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| 771 | Who was the famous wife of King Louis XVI of France? | Marie Antoinette | |
| 772 | In Greek mythology, what was Nike the Goddess of? Sport, Victory or Wisdom? | Victory | |
| 773 | A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion? | The Coronation of Elizabeth II | |
| 774 | Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo? | Charles Lindbergh | |
| 775 | For how many years was Queen Victoria queen of the United Kingdom? 63, 73 or 83? | 63 | |
| 776 | What was the name of the plane Lindbergh flew on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic? | The Spirit Of St Louis | |
| 777 | Who`s last words were `Kiss me Hardy`? | Nelson`s (during the Battle of Trafalgar) | |
| 778 | What was an iron maiden used for? | Torture (it was a box lined with iron spikes, in which someone was fastened). | |
| 779 | In which century did Louis XIV begin ruling France? | 17th | |
| 780 | Which president of France from 1969 to 1974 had the first name Georges? | Pompidou | |
| 781 | Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977? | Gerald Ford | |
| 782 | Which King defeated Harold at Hastings? | William I | |
| 783 | What dinosaur was an armoured plant-eater with a bony frill around its neck and three sharp horns on its head? | Tricerotops | |
| 784 | Under what name did Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov become better known? | Lenin | |
| 785 | Which famous person in history was shot by John Wilkes Booth? | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 786 | How many of Henry VIII`s wives were beheaded? | 2 | |
| 787 | In which year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour? | 1941 | |
| 788 | Which war was fought between 1936 and 1939? | Spanish Civil War | |
| 789 | Which English King was defeated by Robert The Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn? | Edward II | |
| 790 | What was the codename for the German invasion of Russia in World War II? | Barbarossa | |
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| 791 | Which famous inventor was born in Scotland in 1847 and became a US citizen 35 years later? | Alexander Graham Bell | |
| 792 | Which is older? Stonehenge in England or the Colosseum in Rome? | Stonehenge | |
| 793 | In which year of the twentieth century did the Spanish Civil War begin? | 1936 | |
| 794 | Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993, Louis J. Freeh became the director of which organisation? | The FBI | |
| 795 | The name `United States of America` was first officially used in what document? | The Declaration Of Independence | |
| 796 | Originally called 40/50, what did Rolls Royce`s 1907 car later become known as? | Silver Ghost | |
| 797 | In which country did the religion of Taoism originate? | China | |
| 798 | In which century did Henry VIII rule? | 16th | |
| 799 | In what year did the Great Fire of London occur? | 1666 | |
| 800 | James Earl Ray was responsible for who`s death in 1968? | Martin Luther King`s | |
| 801 | For what was Ruth Ellis famous in 1955? | Last woman to be executed in Britain. | |
| 802 | What war began on 10 October, 1899? | The Boer War | |
| 803 | What nationality was the economist Adam Smith? | Scottish | |
| 804 | Who first crossed the English channel by aeroplane? | Louis Bleriot | |
| 805 | Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald? | Jack Ruby | |
| 806 | In World War II, what was the name of the German coding machine, which the British eventually managed to crack? | Enigma | |
| 807 | In which century did William Shakespeare write `Romeo And Juliet`? | 16th | |
| 808 | What four words first appeared on American coins in 1864 and became the American national motto in 1956? | `In God We Trust` | |
| 809 | As at the year 2000, how many Queens have ruled France? | None | |
| 810 | Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country in 1993? | Canada | |
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| 811 | For which historical event did Benjamin Brittain compose the opera `Gloriana`? | The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II | |
| 812 | In which century did Christopher Columbus die? | 16th | |
| 813 | Who was President of the USA from 1963 to 1969? | Lyndon B Johnson | |
| 814 | In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded? | Crimean | |
| 815 | Who was the first divorced man to become American President? | Ronald Reagan | |
| 816 | The Greek gods were believed to reside on what mountain? | Olympus | |
| 817 | Which famous person in history had a horse called Marengo? | Napolean | |
| 818 | Which food, not rationed during World War II was later rationed after it? | Bread | |
| 819 | In which harbour did the Mary Rose sink in 1545? | Portsmouth | |
| 820 | The Panama Canal opened in the same year as a major war broke out. Which war? | World War I | |
| 821 | Who was reigning in Britain at the start of the First World War? | King George V | |
| 822 | Who was the first Roman Emperor? | Augustus | |
| 823 | Which country did Norway belong to until 1905? | Sweden | |
| 824 | What was the Roman name for Ireland? | Hibernia | |
| 825 | Who was the first American President to appear on a postage stamp? | George Washington | |
| 826 | In what decade did the building of the Berlin wall begin? | 1960s | |
| 827 | What was the first machine to use electricity to send messages? | The telegraph | |
| 828 | What was the name of the first artificial satellite which the Soviets sent into orbit in 1957? | Sputnik 1 | |
| 829 | Who was British Prime Minister from 1974-1976? | Harold Wilson | |
| 830 | What devastated Egypt in 1348? A Flood, a Drought or the Black Death? | Black Death | |
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| 831 | Which British TV star and disc jockey said `It`s not affected my work - how healthy do you have to be to play Da Do Ron Ron?` in 1992 after confirming he had AIDS? | Kenny Everett | |
| 832 | Who was been the oldest American President to be elected into office? | Ronald Reagan | |
| 833 | In which language was the Magna Carta written? | Latin | |
| 834 | Who organised the first continental holiday tour in 1855? | Thomas Cook | |
| 835 | Which type of buildings did Don Quixote mistake for evil giants? | Windmills | |
| 836 | In which century was the author Jane Austen born? | 18th | |
| 837 | Which animal was first domesticated by humans? The cat or the dog? | Dog | |
| 838 | Who was Queen Elizabeth II`s father? | George VI | |
| 839 | What was the maiden name of the bride at the first wedding watched by over 750 million people? | Diana Spencer | |
| 840 | In which country did Venetian blinds originate? Italy, India or Japan? | Japan | |
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