What event caused the 2010 Flash Crash, when U.S. stocks plunged and rebounded within minutes?
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A large sell order
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What event caused the 2010 Flash Crash, when U.S. stocks plunged and rebounded within minutes?
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A large sell order
Which U.S. bank’s collapse helped trigger the Panic of 1907?
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Which 18th-century British bubble burst after the South Sea Company’s share price peaked in 1720?
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South Sea Bubble
Which club won the 2026–27 Premier League opening-round match at Manchester City?
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Manchester City
Why were Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City both scheduled to kick off at 14:00 BST on Sunday in the 2026–27 opening round?
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Brighton’s Conference League qualification play-offs
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Which U.S. bank’s collapse helped trigger the Panic of 1907?
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Which club won the 2026–27 Premier League opening-round match at Manchester City?
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Manchester City
Why were Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City both scheduled to kick off at 14:00 BST on Sunday in the 2026–27 opening round?
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Brighton’s Conference League qualification play-offs
Which 2026–27 Premier League opening-round match was scheduled for 17:30 BST on Saturday?
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Brentford versus Tottenham Hotspur
On what date did Japanese forces formally surrender in Singapore in 1945?
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September 12, 1945
Who photographed the iconic V-J Day kiss in New York’s Times Square in 1945?
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
How long was the surviving recording of Hirohito’s 1945 surrender broadcast?
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4 minutes 36 seconds