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Name the first man to go in space?
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Yuri Gagarin
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Alan Shepard
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Virgil Grissom
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Gherman Titov
Explanation
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, on 12 April 1961, became the first man to travel in space by completing one orbit around Earth in his capsule Vostok 1.
In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
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1963
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1960
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1966
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1968
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The famous “I Have a Dream” public speech was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, on 28 August 1963 in Washington D.C.
Which organization involving Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela was formed in 1960?
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OPEC
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ONEL
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OLEC
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OLEK
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OPEC, The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, was formed on 14 September 1960 initially by five countries, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
What name did Rhodesia adopt after gaining independence from Britain in 1965?
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Zimbabwe
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Portugal
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Nigeria
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Ethiopia
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Rhodesia declared its independence from Britain in 1965. It officially named itself The Republic of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980, and the Zimbabwean dollar replaced the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in which year?
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1969
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1961
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1965
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1962
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On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to step on the moon, six and half hours after they landed on the moon at the "sea of tranquility".
Name the famous South African leader who, in 1964, was sentenced to life in prison?
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Nelson Mandela
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Daniel François Malan
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Hendrik Verwoerd
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Steve Biko
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Nelson Mandela, who led the movement in South Africa in a bid to end apartheid, was sentenced to life in June 1964. He served 27 years in prison.
The first armed test was performed inWhich country did it?
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Russia
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USA
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China
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Japan
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On 20 October 1961, Russia performed the first armed test in which it launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile named R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
China tested the first hydrogen bomb in which year?
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1967
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1961
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1969
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1964
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On 17 June 1967, China became the fourth thermonuclear power of the world (after the United States, Soviet Union, and the U.K.) after successfully testing its first hydrogen bomb.
Allen Breed invented which safety device in 1968?
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Automatic Airbag
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Seat Belts
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Traction Control
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Antilock Brakes
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Allen K. Breed, in 1968 was successful in inventing a ball-in-tube mechanism that was instrumental in detecting crashes and led to the invention of automated airbags for vehicles.
In what year was U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
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1963
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1961
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1969
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1967
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The 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated on 22 November 1963 in Dallas when his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza.
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