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| 841 | What happened in 1847 that is sometimes referred to as `Black Forty Seven`? | The potato famine in Ireland | |
| 842 | Which English King was killed by an arrow at the battle of Hastings? | King Harold | |
| 843 | Which country suffered over 6 million deaths in World War II, equivalent to over 17% of it`s population? | Poland | |
| 844 | Which war was called the `War to end all wars`? World War I, World War II or The American Civil War? | World War I | |
| 845 | Who was the famous son of the Greek princess Olympias? | Alexander The Great | |
| 846 | In which century was Mary, Queen Of Scots executed? | 16th | |
| 847 | In 1978, what was Sweden`s most profitable export, ahead of Volvo? | Abba | |
| 848 | Which two brothers are associated with the invention of the aeroplane? | Orville and Wilbur Wright | |
| 849 | Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies in World War II? | Italy | |
| 850 | Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon? | Houston | |
| 851 | Who ordered the beheading of Mary Queen Of Scots? | Queen Elizabeth I | |
| 852 | Which famous London department store opened on 15th March, 1909? | Selfridges | |
| 853 | What historic event does the nursery rhyme `Ring-a-ring of roses` commemorate? | The Great Plague | |
| 854 | What alloy was the most important metal for tools and weapons between the years 4000 and 2000 B.C.? | Bronze | |
| 855 | On March 3rd, 1991, who was severly beaten by Los Angeles police officers causing public outcry? | Rodney King | |
| 856 | In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn`t because of the Second World War? | 1944 | |
| 857 | 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 | |
| 858 | Which British Prime Minister resigned because of the Suez crisis? | Anthoney Eden | |
| 859 | What is Adam`s ale or Adam`s wine? | Water | |
| 860 | In which century did King George IV rule Great Britain? | 18th | |
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| 861 | Which two American states joined the union in 1959? | Alaska and Hawaii | |
| 862 | Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb? | Harry S Truman | |
| 863 | How was the Volstead Act of 1919 better known in America? | Prohibition | |
| 864 | In which country did Karl Marx spend the last 34 years of his life? | England | |
| 865 | What were the Montgolfier brothers the first to do in 1783? | Send up a hot-air balloon. | |
| 866 | Who did Jimmy Carter succeed as President of the United States? | Gerald Ford | |
| 867 | What type of transport appeared in London for the first time in 1861? | Trams | |
| 868 | Which US president was shot in 1901? McKinley, Lincoln or Cleveland? | McKinley | |
| 869 | In 1916, 55% of cars were of what make? | Model T Fords | |
| 870 | In which country did the dance the fandango originate? | Spain | |
| 871 | Who was British Prime Minister from 1951-1955? | Winston Churchill | |
| 872 | Which American President was in office when America declared war on Germany in World War I? | Woodrow Wilson | |
| 873 | Whose ship was originally called Pelican and later called the Golden Hind? | Sir Francis Drake`s | |
| 874 | Who invented both the electric lamp and the gramaphone? | Thomis Edison | |
| 875 | Who was the last English King to die in battle? | Richard III | |
| 876 | What is the oldest University in Britain? | Oxford | |
| 877 | Who, in 1985, said `Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts`? | Nelson Mandela | |
| 878 | Beginning with the letter `O` what became the 46th state of the USA in 1907? | Oklahoma | |
| 879 | Who was William Frederick Cody better known as? | Buffalo Bill | |
| 880 | What famous discovery took place in 1922 in the Valley of Kings near Luxor in Egypt? | King Tutankhamen`s tomb | |
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| 881 | In which year did John F Kennedy become President of the USA? | 1961 | |
| 882 | What did American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930? | The planet Pluto | |
| 883 | Who did John Hinkley try to assassinate in 1981? | Ronald Reagan | |
| 884 | Which people met famously in Ujiji in 1871? | Stanley and Dr Livingstone | |
| 885 | 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 | |
| 886 | Which war was ended by the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953? | The Korean War | |
| 887 | The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal? | A lion | |
| 888 | In what year did Buffalo Bill die? 1789, 1865 or 1917? | 1917 | |
| 889 | Which country was once called Rhodesia? | Zimbabwe | |
| 890 | In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed? | York | |
| 891 | Who killed who in the first live televised murder in 1963? | Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald | |
| 892 | How many wives did Henry VIII divorce? | 2 | |
| 893 | What was the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb? | Enola Gay | |
| 894 | For how many days were US TV commercials dropped after President Kennedy`s death as a mark of respect? 1, 4 or 14? | 4 | |
| 895 | What was the system of drawing pictures to symbolise words in ancient Egypt called? | Hieroglyphics | |
| 896 | During which war did Florence Nightingale become famous for her work in army hospitals? | Crimean | |
| 897 | Which country`s president post did Albert Einstein decline? | Israel | |
| 898 | By what name was 617 squadron known during the Second World War? | The Dambusters | |
| 899 | Which famous person from history was born with the name Temujin in the 12th centry? | Genghis Khan | |
| 900 | Who was the third man on the Apollo 11 moon mission, who didn`t get to walk on the moon? | Michael Collins | |
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| 901 | Which famous artist also invented the scissors? | Leonardo Da Vinci | |
| 902 | Which famous British statesman was born in a ladies` room during a dance? | Sir Winston Churchill | |
| 903 | How many UK monarchs were there in the 20th century? | 6 | |
| 904 | In which city did the grave robbers Burke and Hare operate? | Edinburgh | |
| 905 | Which Queen had been pregnant at least 18 times, but only gave birth to one child who lived to be at least 2 years old? | Queen Anne | |
| 906 | The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during which war? | American War Of Independence | |
| 907 | Which Royal Wedding took place in 1973? | Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips | |
| 908 | Which volcano caused the destruction of Pompeii? | Vesuvius | |
| 909 | What was the name of Napoleon`s first wife? | Josephine | |
| 910 | Which famous leader once said `I`m still at the crease, but the bowling is more hostile these days`? | Margaret Thatcher | |
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