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- Q: The assassination of which country’s Archduke ultimately led to the First World War?
A: Austria-Hungary. A Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914. - Q: The “Battle of Lexington” was part of which war?
A: American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Fought on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts, it was the opening military engagement that formally initiated the war for American independence. - Q: Which city debuted the first motorised double-decker bus?
A: London. While the two-level concept itself originated in 19th-century Paris, the transition to motorised engines and the subsequent standardisation of the famous red fleets happened in London. - Q: From where to where did the world’s first steam-powered passenger train run?
A: Stockton and Darlington. The train was pulled by the famous Locomotion No. 1, built by George Stephenson. - Q: King George VI awarded the George Cross to the entire population of which island in 1942?
A: Malta. To honour the incredible bravery and resilience of the Maltese people during the devastating Siege of Malta in World War II. - Q: In which African country did the Mau Mau operate an armed uprising against British colonial rule between 1952 and 1960?
A: Kenya, also known as the Mau Mau Rebellion or the Kenya Emergency. - Q: Which weekly peer-reviewed medical journal was founded in 1823?
A: The Lancet. It is one of the world’s highest-impact academic journals. - Q: The world’s first stamp was the penny black; what was second?
A: Two Penny Blue (or Two Pence Blue), issued in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1840. - Q: The 1929 St. Valentine’s Day massacre took place in which US city?
A: Chicago, Illinois. Seven members and associates of the North Side Gang were gunned down inside a garage at 2122 North Clark Street by assailants—some dressed as police officers—in a hit widely attributed to Al Capone. - Q: Which surprise military strike took place on 7th December 1941?
A: The Attack on Pearl Harbour. The attack killed 2,403 Americans (including 68 civilians) and wounded 1,178 others.