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In 1314, who led the Scottish forces at the Battle of Bannockburn?

posted Aug 23, 2021 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which English King died of dysentery while campaigning in France?

posted Aug 23, 2021 by Saif Khanam

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What city, founded around 1048 by King Harald III, was largely destroyed by fire and rebuilt from 1624..................

posted Aug 20, 2021 by Kuldeep Apte

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In 2011 it was decided that the 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games................

posted Aug 20, 2021 by Karan Joglekar

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In 1961 in Paris, the French police attacked a peaceful but illegal demonstration of around 30,000 people...............

posted Aug 20, 2021 by Aastha Joshi

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What is the name of 13 books written in Alexandria around 300 BC, a collection of definitions, axioms...................

posted Aug 19, 2021 by Aarati Mahajan

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Which country, between 1964 and 1973, became the most bombed country in the world?

posted Aug 18, 2021 by Maninder Bath

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After 1857 the princedom of Kashmir came under the suzerainty of what?

posted Aug 17, 2021 by Dilbagh

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Where was the Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke...................

posted Aug 16, 2021 by Vishal

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The 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich became internationally memorable for what?

posted Aug 11, 2021 by Deepak Chitragar

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Lloyd's of London, a British insurance and reinsurance market, began around 1688 in what kind of place?

posted Aug 10, 2021 by Kapil Kapoor

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King Umberto II ruled Italy for thirty-four days from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. What caused his reign to end?

posted Aug 9, 2021 by Ritika

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What annual three day event held near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, was first organised by the 6th Marquess..........

posted Aug 9, 2021 by Vikram Luthra

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Where was the trial, which became popularised as the 1956 Treason Trial, held?

posted Aug 9, 2021 by Varun Kumar

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John Scopes was put on trial in 1925 in the USA for teaching the theories of which scientist?

posted Aug 5, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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When was the first World Snooker Championship held?

posted Aug 5, 2021 by Sandeep Bedi

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What was the first Paréage of Andorra (1278)?

posted Aug 5, 2021 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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When Adolf Hitler stormed a large public meeting in a beer hall in 1923, "the beer hall putsch", as part................

posted Aug 4, 2021 by Madhavi Latha

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From 2010 to 2019, Chile was the world's leading miner of …?

posted Aug 3, 2021 by Saif Khanam

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Under what name(s) did Britain's military air forces fly in World War I?

posted Aug 3, 2021 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Under the reign of what monarch were bugle calls used in the daily routines of the British army officially published?

posted Aug 2, 2021 by Kuldeep Apte

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Hugh Masekela, legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer, spent 30 years in exile..............

posted Aug 2, 2021 by Aastha Joshi

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Which army besieged Paris from 18 September 1870 for 4 months?

posted Aug 2, 2021 by Aastha Joshi

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World War I took place mostly on what continent between 1914 and 1918?

posted Jul 30, 2021 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Which golf course hosted golf's first Open Championship, known now also as the British Open?

posted Jul 29, 2021 by Maninder Bath

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Who is reported as saying "We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam............

posted Jul 29, 2021 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which American explorer claimed to have been the first person, on 6 April 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole?

posted Jul 28, 2021 by Dilbagh

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In November 1963, a place called Dealey Plaza become famous for what event?

posted Jul 28, 2021 by Mridul

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In 1958, the Dodgers baseball team moved to Los Angeles from where?

posted Jul 27, 2021 by Udita

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Which British company announced, in 1960, a computer which introduced the use of core memory and was based..............

posted Jul 27, 2021 by Nimish

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In 1952 Britain tested its first atomic weapon. Where was this done?

posted Jul 27, 2021 by Vishal

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On 3 June 1844, which bird became extinct when the last two were killed by hunters?

posted Jul 23, 2021 by Kapil Kapoor

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Who were the main figures involved in the introduction in 1892 of 35 mm film for still photography and motion pictures?

posted Jul 23, 2021 by Akriti

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Who was or were baptised into the Christian Church, in "the Baptism of Poland" in 966?

posted Jul 22, 2021 by Vikram Luthra

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When was the first men's World Cup cricket contest held?

posted Jul 22, 2021 by Prithvi

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When was the first Academy Awards ceremony held for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?

posted Jul 21, 2021 by Rahul Chandel

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What unusual event marked the opening ceremony at the 1984 Winter Olympics?

posted Jul 21, 2021 by Sandeep Otari

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What was one of the dominant characteristics of the British software company Freelance Programmers, later Xansa.........

posted Jul 20, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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In 1906 which American choreographer and dance innovator presented her first dance including one based..................

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Manish Tiwari

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During World War II, what was the name given to deliberately created simulations of burning towns?

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Sidharth Malhotra

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In what country did rugby football originate, and when were the first rules written?

posted Jul 16, 2021 by Parampreet Kaur

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Which medieval work of literature, sometimes called the world's first novel, is still available today?

posted Jul 15, 2021 by Aastha Joshi

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What was the capital of West Germany from 1945 to 1990?

posted Jul 15, 2021 by Aastha Joshi

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What colour connects 29 October 1929, 19 October 1987 and 22 November 1963 in US history?

posted Jul 9, 2021 by Prachi Sharma

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He was a 19th century European novelist also acclaimed as the greatest short story writer of his country. Who was he?

posted Jul 8, 2021 by Atif

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The ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, retrieved from a shipwreck in 1901 and believed to date from...................

posted Jul 8, 2021 by Mohammad

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Under the Treaty of Breda (31 July 1667), negotiated to end the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Dutch kept the colony.......

posted Jul 7, 2021 by Anshika Utadi

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Who was the first person to win an Oscar playing the role of someone of the opposite sex?

posted Jul 7, 2021 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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The London embassy of which country was seized in 1980 by gunmen demanding the release of political prisoners?

posted Jul 6, 2021 by Riteshwar

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What event involving King John of England occurred at Runnymede in 1215?

posted Jul 5, 2021 by Ritika