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| 771 | What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? | The whip |
| 772 | Who`s last words were translated as `You too, Brutus`? | Julius Caesar |
| 773 | What did Russia sell to America in 1867? | Alaska |
| 774 | In which century did the ship the Mayflower begin it`s epic voyage? | 17th (year 1620) |
| 775 | Who did John Francis attempt to assassinate in 1842? John Constable, Charles Dickens or Queen Victoria? | Queen Victoria |
| 776 | Which of the following religions was organized most recently? Islam, Hinduism or Christianity? | Islam |
| 777 | What was the surname of both the 9th and 23rd Presidents of the USA? | Harrison |
| 778 | Which king was killed from getting hit by an arrow in his eye? | King Harold |
| 779 | For how many years was Queen Victoria queen of the United Kingdom? 51, 64 or 76? | 64 |
| 780 | What was the name of the volcano that erupted in the year A.D. 79 and destroyed the city of Pompeii? | Vesuvius |
| 781 | In 1961, the East German bricklayer Peter Fechter became the first to die doing what? | Crossing the Berlin Wall |
| 782 | Who was British Prime Minister at the time of Elizabeth II’s Coronation? | Winston Churchill |
| 783 | Which prison was built on the Isle of Wight in 1830? | Parkhurst |
| 784 | Who was the famous wife of King Louis XVI of France? | Marie Antoinette |
| 785 | In Greek mythology, what was Nike the Goddess of? Sport, Victory or Wisdom? | Victory |
| 786 | A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion? | The Coronation of Elizabeth II |
| 787 | Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo? | Charles Lindbergh |
| 788 | For how many years was Queen Victoria queen of the United Kingdom? 63, 73 or 83? | 63 |
| 789 | What was the name of the plane Lindbergh flew on the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic? | The Spirit Of St Louis |
| 790 | Who`s last words were `Kiss me Hardy`? | Nelson`s (during the Battle of Trafalgar) |
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| 791 | What was an iron maiden used for? | Torture (it was a box lined with iron spikes, in which someone was fastened). |
| 792 | In which century did Louis XIV begin ruling France? | 17th |
| 793 | Which president of France from 1969 to 1974 had the first name Georges? | Pompidou |
| 794 | Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977? | Gerald Ford |
| 795 | Which King defeated Harold at Hastings? | William I |
| 796 | What dinosaur was an armoured plant-eater with a bony frill around its neck and three sharp horns on its head? | Tricerotops |
| 797 | What type of sweet did Mars and Murrie develop in 1941? | M & Ms |
| 798 | Under what name did Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov become better known? | Lenin |
| 799 | Which famous person in history was shot by John Wilkes Booth? | Abraham Lincoln |
| 800 | How many of Henry VIII`s wives were beheaded? | 2 |
| 801 | In which year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour? | 1941 |
| 802 | Which war was fought between 1936 and 1939? | Spanish Civil War |
| 803 | Who were Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar? | The Three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus |
| 804 | Which English King was defeated by Robert The Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn? | Edward II |
| 805 | What was the codename for the German invasion of Russia in World War II? | Barbarossa |
| 806 | Which famous inventor was born in Scotland in 1847 and became a US citizen 35 years later? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| 807 | Which is older? Stonehenge in England or the Colosseum in Rome? | Stonehenge |
| 808 | In which year of the twentieth century did the Spanish Civil War begin? | 1936 |
| 809 | Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993, Louis J. Freeh became the director of which organisation? | The FBI |
| 810 | The name `United States of America` was first officially used in what document? | The Declaration Of Independence |
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| 811 | Originally called 40/50, what did Rolls Royce`s 1907 car later become known as? | Silver Ghost |
| 812 | In which country did the religion of Taoism originate? | China |
| 813 | In which century did Henry VIII rule? | 16th |
| 814 | In what year did the Great Fire of London occur? | 1666 |
| 815 | James Earl Ray was responsible for who`s death in 1968? | Martin Luther King`s |
| 816 | For what was Ruth Ellis famous in 1955? | Last woman to be executed in Britain. |
| 817 | What war began on 10 October, 1899? | The Boer War |
| 818 | What nationality was the economist Adam Smith? | Scottish |
| 819 | Who first crossed the English channel by aeroplane? | Louis Bleriot |
| 820 | Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald? | Jack Ruby |
| 821 | In World War II, what was the name of the German coding machine, which the British eventually managed to crack? | Enigma |
| 822 | In which century did William Shakespeare write `Romeo And Juliet`? | 16th |
| 823 | What four words first appeared on American coins in 1864 and became the American national motto in 1956? | `In God We Trust` |
| 824 | As at the year 2000, how many Queens have ruled France? | None |
| 825 | Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country in 1993? | Canada |
| 826 | For which historical event did Benjamin Brittain compose the opera `Gloriana`? | The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 827 | In which century did Christopher Columbus die? | 16th |
| 828 | Who was President of the USA from 1963 to 1969? | Lyndon B Johnson |
| 829 | In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded? | Crimean |
| 830 | Who was the first divorced man to become American President? | Ronald Reagan |
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| 831 | The Greek gods were believed to reside on what mountain? | Olympus |
| 832 | Which famous person in history had a horse called Marengo? | Napolean |
| 833 | Which food, not rationed during World War II was later rationed after it? | Bread |
| 834 | In which harbour did the Mary Rose sink in 1545? | Portsmouth |
| 835 | Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Second World War? | Neville Chamberlain |
| 836 | The Panama Canal opened in the same year as a major war broke out. Which war? | World War I |
| 837 | Who was reigning in Britain at the start of the First World War? | King George V |
| 838 | Who was the first Roman Emperor? | Augustus |
| 839 | Which country did Norway belong to until 1905? | Sweden |
| 840 | What was the Roman name for Ireland? | Hibernia |
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