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| 631 | Which American President was shot in 1901 and died 8 days later? | McKinley | |
| 632 | Who were the mother and father of Elizabeth I? | Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII | |
| 633 | When the first World War broke out which three countries made up the Triple Entente? | France, England and Russia | |
| 634 | What city was the capital of Poland between 1320 and 1611? | Krakow | |
| 635 | Why don`t the restaurants `Palm Court`, `Café Parisien` and `Verandah` exist anymore? | They were on the Titanic | |
| 636 | Richard Byrd is credited with having been the first person to fly over what particular spot in the world? | The North Pole | |
| 637 | In what year was Prince William born? | 1982 | |
| 638 | In what century was the Taj Mahal built? | 17th | |
| 639 | What is the oldest daily newspaper in England? | The Times | |
| 640 | Who was the first member of the Royal Family to be interviewed on television? | Prince Philip | |
| 641 | Who was the first man to swim the English channel? | Matthew Webb | |
| 642 | In which century did Henry V rule England? | 15th | |
| 643 | In ancient Greece, Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth was made of which four elements? | Earth, Air, Water and Fire. | |
| 644 | Which British politician said `Assassination has never changed the history of the world` in 1865? | Benjamin Disraeli | |
| 645 | Cameroon gained it`s independence from which European country in 1960? | France | |
| 646 | Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? | Queen Victoria | |
| 647 | What was William The Conqueror`s wife called? | Matilda | |
| 648 | In which year did Princess Diana die? | 1997 | |
| 649 | In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War? | 1990 | |
| 650 | In 1889, what took over from the Great Pyramid as the tallest building in the world? | The Eiffel Tower | |
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| 651 | In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament? | 1605 | |
| 652 | What two names are given to the old and new styles of calendar? | Julian (old style) and Gregorian (new style) | |
| 653 | Who preceded John F Kennedy as the President of the USA? | Dwight Eisenhower | |
| 654 | In which decade was Calvin Coolidge President of the USA? | 1920s | |
| 655 | Which American President saw active service in both World War I and World War II? | Eisenhower | |
| 656 | Who was the first human to walk in space? | Alexei Leonov | |
| 657 | What method of transport was invented by Karl D. Sauerbronn in 1816? | The bicycle | |
| 658 | Which is Britain`s oldest cathedral? | Canterbury | |
| 659 | In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered? | 1940s | |
| 660 | What was the first metal used by man to make tools and weapons? | Copper | |
| 661 | Who sailed to the Galapagos Islands on his ship HMS Beagle? | Charles Darwin | |
| 662 | In which year was the first atomic bomb launched? | 1945 | |
| 663 | Who invented the safety lamp in 1815? | Sir Humphry Davy | |
| 664 | In which country land did the Ptolemy dynasty once rule? | Egypt | |
| 665 | In which Asian country did the Long March of the 1930s take place? | China | |
| 666 | What was the original function of the Leaning Tower of Pisa? | A bell tower | |
| 667 | Whose last words were `Tête d`Armée` which translate as `Chief Of The Army`? | Napolean Bonaparte | |
| 668 | Who hit the first golf ball on the moon? | Alan Shepard | |
| 669 | In which century did William Shakespeare write `Henry VIII`? | 17th | |
| 670 | Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839? | Charles Goodyear | |
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| 671 | Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country? | Ireland | |
| 672 | Which British Prime Minister, in 1938, returned from Germany with a paper signed by Hitler, declaring that it meant `peace for our time`? | Neville Chamberlain. | |
| 673 | In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I? | Sarajevo | |
| 674 | Who designed the Royal Pavillion in Brighton? | John Nash | |
| 675 | By what nickname was William Bonney better known? | Billy The Kid | |
| 676 | What appeared for the first time in The Times newspaper in September 1860 ? | The weather forecast | |
| 677 | According to the Bible, what kind of bird did Noah first release from the Ark when the rain stopped? | A raven. | |
| 678 | In 1898, which nation fought Spain in one of the most one-sided wars in modern history? | USA | |
| 679 | What was Winston Churchill’s home in Kent called? | Chartwell | |
| 680 | Who was born in Russia in 1877, moved to America and worked on make-up for films and in 1927 introduced the first cosmetics to be sold to non-theatrical customers? | Max Factor | |
| 681 | When was the country of Albania formed? 1713, 1813 or 1913? | 1913 | |
| 682 | In what year was the battle of Trafalgar? 1785, 1805 or 1814? | 1805 | |
| 683 | Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to Queen Elizabeth I? | Anne Boleyn | |
| 684 | According to Greek mythology, who destroyed the monsters Python and Cyclops? | Apollo | |
| 685 | In what decade was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? | 1940s (1948) | |
| 686 | During which month is the anniversary of the revolution celebrated in Russia? | November (the 7th) | |
| 687 | Ted Bundy the American serial killer was convicted because of what type of forensic evidence? Hair samples, Fingerprints or Bite Marks? | Bite marks | |
| 688 | In 1982, Hector E. Bonzo was the last Captain of which ship? | General Belgrano | |
| 689 | Which battle of 1746 ended the Jacobite revolution? | Culloden | |
| 690 | Who is the second longest reigning monarch in Britain, behind Queen Victoria? | George III | |
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| 691 | Napoleon was born on which island? | Corsica | |
| 692 | The world`s first public railway was opened in which country? | England | |
| 693 | What were the first living creatures sent into space by the United States? | Mice | |
| 694 | How many took part in the Last Supper? | 13 | |
| 695 | Which politician`s last words are said to be `I`m so bored with it all`? | Winston Churchill | |
| 696 | In which year did John Major become leader of the Conservative party? | 1990 | |
| 697 | Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978? | The Times | |
| 698 | The inhabitants of which English town hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars? | Hartlepool - they thought it was a French spy | |
| 699 | Who shot Martin Luther King? | James Earl Ray | |
| 700 | With which foot did Neil Armstrong first step onto the moon? His right or his left? | His left | |
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