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Who scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and against which team was it scored?
Diego Maradona, against England
Who composed the famous symphony "Symphony No. 9", also known as the "Ode to Joy"?
Ludwig van Beethoven.
What event sparked the start of World War I in 1914?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Who is considered the father of the modern computer and designed the concept of the Analytical Engine in the 1830s?
Charles Babbage.
Who developed the three laws of motion and formulated the law of universal gravitation in the 17th century?
Isaac Newton.
Which team won the first-ever Super Bowl in 1967, and who was their quarterback?
Green Bay Packers, quarterback Bart Starr
What was the first rap song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and which artist performed it?
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1990).
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
Operation Overlord
What was the name of the first-ever message sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the internet, in 1969?
"LO" (It was meant to be "LOGIN," but the system crashed after the first two letters).
Who is known as the father of modern genetics for his experiments with pea plants?
Gregor Mendel.
In what year was the NBA officially founded, and what were its original team names?
1946, originally founded as the Basketball Association of America (BAA)
original teams included the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia Warriors.
Who is often credited as the father of hip-hop, known for pioneering DJ techniques at block parties in the Bronx during the 1970s?
DJ Kool Herc.
Who was the president of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (1861–1865)?
Jefferson Davis.
Who were the first people to achieve controlled, powered flight in 1903?
Orville and Wilbur Wright (The Wright Brothers).
Which scientist is credited with creating the periodic table of elements in 1869?
Dmitri Mendeleev.
Which club holds the record for the most UEFA Champions League titles, and who was their all-time top scorer in the competition?
Real Madrid, and their all-time top scorer in the competition is Cristiano Ronaldo
Which artist is known as the "Queen of R&B", winning multiple Grammy Awards and revolutionizing contemporary R&B music in the late '90s and early 2000s?
Mary J. Blige
What was the name of the 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over nuclear missiles in Cuba?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Who invented the telephone and was awarded the first U.S. patent for it in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell.
What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched into space, and which country launched it?
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Who was the first player in NBA history to score 100 points in a single game, and which team did he play for?
Wilt Chamberlain, playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, on March 2, 1962.
Which famous composer started composing music at the age of five and is known for works like "The Magic Flute" and "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which battle in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Battle of Waterloo
What was the name of the first AI program, created in 1956, that could solve algebraic problems?
Logic Theorist, developed by Allen Newell and Herbert A. Simon.
Who discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, in 1928?
Alexander Fleming.