Current events Trivia

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On December 31 and January 1 of 2001, a world record was set in China when Ye Jiangchuan did this with 1004 people in 28 hours. Did what?

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In what year did Johann Denner invent the clarinet? 1700 or 1800?

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In 1986, these could be found in 44 countries of the world; today they can be found in 101 countries. What are they?

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Why is February 2 a day of celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?

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When he developed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein was living in what capital city?

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In January, 1994, Delta became the world's first airline to ban... what... on all its flights?

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The Million Man March brought 400,000 African-American men together in 1995 for speeches urging them to shoulder the responsibilities of raising families. Where was this event held, and which radical person organized it?

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In 1995 the United Nations celebrated which birthday?

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Which circus owner purchased the world famous elephant Jumbo on February 3, 1882?

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Which person was sentenced to death in 1964 as a result of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

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The flame inaugurating the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta on July 19, 1996 was lit by which well-loved athlete?

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This 1862 epic French work of literature was portrayed on stage and on film, as early as 1909 and as recently as 1988, starring Geoffrey Rush and Liam Neeson. What is the title of this work and who wrote it?

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From 1891-1893, Liliuokalani was the last... what? of Hawaii?

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In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to do what?

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These two black athletes raised a great controversy in the 1968 Olympics, when they raised their fists in the "Black power" salute while receiving their medals. What were their names?