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| 841 | Who was the first American President to appear on a postage stamp? | George Washington |
| 842 | In what decade did the building of the Berlin wall begin? | 1960s |
| 843 | What was the first machine to use electricity to send messages? | The telegraph |
| 844 | What was the name of the first artificial satellite which the Soviets sent into orbit in 1957? | Sputnik 1 |
| 845 | In which year did the Titanic sink? | 1912 |
| 846 | Who was British Prime Minister from 1974-1976? | Harold Wilson |
| 847 | What devastated Egypt in 1348? A Flood, a Drought or the Black Death? | Black Death |
| 848 | 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 |
| 849 | Who was been the oldest American President to be elected into office? | Ronald Reagan |
| 850 | In which language was the Magna Carta written? | Latin |
| 851 | Who organised the first continental holiday tour in 1855? | Thomas Cook |
| 852 | Which type of buildings did Don Quixote mistake for evil giants? | Windmills |
| 853 | In which century was the author Jane Austen born? | 18th |
| 854 | Which animal was first domesticated by humans? The cat or the dog? | Dog |
| 855 | Who was Queen Elizabeth II`s father? | George VI |
| 856 | What was the maiden name of the bride at the first wedding watched by over 750 million people? | Diana Spencer |
| 857 | In which country did Venetian blinds originate? Italy, India or Japan? | Japan |
| 858 | What happened in 1847 that is sometimes referred to as `Black Forty Seven`? | The potato famine in Ireland |
| 859 | Which English King was killed by an arrow at the battle of Hastings? | King Harold |
| 860 | Which country suffered over 6 million deaths in World War II, equivalent to over 17% of it`s population? | Poland |
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| 861 | Which war was called the `War to end all wars`? World War I, World War II or The American Civil War? | World War I |
| 862 | Who was the famous son of the Greek princess Olympias? | Alexander The Great |
| 863 | In which century was Mary, Queen Of Scots executed? | 16th |
| 864 | In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? | Alaska |
| 865 | In 1978, what was Sweden`s most profitable export, ahead of Volvo? | Abba |
| 866 | Which two brothers are associated with the invention of the aeroplane? | Orville and Wilbur Wright |
| 867 | Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies in World War II? | Italy |
| 868 | Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon? | Houston |
| 869 | Who ordered the beheading of Mary Queen Of Scots? | Queen Elizabeth I |
| 870 | Which famous London department store opened on 15th March, 1909? | Selfridges |
| 871 | What historic event does the nursery rhyme `Ring-a-ring of roses` commemorate? | The Great Plague |
| 872 | What alloy was the most important metal for tools and weapons between the years 4000 and 2000 B.C.? | Bronze |
| 873 | On March 3rd, 1991, who was severly beaten by Los Angeles police officers causing public outcry? | Rodney King |
| 874 | In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn`t because of the Second World War? | 1944 |
| 875 | For what was Rosa Parks arrested in 1955, leading to the biggest US Civil Rights movement? | Refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man |
| 876 | Which British Prime Minister resigned because of the Suez crisis? | Anthoney Eden |
| 877 | What is Adam`s ale or Adam`s wine? | Water |
| 878 | In which century did King George IV rule Great Britain? | 18th |
| 879 | Which two American states joined the union in 1959? | Alaska and Hawaii |
| 880 | Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb? | Harry S Truman |
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| 881 | How was the Volstead Act of 1919 better known in America? | Prohibition |
| 882 | In which country did Karl Marx spend the last 34 years of his life? | England |
| 883 | What were the Montgolfier brothers the first to do in 1783? | Send up a hot-air balloon. |
| 884 | Who did Jimmy Carter succeed as President of the United States? | Gerald Ford |
| 885 | What type of transport appeared in London for the first time in 1861? | Trams |
| 886 | Which US president was shot in 1901? McKinley, Lincoln or Cleveland? | McKinley |
| 887 | In 1916, 55% of cars were of what make? | Model T Fords |
| 888 | In which country did the dance the fandango originate? | Spain |
| 889 | Who was British Prime Minister from 1951-1955? | Winston Churchill |
| 890 | Which American President was in office when America declared war on Germany in World War I? | Woodrow Wilson |
| 891 | Whose ship was originally called Pelican and later called the Golden Hind? | Sir Francis Drake`s |
| 892 | Who invented both the electric lamp and the gramaphone? | Thomis Edison |
| 893 | Who was the last English King to die in battle? | Richard III |
| 894 | What is the oldest University in Britain? | Oxford |
| 895 | What was Ferdinand Porches best selling car design? | The Volkswagen Beetle |
| 896 | Who, in 1985, said `Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts`? | Nelson Mandela |
| 897 | Beginning with the letter `O` what became the 46th state of the USA in 1907? | Oklahoma |
| 898 | What was the first country to issue postage stamps? | Britain |
| 899 | Who was William Frederick Cody better known as? | Buffalo Bill |
| 900 | What famous discovery took place in 1922 in the Valley of Kings near Luxor in Egypt? | King Tutankhamen`s tomb |
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| 901 | In which year did John F Kennedy become President of the USA? | 1961 |
| 902 | What did American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930? | The planet Pluto |
| 903 | Who did John Hinkley try to assassinate in 1981? | Ronald Reagan |
| 904 | In which year did the Titanic sink? | 1912 |
| 905 | Which people met famously in Ujiji in 1871? | Stanley and Dr Livingstone |
| 906 | What name was given to the stock-market crash which led to the Great Depression in America? Black Monday, Black Tuesday or Black Wednesday? | Black Tuesday |
| 907 | Which war was ended by the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953? | The Korean War |
| 908 | The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal? | A lion |
| 909 | In what year did Buffalo Bill die? 1789, 1865 or 1917? | 1917 |
| 910 | Which country was once called Rhodesia? | Zimbabwe |
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