History Challenge & Journal
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To be fair there is a bit of disparity of bands claiming the number 1 spot. On one website it was indeed Hotel California., but the definitive answer is on the website, and others, I used.
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Album name Blacky please.
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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If AC/DC is the answer than Back in Black can only be the album in question.
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Well done, give that man a cigar. Certified sales of 29.4 m..over 50m claimed. Some way behind the all time best selling album which is........????
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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Thank you for the cigar sateeb! Solo artist must be Michael Jackson with Thriller!
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Make that a Cuban cigar!!
47.3m certified sales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_b ... ing_albums
47.3m certified sales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_b ... ing_albums
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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Fair shout, hadn't thought about "Thriller"
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Guess it's my turn to ask a question.....
What was the largest contiguous empire in history?
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Not Roman, certainly not British, Mongol?
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That was quick! Right on pharvey
Answer: When Genghis Khan united North East Asian tribes to form the Mongol Empire, he created an empire that would span 9.27 million square miles in one mass at its peak in 1270. The British Empire owned a whopping 13.71 million square miles in 1920, but its territories were scattered around the globe.
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Actually had second thoughts over that and thought it could have been the Roman Empire, but taking into account the pure physical size of Asian countries......Blacky wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:25 pmThat was quick! Right on pharvey
Answer: When Genghis Khan united North East Asian tribes to form the Mongol Empire, he created an empire that would span 9.27 million square miles in one mass at its peak in 1270. The British Empire owned a whopping 13.71 million square miles in 1920, but its territories were scattered around the globe.
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Elton John - Goodbye Norma Jean (Candle in the Wind)?
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Okay, here's a simple one (not necessarily easy, but simple). No googling of course.
When did Germany become a unified nation state?
When did Germany become a unified nation state?
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Would this be the German Empire?dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 7:56 pm Okay, here's a simple one (not necessarily easy, but simple). No googling of course.
When did Germany become a unified nation state?
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Yes, I'm after the year most of the independent states unified to form the German empire. (I'll take a close guess!)
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