How was an elephant Topsy put to death?

strangulation

firing squad

electrocution

starving

Topsy was a female Asian elephant put to death in Coney Island, New York amusement park by electrocution in January 1903.

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

Empire State Building

Sears Tower

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

Who first described the heliocentric model of the Sun and planets? ( with the Sun in the center)