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1.     The building of the Aswan dam in Egypt commenced in which year?

2.     In which year did the liner the Titanic sink?

3.     The discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb took place in the Valley of Kings near Luxor in Egypt in which year?

4.     Singer Elvis Presley was born on January 8th in which year?

5.     General Franco became dictator of Spain in which year?

6.     The 37th president of the United States of America Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th in which year?

7.     In what year did a dog called Laika become the first space traveller?

8.     Anton Chekhov’s the “Cherry Orchard” premièred at the Moscow Art Theatre on January 17th in which year?

9.     Author Rudyard Kipling died on January 18th in which year?

10.  On August 19th of which year did actor and wit Groucho Marx die?