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1. It's 1791 and you are in France as a representative of the Third Estate. You take an oath with your fellow members that you will be forming a national assembly which will restrict the powers of monarch. But you are growing old (sorry to say this) and can't remember the name of the oath you are taking. You ask a fellow about it. What does he say?
2. You live in Norway. It is December of 1911. You wake up in the morning to find cheerful procession going by your house shouting something which sounded like "long live Amundsen". After some querying, what do you discover about Amundsen?
3. It's 1947 and you are in India. It's the time of partition and you are shifting to Pakistan along with the family. On entering Pakistan, you realize that people are calling you by a certain name which starts with the letter m. Unable to catch the word, you ask your mum, what's it? According to her, what is it?
4. It's 1 July, 1875. You are very much excited on reading in the newspaper that a Scot has invented a very useful thing. But as you were about to share the information with others, you forgot his name in the excitement. You go and check the name. Who is it and what has he invented?
5. It's 1930 and you live in Uruguay. You are very excited about the upcoming first Football World Cup that is taking place in your country. As the World Cup finals are taking place, your exams are taking place. When you reach home, you ask your dad about the winning team. What does he say?
6. It is October 1969. You come to hear of a person Lawrence Roberts, the best IT engineer, inventing something. On asking your uncle who himself is an IT engineer, you come to know that he has just invented one of the greatest things. What is it?
7. On the morning of sixth August, 1945, you are in your native USA and constantly listening to the radio. The USA is just going to blast of the first ever nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. But you are wondering, why the radio jockey as well as all other elders are calling it by some other name. What is it?
8. It's 1999 and you live in USA. As you wake up in the morning, you find your Dad and Mum missing. They had left a note on the bedside. It said that they were going to the 'Moon Landing - Hoax or not?' poll. As you open the newspaper, you find the name of the organization which is organizing it. What is it?
9. On the morning of 7th November, 1917, you wake up in Russia to hear shouts in the street. Finally the Provisional government is going to end. You are very happy. The congress of Soviets have already arrived and they are launching the coup. What is this part of 1917 Russian revolution popularly known as?
10. Its 1936 and you are enjoying a popcorn sitting in the stadium where Berlin Olympics Prize Distribution Ceremony is going on. Adolf Hitler is sitting in the box just next to you. You very much agree with his opinion of inferiority of the Africans. You are sure that all the gold medalists would be Aryans. But you are surprised to hear that an African named Jesse Owens has won four gold medals. In the shock, you miss the names of the event. So you ask a person. What does he say are the events?
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