History - 01 (Submitted By Yoda & Lindsey)
  Question Answer
001

For which European country did Mozambique declare independence in 1975?

Portugal
002

For what is the eighteenth and nineteenth century sailor Sir Francis Beaufort best remembered?

 His System Of Wind Force Indicators
003 Which great Renaissance figure had the surname Buonarroti? Michelangelo
004 The Monument in the City Of London is a monument to which event? The Great Fire Of London
005 Which country was previously known as the Dutch East Indies? Indonesia
006 Who was the mother of James I of England (VI of Scotland )? Mary Queen Of Scots
007 At which battle was the Charge Of The Light Brigade? Balaclava
008 In which country was Greenpeace founded in 1971? Canada
009 Which King of France was known as the (Sun King)? Louis XIV
010 What notorious event occurred on the 24th October 1929? The Wall Street Crash or (Black Thursday)
011 Who is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson? Emma Hamilton
012 Which shipbuilding company constructed the Titanic? Harland & Wolff
013 In which year was the Berlin Wall constructed? 1961
014 What did British Honduras change its name to in 1973? Belize
015 What did the Romans call Wales? Cambria
016 What did the Romans call Scotland? Caledonia
017 In which war was Bunker Hill a major battle? The American War Of Independence
018 What name was given to the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942? Operation Torch
019 In which English town was the Co-Operative Society formed in 1844? Rochdale
020 Who was made Lord Mayor of London in 1397, 1398, 1406 and 1419? Richard (Dick) Whittington
021 Which type of British fighter plane shot down 1,294 enemy aircraft in World War One? The Sopwith Camel
022 Which legendary American fire fighter was sent to extinguish the oilfields of Kuwait in 1991? Red Adair
023 At which battle did Nelson famously (turn a blind eye) to orders to disengage? The Battle of Copenhagen
024 What were men conscripted to work down mines in World War Two usually known as? Bevin Boys
025 What famous protest took place in Britain in 1936? The Jarrow March
026 Which Queen Of England Was Known As Bloody Mary? Mary I
027 Who Was Nick-Named (The Desert Fox)? Field Marshal Rommel
028 Who Was Henry VIII's Last Wife? Catherine Parr
029 What Nationality Was Hannibal? Carthaginian
030 Who Was The Youngest British Prime Minister? William Pitt (The Younger)
031 Who Lead The British Labour Party Before Harold Wilson? Hugh Gaitskell
032 Who Was The Only British Pope? Adrian IV
033 Of What Tribe Was Boadicea The Head? The Iceni
034 What Was A Ballista? An Ancient Siege Machine, A Giant Catapult Or Crossbow?
035 What Happened If You Looked A Gorgon In The Eye? You Turned To Stone
036 Who Preceded Mao Tse-Tung? Chiang Kai-Chek
037 In Which City Was John F Kennedy Assassinated? Dallas
038 In Which Year Was Joan Of Arc Burned At The Stake? 1431
039 Who Was Known As Coeur De Lion? Richard I (The Lionheart)
040 Where Were The McDonalds Massacred By The Campbells And The English In 1692? Glencoe
041 What Was The First Reich? The Holy Roman Empire
042 What Were (Mulberries)? Floating Harbours Used On D-Day
043 Who Succceeded Hitler In 1945? Admiral Donitz
044 What Was The Name Given To Textile Workers Who Opposed Modernisation During The Nineteenth Century? Luddites
045 What Did The Bank Of England Issue For The First Time In 1791? Banknotes
046 Which Spanish King Sent An Armada Against England In 1588? Philip II
047 Which Royal House Ruled England Between 1603 & 1714? The Stuarts
048 Who Coined The Phrase (Goverment Of The People, By The People And For The People)? Abraham Lincoln
049 Who Commanded The Confederate Armies During The American Civil War? General Robert E.Lee
050 Where Did Napoleon Bonaparte Die In Exile? St Helena
051 Name The British Liner That Sunk On Its Maiden Voyage In 1912? The Titanic
052 Who Was Henry VIII's Third Wife? Jane Seymour
053 What Was The Duchess Of Windsor's Name Before She Married The Duke? Wallace Simpson
054 Who Was Marie Antoinette's Husband? Louis XVI
055 What Disaster Hit London In 1666? The Great Fire
056 In Which Welsh Village Where 144 Adults And Children Killed By A Land Slippage? Aberton
057 Which City Was Engulfed In Lava From Mount Vesuvius In AD79? Pompeii
058 Who Shot Lee Harvey Oswald, The Assassin Of John F Kennedy? Jack Ruby
059 What Event Killed On In Four People In Europe In The Fourteenth Century? The Black Death Or Bubonic Plague
060 Which European Country Withdrew Its Forces From NATO In 1975? Greece
061 Which Axis Powers In World War II Fought With The Allies In World War I? Japan & Italy
062 Who Made The First Non-Stop Transatlantic Crossing In An Aeroplane? Alcock & Brown
063 Who was King Of England During The Battle Of Agincourt? Henry V
064 The Eldest Sons Of The Kings Of Which Country Had The Title (Dauphin)? France
065 Which Food Of The Gods Was Said To Give Humans Immortality? Ambrosia
066 During Which Monarch's Reigns Did Shakespeare Live? Elizabeth I & James I
067 Who Was The Last British Monarch Born Abroad? King George II
068 Which Mutiny Took Place In 1789? Mutiny On The Bounty
069 What Tax Was Levied Between 1695 & 1851? Window Tax
070 Which Was The First Town To Be Liberated By The Allies On D-Day? Caen
071 Which Building In Berlin Was Burned Down In 1933? The Reichstag
072 What Was The Name Given To Those Who Campaigned For Social Reform In England Between 1836 & 1858? The Chartists
073 In Which City Did The Indian Mutiny Start? Meerut
074 How Many Crusades Were There? Nine
075 Who Invented The Spinning Frame In 1769? Sir Richard Arkwright
076 Which French Port Belonged To England Between 1347 & 1558? Calais
077 During Which King's Reign Did The Great Fire Of London Occur? Charles II
078 How Long Was The Hundred Years War? 116 Years
079 With Which Ship Did Francis Drake Circumnavigate The World? The Pelican, Renamed The Golden Hind After Clearing Cape Horn
080 Name The German Battleship Sunk In A Norwegian Fjord In 1944? The Tirpitz
081 Name The Ship In Which Columbus Discovered America? Santa Maria (Pinta & Nina Were Sister Ships)
082 Which Country Was Awarded The George Cross For Civilian Bravery In 1942? Malta
083 Which (Age) Occured Between The Stone And The Iron Ages? Bronze Age
084 What Office Did Churchill Hold For The Longest Continous Period? Prime Minister
085 What Was Founded In The Reign Of Henry VIII For The Protection Of The Royal Person? Yeoman Of The Guard Or Beefeaters
086 Designed By Robert Fulton, Which Weapon Was Tested In The Seine In 1801? The Submarine
087 Who Is The Only British Prime Minister To Have Been Assassinated? Spencer Perceval, 1812
088 Where Was The Only British Prime Minister To Be Assassinated Killed? The Lobby Of The House Of Commons
089 Who Assassinated Robert Kennedy? Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
090 Name The Fabulous Winged Horse Of Greek Mythology? Pegasus
091 Who Said (Will No-One Rid Me Of This Turbulent Priest)? Henry II
092 In Which Year Did The Battle Of Hastings Take Place? 1066
093 What Was A Sopwith Camel? A Single Seater Armed Biplane Used In WWI
094 What Was The Function Of Press Gangs In The Early Nineteenth Century? To Press Or Recruit Men Into The Royal Navy
095 How Old Was Edward VI When He Became King? 9 Years Old
096 Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin Landed On The Moon But Who Stayed Behind In The Command Capsule? Michael Collins
097 Who Was The Last British Monarch To Lead His Forces Into Battle? George II
098 Who Placed His Cloak On A Puddle For Elizabeth I? Sir Walter Raleigh
099 Who Wrote A Famous Diary Between 1660 & 1669? Samuel Pepys
100 Who Founded The Open University? Harold Wilson
101 What Happened To Alaska In 1867? It Was Sold By Russia To The United States
102 Which Chinese Dynasty Lasted From 1368-1644? Ming
103 Which Roman Emperor Followed Claudius? Nero
104 Who Preceded Harold Wilson As Prime Minister? Sir Alec Douglas Home
105 Who Was The First President Of The United States? George Washington
106 When Did The Storming Of The Bastille Take Place? July 14th, 1789
107 In Which Year Was The Battle Of Trafalgar Fought? 1805
108 Which English King Was Given The Title Defender Of The Faith By Pope Leo X? Henry VIII
109 Neptune Was The Roman God Of The Oceans, What Name Did The Greeks Use? Poseidon
110 What was The Eldest Son Of Edward III Better Known As? The Black Prince
111 Name Queen Elizabeth I's Mother? Anne Boleyn
112 What Was The 9th Century Tax Levied To Fight The Vikings? Dane Geld
113 What Were The Six Farm Hands Arrested For Forming A Trade Union Better Known As? The Tolpuddle Martyrs
114 Which Institution Was Founded By The Roman Catholic Church In The 13th Century To Root Out Heresay? The Inquisition
115 What Was The Goverment Of Oliver Cromwell Called? The Commenwealth Goverment
116 What Name Was Given To The Practise Of Killing Every Tenth Man In A Mutinous Roman Cohort? Decimate
117 Name The Event Involving The Anarchist, Peter The Painter? The Siege Of Sydney Street
118 When The Conservative Party Were Known As Tories Who Were Their Chief Opponents? The Whigs
119 In Which Century Did Lady Godiva Live? 11th Century
120 Where Was Thomas Becket Murdered? Canterbury Cathedral
121 Which Famous Venetian Merchant Travelled To China And Worked For Kublai Khan? Marco Polo
122 Which Wall Did The Romans Build To Keep Out Marauding Scots? Hadrians Wall
123 Where Did King John Sign The Magna Carta? Ruunymede
124 Which Instrument Of Torture Had a Hinged Case Full Of Spikes? The Iron Maiden
125 How Many Colonies Signed The American Declaration Of Independence? 13 Colonies
126 Which famous Tapestry Commemorates The Conquering Of England? Bayeux Tapestry
127 Who Was President Of America At The Outbreak Of World War II? Franklin D Roosevelt
128 The General Strike, Called In 1926, Supported Which Union? Mine Workers Union
129 In Which City Did Chamberlain Make His(Wind Of Change) Speech In 1960? Cape Town
130 Who Was Prime Minister When Edward VIII Abdicated? Stanley Baldwin
131 When Cook Discovered The Hawaiian Islands What Did He Name Them? Sandwich Islands
132 Who Became President Of France After Charles De Gaulle? Georges Pompidou
133 Name The First Steam Engine To Run Between Stockton & Darlington? Locomotion No1
134 Who Described Russia As (A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside An Enigma)? Winston Churchill
135 How Many Men Were There In A Roman Legion? 6000
136 During Which War Did The Charge Of The Light Brigade Occur? Crimean
137 Name The Queen Of England Who Ruled For Nine Days? Lady Jane Grey
138 Where Was A Famous (Tea Party) Held In 1773? Boston Tea Party
139 Which English Silver Coin, Worth Four Pennies, Was Taken Out Of Circulation In The 17th Century? The Groat
140 Name The Slave Who Lead An Unsuccessful Revolt By The Gladiators Against Rome? Spartacus
141 Which American President Was Assassinated In A Theatre? Abraham Lincoln
142 Who Pioneered Nursing Whilst Serving In The Crimean War? Florence Nightingale
143 What Was The Name Given To The French Goverment Which Collaborated With The Nazis? Vichy
144 Which Of Hitler's Deputies Flew To Scotland In 1941? Rudolf Hess
145 Where Was The German Fleet Scuppered At The End Of World War I? Scapa Flow
146 Where Was Napoleon Bonaparte Born? Corsica
147 What Process Is Used For Dating Ancient Organic Objects? Radio Carbon Dating
148 What Was Deciphed As A Result Of The Discovery Of The Rosetta Stone? Hieroglyphics
149 What Was The Name Given To The Coding Machine Used By The Germans In World War II? Enigma
150 What Was Baron Manfred Von Richthofen Also Known As? The Red Baron
151 What Was Anne Frank Famous For? Writing A Diary About Her Hide From The Germans In WW2
152 After Henry VIII, Who Was The Next Member Of British Royalty To Get Divorced? Princess Margaret
153 Which Queen Had An Extra Finger? Anne Boleyn
154 Which King Wore Two Shirts At His Execution So As Not To Shiver And Appear Frightened? Charles I
155 Which Law Was Passed At The End Of The Eighteenth Century Making Trade Unions Illegal? The Combination Acts
156 Which Act Gave People Temporary Release From From Prison To Prevent Starvation? The Cat & Mouse Act
157 Who Played Bowls Before Engaging The Spanish Armada? Sir Francis Drake
158 Where Was The Royalist HQ During The English Civil War? Oxford
159 Who Brought Back Tobacco And Potatoes From The Americas? Sir Walter Raleigh
160 Whose Election slogan Was (You've Never Had It So Good)? Harold Macmillian, 1959
161 Who Formed The First Labour Goverment? Ramsey MacDonald 1924
162 Who Was A Tory, then Became A Labour MP And Finally Lead The British Facist Party? Oswald Mosley
163 When And Over What Was The First British Referendum Held? 1975, Membership Of The EEC
164 Where Was The Roman's First Colony Based In England? Colchester
165 What Was The Name Of Scotland's First King? Kenneth
166 In which century was (The Black Death)? Fourteenth
167 Which British city was named Deva by the Romans? Chester
168 Where were Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard both executed? The Tower Of London
169 Who was the second President of the USA? John Adams
170 Which London Theatre Referring To The 2nd World War Used The Slogan (We Are Never Closed) The Windmill
171 What Was The Given To The Period From 1919 To 1933 When Alcohol Was Banned In America The Prohibition
172 Which Magician Was An Advisor To King Arthur Merlin
173 What Left Lisbon On May 28 th 1588 & Did Not Return Intact The Spanish Armada
174 Henry The 8 th Had A Bit Of Bad Rep When It Comes To His Wives But He Only Executed 2 (PFE) Anne Boleyn, Katheryn Howard
175 Which Small Car Did Austin And Morris Launch In 1959? Mini
176 What Was Formerly Called Stingray Harbour? Botany Bay
177 In What Year Was Robert Kennedy Assassinated? (2 Points Spot On, 1 Point Year Either Way) 1968
178 What was the nickname of President Duvalier of Haiti, who died in 1971? Papa Doc
179 Who was the first Windsor monarch of the UK? George V (reigned 1910-1936)
180 in 1986 the prime minister of which European country was assassinated on his way home from the cinema with his wife? Sweden (Olof Palme)
181 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI created which principality in 1719? Lichtenstein
182 In which year did the demolition of the Berlin Wall begin? 1989
183 In 1816 which US state was admitted to the Union as the 20th state? Mississippi
184 In 1979 which English art historian was exposed as a one-time Soviet spy and stripped of his knighthood? Anthony Blunt
185 Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980? Zimbabwe (Independent Nation of Zimbabwe)
186 Who designed Regent's Park in London in 1811? John Nash
187 Who founded the Salvation Army in London, 1865? William Booth
188 Which Egyptian president ordered the seizure of the Suez Canal in 1956? President Nassar
189 Who was the cult leader of the Waco Siege in 1993? David Koresh
190 Which is the oldest University in the USA? Harvard (founded 1636, in Cambridge Massachusetts)
191 Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796? Edward Jenner
192 In which European city did composer Richard Wagner die in 1883? Venice
193 The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 featured in which war? Zulu War (or Zulu Wars).
194 Which country was first to operate an old age pension scheme? Germany (1891)
195 Who was the last British Viceroy of India? Lord Louis Mountbatten
196 Who was the ruler of the USSR from 1917-22? Vladimir Lenin
197 What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, (Houston, we've had a problem)? Jack Swigert
198 In which year did the UK hand over Hong Kong sovereignty to China? 1997 (June 30th)
199 Who invented the thermometer in 1593? Galileo
200 The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of England? York and Lancaster
201 Which Wild West legend was born Henry McCarty? Billy the Kid, alias William H Bonney
202 Which comic strip animal devised by Otto Mesmer first appeared in 1931? Felix the Cat
203 Who was UK Labour cabinet minister and social reformer Frank Pakenham better known as? Lord Longford (7th Earl of Longford)
204 What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918? Spanish Flu
205 What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight? Spirit of St Louis (achieved in 1927)
206 What song, popular in the First World War, was written by George and Felix Powell? Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit Bag
207 In which year did the Titanic sink? 1912
208 Who Was the Queen Of The Iceni Tribe Of England Who Led An Uprising Against The Romans? Boudica
209 In Which War Was Pork Chop Hill Fought Over? Korean
210 April 1889 Saw The Birth Of Which Future Dictator? Adolf Hitler
211 Who Was The Mother Of James 1st Of England? Mary Queen Of Scots
212 what war followed the shot heard round the world the war of american independence
213 oklahoma's recorded History began in 1541 when what spanish explorer ventured through the area on his quest for the lost city of gold coronado
214 the land that would eventually be known as oklahoma was part of the what in 1803 louisiana purchase.
215 beginning in the 1820s, who from the southeastern united states were relocated to indian territory over numerous routes the five civilized tribes
216 the most famous indian relocation to oklahoma was by the cherokee indians, what was the route called trail of tears
217 how many oklahoma land runs were there six
218 on november, 16, 1907, oklahoma became the what number state 46th
219 oklahoma statehood in 1907 became a sure thing. in part due to the discovery of what oil
220 what name did the indians give the black soldiers that were fighting against them in the late 1800's buffalo soldiers
221 which was the last of the 5 civilized tribe to arrive in oklahoma seminole
222 when the choctaw indians were moved to oklahoma,they brought their crack police force with them. what were they called lighthorsemen
223 who created an 86-letter syllabary for the cherokee language sequoyah
224 what is the only national spectator sport originating entirely in the united states rodeos
225 what is the the state capital of oklahoma oklahoma city
226 oklahoma comes from two choctaw words, okla and humma, and literally means what red people
227 oklahoma has more man-made ___ that any other state lakes
228 oklahoma's four include the ouachitas, arbuckles, wichitas, and the kiamichis. mountain ranges
229 the official song and anthem of the state of oklahoma is ___,composed and written by richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein oklahoma
230 what is the common name for muscivora forficata, the state bird of oklahoma scissor-tailed flycatcher
231 what is the common name for cercis canadensis, the state tree of oklahoma redbud
232 the state motto for oklahoma is labor omnia vincit, which means what labor conquers all things
233 what is the nickname of oklahoma sooner state
234 In What Year Did World War I Begin 1914
235 In What Year Did World War I End 1918
236 1970 Saw Which Treaty Between USSR & Germany The Moscow Treaty
237 Who Became Chancellor Of Germany In 1933 Adolf Hitler
238 what revelation did alexander butterfield make to the senate watergate committee the oval office bugging
239 how many witches were burned at the state in salem, massachusetts none
240 what was the name of the balloon three americans piloted across the atlantic in 1978 the double eagle ii
241 what was marco polo's home town venice
242 what automotive flop was named for the only child of henry ford the edsel
243 what's fidel castro's brother's name raoul
244 what's the oldest college in the u.s. harvard
245 how many days after john f. kennedy's assassination was lee harvey oswald shot two
246 whose epitaph reads, free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, i'm free at last martin luther king jr.
247 who was the first woman elected to lead a european democracy margaret thatcher
248 who was patricia hurst with the night she was kidnapped steven weed
249 what was the sister ship of the olympic the titanic
250 what battle of the war of 1812 wa fought after the treaty of ghent was signed the battle of new orleans
251 what asian leader was known as the little brown saint mahatma gandhi
252 how many astronauts manned each project mercury flight one
253 who said: there is nothing in the bible that says i must wear rags billy graham
254 what organization was founded by the rev. jerry falwell moral majority
255 who said: when i look at my children, i say lillian you should have stayed a virgin lillian carter
256 what city was john f. kennedy nominated for president in los angeles
257 what daughter of czar nicholas ii is said to have escaped death in the russian revolution anastasia
258 who did the los angeles times endorse in the 1964 preisential election barry goldwater
259 who was the first u.s president born outside the orginal 13 states abraham lincoln
260 what french port did 200,000 british troops flee on june 4th 1940 dunkirk
261 what country did the allies invade in world war ii's operation avalanche italy
262 who killed 5 london prostitutes in 1888 jack the ripper
263 what two mountain ranges did hannibal and his elephants march through in 218 b.c. the pyrenees and alps
264 who gave john f. kennedy a dog named pushinka nikita khrushchev
265 who was the last of the apache warrior chiefs geronimo
266 what employment did patricia hearst claim when booked urban terrorist
267 who was the last to sit on the peacock throne shah mohammed reza pahlavi
268 what black muslim leader was assassinated on feb. 21, 1965 malcolm x
269 what amendment to the u.s. constitution ended prohibition the twenty first
270 what was the only state george mcgovern carried in the 1972 presidential election massachusetts
271 who did dita beard work for itt
272 who was the first incumbent u.s. president to survive being shot ronald reagan
273 what's the claim to fame of abraham zapruder he filmed john f. kennedy's assassination
274 how many states did richard nixon carry in 1972 forty nine
275 what did a shepherd boy discover at qumram, jordon in 1947 the dead sea scrolls
276 what started in 1849 when gold was discovered at sutter's mill the california gold rush
277 how many times was franklin roosevelt elected president four
278 what date is st. patrick's day march 17th
279 where did the first atomic bomb explode trinity site, new mexico
280 little boy & fat man were the first atomic bombs
281 what did jack the ripper sign on his first note yours truly
282 whats the resting place of those buried at sea davey jones locker
283 which was the sacred animal of ancient egypt cat
284 who proclaimed thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 abraham lincoln
285 In What Year Was The United Nations Organisation Formed 1945
286 In 1959 Who Established A Communist Government In Cuba Fidel Castro
287 In What Year Did India Gain Independence Marking The Start Of Decolonisation 1947
288 What did Sir Howard Carter discover in 1922? Tutankhamens Tomb
289 what's the oldest college in the u.s. harvard
290 what daughter of czar nicholas ii is said to have escaped death in the russian revolution anastasia
291 who did the los angeles times endorse in the 1964 preisential election barry goldwater
292 who was the first u.s president born outside the orginal 13 states abraham lincoln
293 what country did the allies invade in world war ii's operation avalanche italy
294 After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named? Theodore Roosevelt
295 In What Year Was The French Declaration Of The Rights Of Man (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) 1789
296 what two mountain ranges did hannibal and his elephants march through in 218 b.c the pyrenees and alps
297 who gave john f. kennedy a dog named pushinka nikita khrushchev
298 Who was President of the USA from 1953 till 1961? Dwight D. Eisenhower
299 who was the last to sit on the peacock throne shah mohammed reza pahlavi
300 what employment did patricia hearst claim when booked urban terrorist
301 what amendment to the u.s. constitution ended prohibition the twenty first
302 what was the only state george mcgovern carried in the 1972 presidential election massachusetts
303 where was the 1962 world's fair held seattle
304 what pope died 33 days after his election john paul i
305 who won the 1968 oregon democratic primary eugene mccarthy
306 what city was destroyed by little boy hiroshima
307 what ocean was amelia earhart flying over when she disappeared the pacific
308 where did the first atomic bomb explode trinity site, new mexico
309 Which City Did The Allies Liberate On August 25th 1944 Paris
310 Who Was The 1st wife of henry Viii Catherine Of Aragon
311 Who Was The 2nd Wife Of Henry Viii Anne Boleyn
312 Who Was The 3rd Wife Of Henry Viii Jane Seymour
313 Who Was The 4th Wife Of Henry Viii Anne Of Cleeves
314 Who Was The 5th Wife Of Henry Viii Kathryn Howard
315 Who Was The 5th Wife Of Henry Viii Katherine Parr
316 On the 1st of July of what year was the British colony of Hong Kong returned to China? 1997
317 In the harbour of which city was the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior sunk in 1985? Auckland
318 In 1956, Tunisia gained independence from which country? France
319 By what name was Baron Manfred von Richthofen better known? The Red Baron
320 Who was Captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage? Edward J. Smith
321 In what language was the (Communist Manifesto) by Karl Marx written? German
322 Sir Henry Morgan was a famous 17th century...? Buccaneer
323 Which country was the first to allow women to vote in 1893? New Zealand
324 The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous? Dynamite
325 How Many Children Did Queen Victoria Have Nine
326 Who Was Ptolemy Dionysius Related To As Both Brother And Husband Cleopatra
327 21 October 1805 Is The Anniversary Of Which Famous Battle Trafalgar
328 Who Is The Father Of Queen Elizabeth 2nd George VI
329 In Which Year Was The Law Abolished That Allowed Witches To Be Burned 1736
330 Great Britain Was The First Country To Issue Postage Stamps But In What Year 1840
331 The Worlds First Travel Agency Was Founded In 1850 By Whom? Thomas Cook
332 Calpurnia Was The 3rd Wife Of Which Roman Emperor Julias Caesar
333 In 1921 Who Founded The First Birth Control Clinic In London Marie Stoppes
334 What type of sweet did Mars and Murrie develop in 1941? M & Ms
335 What Was Launched In 1960 & Was Closely Linked With The Sexual Attitudes Of The Swinging 60's The Pill
336 Which US President Was Forced To Resign In 1974 Richard Nixon
337 What Year Saw The Imposition Of Martial Law In Poland 1918
338 How Long Did The 100 Years War Last 116 Years
339 Which War Involving The UK Began In 1982 The Falklands War
340 Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon? Houston
341 Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI? Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)
342 Which Architect Designed The Whitehouse James Hoban
343 How Long Was The American Civil War Four Years
344 In What Year Was The General Strike 1926
345 Who Was Ousted By Corazon Aquino In 1986 Ferdinand Marcos
346 In What Year Did Great Britain Gain Control Of Hong Hong 1842
347 In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first to cross the English channel using which method of transport? Balloon
348 Which State Became The 47th US State In 1912 New Mexico
349 Where Did The Mayflower Set Sail From In 1620 Southampton
350 What Became America's 50th State On August 21st 1959 Hawaii
351 How Many Pilgrims Were Aboard The Mayflower 120
352 Who Was The First Us President To Take Up Residence In The Whitehouse John Adams
353 What historic event does the nursery rhyme (Ring-a-ring of roses) commemorate? The Great Plague
354 In What Year Did Mikhail Gorbachev Become Leader Of The Soviet Union 1985
355 Who Led A 125 Mile March Of Child Worker To Theodore Roosevelt's Vacation Home On Long Island Mary Harris Jones
356 What Did British Troops Destroy In Washington DC In 1814 The President's House
357 In What Year Did The Great Fire Of London Occur 1666
358 What Space Rocket Was Destroyed During Ground Tests At Cape Canaveral In 1967 Apollo 1
359 Who Was Henry Bolingbroke's Father John Of Gaunt (The Duke Of Lancaster)
360 What Was The Colonial Name Of Ghana Gold Coast
361 In What Year Did India Gain Independence From British Colonial Rule 1947
362 How Many Times Was Queen Elizabeth I Married None
363 In 1613 Who Did Pocahontas Marry John Rolfe
364 Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Second World War? Neville Chamberlain
365 In What Year Was Abraham Lincoln Assasinated 1865
366 What Was The Coronation Year Of Queen Elizabeth 2nd 1952
367 In What Century Were The War Of The Roses Fought 15th Century
368 What Did Lord Carnavon & Howard Carter vDiscover In 1922 The Tomb Of Tutankhamen
369 In What Year Was The Old Age Pension Introduced In The UK 1908
370 Who killed who in 1963 in what is generally regarded as the first live televised murder? Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald
371 In 1715 Louis XIV Of France Was Succeeded By Louuis XV What Relation Was He Great Grandson
372 Who Was The First Roman Emperor Augustus (Gaius Julius Octavianus)
373 In What Year Was The Tomb Of Tutankhamen Discovered 1922
374 In What Year Did The Spanish Civil War Begin 1936
375 Where In Egypt Is The Tomb Of Tutankhamen Valley Of The Kings, Luxor
376 In What Year Did The Vietnam War Begin 1954
377 Which King Was Overthrown As A Result Of The French Revolution Louis XVI
378 In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? Alaska
379 In What Year Did The French Revolution Begin 1789
380 The Charge Of The Light Brigade Occured During Which War Crimean
381 In What Year Was Queen Elizabeth The I Born 1533
382 Who Was The First Christian Emperor Of Rome Constantine The Great
383 Which 1776 American Affirmation Asserted The Basic Rights Of All To (Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness) American Declaration Of Independence
384 Which Revolution Began In 1789 The French Revolution
385 In what year was the first English translation of the Bible completed? 1388
386 How Many Days After Hiroshima Did Nagasaki Receive The Second Atom Bomb Three
387 When Did Napoleon Bonaparte Begin His Reign As Emperor Of France 1804
388 Which Political Party Rose To Power In China In 1949 The Communists
389 What Major Event Occured In Russia In 1917 The Russian Revolution
390 In What Year Was The Berlin Wall Erected 1916
391 In What Year Did The American Civil War End 1865
392 Which French Ruler Was Finally Defeated In 1815 Napoleon
393 In What Year Was The Chinese Republic Established 1911
394 In 1968 Which Country Did The USSR Invade To Stamp Out Liberal Reform Czechoslovakia
395 What was rudolf hess' sentence at the nuremburg trials Life Imprisonment
396 The Worlds First Travel Agency Was Founded In 1850 By Whom? Thomas Cook
397 In Which Year Did The Falklands Conflict Begin 1982
398 On What Japanese City Was The First Atomic Bomb Dropped Hiroshima
399 What Was The Name Of The Son Of Cleopatra & Julius Caesar Caesarion
400 In Which Country Is The Auschwitz Concentration Camp Located Poland
401 Who Was The Last King To Sit On The English Throne George VI
402 With Which War Is Florence Nightingale Associated Crimean
403 To What Was Byzantium Renamed In 330 AD Constantinople
404 Who, in 1909, became the first man to fly across the English Channel Louis Bleriot
405 Which two words are inscribed on a Victoria Cross? For Valour
406 What was significant about the words (Watson, please come here, I want you) when spoken in 1876? First Complete Sentance Spoken On The Phone
407 As at November 2005, who is the only British Prime Minister to have been appointed and dismissed four times, serving four separate terms in office? William Gladstone
408 For how many years did the 30 Years War last? 27, 30 or 36? 30 Years
409 Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into? 12
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