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# Question Answer
701 Which battle of 1746 ended the Jacobite revolution? Culloden
702 Who is the second longest reigning monarch in Britain, behind Queen Victoria? George III
703 Napoleon was born on which island? Corsica
704 The world`s first public railway was opened in which country? England
705 What were the first living creatures sent into space by the United States? Mice
706 How many took part in the Last Supper? 13
707 Which politician`s last words are said to be `I`m so bored with it all`? Winston Churchill
708 In which year did John Major become leader of the Conservative party? 1990
709 Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978? The Times
710 The inhabitants of which English town hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars? Hartlepool - they thought it was a French spy
711 Who shot Martin Luther King? James Earl Ray
712 With which foot did Neil Armstrong first step onto the moon? His right or his left? His left
713 Who was the first U.S. president to reside in the White House? John Adams
714 How many stars were there on the Confederate flag? 13
715 What links Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, Shokaku, Soryu and Zuikaku? They were the Japanese aircraft carriers that attacked Pearl Harbour
716 How many funnels did Titanic have? 4
717 In 1949, which city became the capital of West Germany? Bonn
718 What did Britain`s roads first acquire in 1914? White Lines
719 Who was the second ever member of the Royal Family to divorce? Princess Margaret
720 Aboard which ship did Captain Scott sail to the Antarctic in 1901? The Discovery
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721 Which company opened the first Burger Restaurant in Britain in 1954? Wimpey
722 Which century saw the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire? 19th
723 Known as The Jersey Lily, actress Lily Langtry was the mistress of which King? Edward VII
724 Before becoming President of the United States, Bill Clinton was govenor of which state? Arkansas
725 What is the significance of the dates August 9th 1902, June 23rd 1911, May 12th 1937 and June 2nd 1953? They`re Coronation dates
726 What was the name of England`s wartime code breaking station? Bletchley Park
727 For what invention is Robert Oppenheimer famous? The atomic bomb
728 Which country has been ruled by the Grimaldi dynasty for over 700 years? Monaco
729 Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated? Spencer Perceval (in 1812)
730 What was the operational squadron number of the Dambusters? 617 Squadron
731 Which World War II action had the code name Operation Chastise? The Dambusters Raid
732 Colonel James Doolittle led the first bombing raid on which city during World War II? Tokyo
733 Born in 1599, who coined the phrase `warts and all` while sitting for a portrait? Oliver Cromwell
734 In which year did the English Civil War start? 1642
735 Who did Clementine Ogilvy Hozier marry in 1908? Winston Churchill
736 Who invented the piano? Bartolomeo Cristofori
737 Who was the oldest to be elected president of the United States? Ronald Reagan
738 Before becoming President of the United States, George W Bush was govenor of which state? Texas
739 Who is the only British Prime Minister to be born overseas? Andrew Bonar Law
740 What Viking is said to have discovered America? Eric the Red
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741 What was Ghandi`s real first name? Mohandas
742 Other than Scapa Flow, where was much of the British fleet protected during World War 2? Loch Ewe
743 What was the name of the Duke of Wellingtons horse at the Battle of Waterloo? Copenhagen
744 Which US president was the first to reside in the White House? John Adams
745 Who was the first person to sail around the world? Ferdinand Magellan
746 In which decade did America last have four presidents? 1850s, 1880s or 1910s? 1880s
747 In what year did the United States enter the First World War? 1917
748 In Roman mythology, who was the ruler of the Gods? Jupiter
749 In Norse mythology, what name was given to the female warriors who carried the bodies of heroes from the battlefield to feast in Valhalla? Valkyrie
750 Which famous Greek was a student of Plato and teacher to Alexander the Great? Aristotle
751 By what name is Edward Teach better known? Blackbeard
752 Who is the only US president to have served more than two terms in office? Franklin D Roosevelt
753 Who invented the ball-point pen? Laszlo Biro
754 What was the profession of Wyatt Earp`s sidekick Doc Holiday? Dentist
755 With what did the CIA reputedly try to assassinate Fidel Castro? An exploding cigar
756 What was Blackbeard's origanal name? Edward Teach
757 In which city were the 1916 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to the war? Berlin
758 Who was the command module pilot for Apollo 11 in 1969? Michael Collins
759 Which famous sailor was born in 1758 at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk? Horatio Nelson.
760 Which rebellion was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685? The Monmouth Rebellion
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761 To which country did Tanzania belong before becoming a British mandate? Germany
762 During World War II, how was William Joyce better known? Lord Haw-Haw
763 Who was British Prime Minister on V-J Day? Clement Attlee
764 In which British city did the Peterloo massacre take place in 1819? Manchester
765 In a competition in 1829, what beat Cycloped, Novelty, Perseverance and Sans Pareil? Stephenson's Rocket (Rainhill Trials)
766 Which monarch held her nerve in the Bedchamber Crisis? Queen Victoria
767 Who had a two ounce stone cut from his bladder in 1658? Samuel Pepys
768 Who overthrew King Idris in 1969? Colonel Gaddafi (in Libya)
769 What was the name of the rocket used by Yuri Gagarin for the first manned space flight? Vostok 1
770 What name was given to the Samuri code of honour? Bushido
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