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What was the previous name of New York city?

Columbia

New Amsterdam

Haarlem

New London

In 1625 the Dutch established the Nieuw Amsterdam housing estate in Manhattan. The English won it in 1664 and renamed it New York. In 1673, the Dutch again regained the city, but gave the English a year later in exchange for the recognition of the rights to Suriname.

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Which skyscraper was the longest holder of the "World’s Tallest Building" title?

Empire State Building

Petronas Twin Towers

Woolworth Building

What was special about the construction of the Empire State Building?

it was built on a wooden frame

it was built with no detailed plans

it was built quickly and under budget

it was built top to bottom

Gordon Bennett Cup is the most prestigious trophy in ballooning. Who was Gordon Bennett?

newspaper publisher

inventor of hot air baloon

governor of Canada

early balooning pioneer

Where did the Dalmatian breed originate?

in the Great Britain