The ______ liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send wireless signals to shore. 1900
German
93.8%
Russian
2.7%
Swedish
1.2%
Belgian
1.6%
Following derogatory comments made about the series' creator, this actor, who was the highest paid actor on television at the time, is fired from the CBS sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men’. 2011
Charlie Sheen
93.5%
Ashton Kutcher
2.3%
Tim Allen
1.5%
James Gandolfini
0.9%
This English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, makes their broadcasting debut on BBC radio. 1962
The Beatles
93.3%
The Rolling Stones
3.8%
Led Zeppelin
1.2%
Pink Floyd
0.6%
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a dispute over this author, and his controversial novel, ‘The Satanic Verses’. 1989
Salman Rushdie
87.8%
Amitav Ghosh
3.3%
Umberto Eco
2.6%
William Golding
5%
Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa, now a part of ______, and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. 1799
Tel Aviv
39.2%
Beirut
16.7%
Istanbul
33.4%
Baghdad
10.6%
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in ‘Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.’ that ______ of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use. 1994
Parodies
39.1%
Copies
15%
Covers
23.8%
Samples
20.5%
This influential Whig politician, who twice served as Secretary of State, gives his ‘Seventh of March’ speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. 1850
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