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# Question Answer
631 Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley? Lady Jane Grey
632 In which country did the cloning of Dolly the sheep take place? Scotland
633 As at the year 2001, who has been the tallest American President? Abraham Lincoln
634 In which month in 1914, did Britain declare war on Germany? August
635 In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister? 1997
636 Which king was the target of the Gunpowder plot of 1605? James I
637 In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister? 1979
638 What was King William II killed by? An arrow, the plague or old age? An Arrow
639 The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous? Dynamite
640 In which century was the world`s first public railway opened? 19th
641 The explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was from which country? New Zealand
642 Which American President was shot in 1901 and died 8 days later? McKinley
643 Who were the mother and father of Elizabeth I? Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
644 When the first World War broke out which three countries made up the Triple Entente? France, England and Russia
645 What city was the capital of Poland between 1320 and 1611? Krakow
646 Why don`t the restaurants `Palm Court`, `Café Parisien` and `Verandah` exist anymore? They were on the Titanic
647 Richard Byrd is credited with having been the first person to fly over what particular spot in the world? The North Pole
648 In what year was Prince William born? 1982
649 In what century was the Taj Mahal built? 17th
650 What is the oldest daily newspaper in England? The Times
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651 Who was the first member of the Royal Family to be interviewed on television? Prince Philip
652 Who was the first man to swim the English channel? Matthew Webb
653 In which century did Henry V rule England? 15th
654 In ancient Greece, Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth was made of which four elements? Earth, Air, Water and Fire.
655 Which British politician said `Assassination has never changed the history of the world` in 1865? Benjamin Disraeli
656 Cameroon gained it`s independence from which European country in 1960? France
657 Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? Queen Victoria
658 What was William The Conqueror`s wife called? Matilda
659 In which year did Princess Diana die? 1997
660 In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War? 1990
661 In 1889, what took over from the Great Pyramid as the tallest building in the world? The Eiffel Tower
662 In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament? 1605
663 What two names are given to the old and new styles of calendar? Julian (old style) and Gregorian (new style)
664 Who preceded John F Kennedy as the President of the USA? Dwight Eisenhower
665 In which decade was Calvin Coolidge President of the USA? 1920s
666 Which American President saw active service in both World War I and World War II? Eisenhower
667 Who was the first human to walk in space? Alexei Leonov
668 What method of transport was invented by Karl D. Sauerbronn in 1816? The bicycle
669 Which is Britain`s oldest cathedral? Canterbury
670 In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered? 1940s
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671 What was the first metal used by man to make tools and weapons? Copper
672 Who sailed to the Galapagos Islands on his ship HMS Beagle? Charles Darwin
673 In which year was the first atomic bomb launched? 1945
674 Who invented the safety lamp in 1815? Sir Humphry Davy
675 In which country land did the Ptolemy dynasty once rule? Egypt
676 In which Asian country did the Long March of the 1930s take place? China
677 What was the original function of the Leaning Tower of Pisa? A bell tower
678 Which American President ordered the dropping of the first Atomic Bomb? Harry Truman
679 Whose last words were `Tête d`Armée` which translate as `Chief Of The Army`? Napolean Bonaparte
680 Who hit the first golf ball on the moon? Alan Shepard
681 In which century did William Shakespeare write `Henry VIII`? 17th
682 Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839? Charles Goodyear
683 Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country? Ireland
684 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.
685 In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I? Sarajevo
686 Who designed the Royal Pavillion in Brighton? John Nash
687 By what nickname was William Bonney better known? Billy The Kid
688 What appeared for the first time in The Times newspaper in September 1860 ? The weather forecast
689 According to the Bible, what kind of bird did Noah first release from the Ark when the rain stopped? A raven.
690 In 1898, which nation fought Spain in one of the most one-sided wars in modern history? USA
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691 What was Winston Churchill’s home in Kent called? Chartwell
692 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
693 When was the country of Albania formed? 1713, 1813 or 1913? 1913
694 In what year was the battle of Trafalgar? 1785, 1805 or 1814? 1805
695 Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to Queen Elizabeth I? Anne Boleyn
696 According to Greek mythology, who destroyed the monsters Python and Cyclops? Apollo
697 In what decade was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? 1940s (1948)
698 During which month is the anniversary of the revolution celebrated in Russia? November (the 7th)
699 Ted Bundy the American serial killer was convicted because of what type of forensic evidence? Hair samples, Fingerprints or Bite Marks? Bite marks
700 In 1982, Hector E. Bonzo was the last Captain of which ship? General Belgrano
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