder Bath

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The 1966 anthology of caricatures "World of Hirschfeld" includes a drawing called "Nina's Revenge" which contains what?

posted Mar 17, 2022 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In 1965, who became the first non-American golfer to win the Masters, the US Open, The Open Championship................

posted Mar 17, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which war, from 1853 to 1856, was between Turkey and Sardinia together with (from 1854) Britain and France..............

posted Mar 17, 2022 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Richard Colvin Reid is a self-admitted member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2002 in US federal court................

posted Mar 17, 2022 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont, which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC?

posted Mar 16, 2022 by Aman

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What was the Mississippi State Penitentiary formerly called?

posted Mar 16, 2022 by Mridul

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What was the Menin Gate, unveiled in 1927, built to signify?

posted Mar 15, 2022 by Mohammad

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The first Olympic Games to be held in South America were held where?

posted Mar 11, 2022 by Akriti

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The Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 in the District of Columbia freed slaves in the District, and allowed..........

posted Mar 11, 2022 by Anamika

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In which century was the prison fortress known as the Bastille stormed and taken by revolutionary Parisian crowds?

posted Mar 9, 2022 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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In what year did a woman first qualify and race in the Indianapolis 500?

posted Mar 8, 2022 by Sandeep Otari

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The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was fought between which two countries?

posted Mar 8, 2022 by Upma

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In 1963, UNESCO, the International Sports Press Association, International Committee for Sport Science..............

posted Mar 8, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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What is the process of decreasing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field, a term first used by Commander............

posted Mar 7, 2022 by Sandeep Bedi

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In 1794 in Pennsylvania, USA, more than 500 armed men attacked the fortified home of tax inspector General...........

posted Mar 4, 2022 by Puneet Batra

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The early kings of Scotland are buried on which island?

posted Mar 4, 2022 by Amarvansh

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Where did the Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel carry out his ground-breaking and seminal experiments in genetics?

posted Mar 3, 2022 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which Winter Olympics sport does not feature a women's event?

posted Mar 3, 2022 by Chahat Sharma

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Which was a Flemish painter whose mythological works featured voluptuous female nudes?

posted Mar 3, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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In 2004 who became the constitutional head of government, the King, in Cambodia?

posted Mar 3, 2022 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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What caused much of Lisbon, Portugal, to be destroyed in 1531 and again in 1755?

posted Mar 2, 2022 by Kuldeep Apte

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When did Francisco Franco take power to rule Spain?

posted Mar 2, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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Under what country's banner were two teams entered in the 1904 Olympics in the same sport?

posted Feb 28, 2022 by Pushpak Chauhan

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A brief and vicious rebellion in India in 1857-8 led to what?

posted Feb 28, 2022 by Anuradha Tabyal

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The French and what other nation sent colonists to New Zealand in the 1830s?

posted Feb 24, 2022 by Mohammad

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During his career from 1959 to 1993, who battled more than 2,000 fires in oil and natural gas wells, notably............

posted Feb 23, 2022 by Anshika Utadi

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In 2016, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced what new award, to be presented...........

posted Feb 23, 2022 by Deepak Chitragar

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What is another generally accepted name for King Philip's War of 1675-76?

posted Feb 23, 2022 by Balwinder

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At which Winter Olympics was a women's team in bobsleigh introduced?

posted Feb 11, 2022 by Ritika

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World War I flying ace Baron von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was credited with how many "kills" before he himself........

posted Feb 11, 2022 by Vikram Luthra

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Who is recognised as the first to identify, and name, dark matter in the universe?

posted Feb 11, 2022 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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What, invented by William Harbutt of Bath, England in 1897, is composed of calcium salts (principally calcium...........

posted Feb 10, 2022 by Sandeep Otari

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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III, and recognised still in the Canadian Constitution.............

posted Feb 8, 2022 by Pardeep Kohli

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In 429 CE, the Roman Emperor Theodosius II initiated what became known as the Codex Theodosianus, in order to do what?

posted Feb 8, 2022 by Pardeep Kohli