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| 981 | Which English explorer introduced the potato and the tobacco plant to England? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 982 | What was the first name of Nelson, the British Admiral who defeated the French at the battle of Trafalgar? | Horatio |
| 983 | On what date and in what year did America declare it`s independence from Britain? | 4th July, 1776 |
| 984 | In what year did the attack on Pearl Harbour take place? | 1941 |
| 985 | Who gave the famous speech known as the `Gettysburg Address`? | Abraham Lincoln |
| 986 | Who was the British king during World War I? | George V |
| 987 | Whose assassination is said to have led to the outbreak of the first world war? | Archduke Ferdinand`s |
| 988 | In Roman times, what was the tenth month of the year? | December |
| 989 | In which was did the Battle of the Somme take place? | World War I |
| 990 | At which battle was King Harold killed by an arrow? | Battle of Hastings |
| 991 | The words Czar and Kaiser are both derived from which famous person in history? | Julius Caesar |
| 992 | In Greek mythology, who did Zeus punish by making him carry the heavens with his head and hands? | Atlas |
| 993 | Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of `The War Of The Worlds` was believed to be true? | Orson Welles |
| 994 | Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp? | Queen Victoria |
| 995 | At the time when dinosaurs existed on the Earth`s surface, how many continents were there? | One |
| 996 | Who was the first man to reach the South Pole? | Roald Amundsen |
| 997 | Which country was once known as Constanstinople? | Istanbul |
| 998 | What nationality was the philosopher Confucious? | Chinese |
| 999 | Who was the first American President to be assassinated? | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1000 | What was the first name of ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher`s husband? | Denis |
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| 1001 | Which baseball star did Marilyn Monroe marry in January, 1954? | Joe DiMaggio |
| 1002 | Who ruled England from 1837 to 1901? | Queen Victoria |
| 1003 | Through which city did Lady Godiva famously ride naked? | Coventry |
| 1004 | In what year did Adolf Hitler commit suicide? | 1945 |
| 1005 | Which type of material was first manufactured in France at Nimes, from where it got its name? | Denim |
| 1006 | What is the literal translation of the word `dinosaur`? Ancient Lizard, Great Lizard or Terrible Lizard? | Terrible Lizard |
| 1007 | Which politcal party did American President Bill Clinton represent? | Democratic Party |
| 1008 | Who said in 1963 `All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin`? | John F. Kennedy (shortly followed by `ich bin ein Berliner`) |
| 1009 | What was the former name for Halloween? All Hallow`s Eve, All Saints Eve or All Souls Eve? | All Hallow`s Eve |
| 1010 | Which famous raid did Guy Gibson lead in 1943? | The Dambusters |
| 1011 | By what name was the Scottish outlaw Robert McGregor better known? | Rob Roy |
| 1012 | What type of animal was the first to be sent into space? | A dog |
| 1013 | Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple? | Bonnie and Clyde |
| 1014 | Which district of London was named after a battle fought in 1815? | Waterloo |
| 1015 | In Greek mythology, what was unusual about Medusa`s hair? | It was made of snakes. |
| 1016 | What was Hitler`s title as the leader of Nazi Germany? Fuhrer, Muller or Kaiser? | Fuhrer |
| 1017 | Thomas Chippendale was best known for making and designing what in the 18th century? | Furniture |
| 1018 | Collectively, by what name are Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon better known? | The Guildford Four |
| 1019 | The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the last battle of which series of wars? | The Wars Of The Roses |
| 1020 | Who was the first President of America? | George Washington |
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| 1021 | Which gangster said `I`ve been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War`? | Al Capone. |
| 1022 | What was the name given to the trials of 24 Nazi leaders for war crimes in 1945? | The Nuremberg Trials |
| 1023 | After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| 1024 | Which of Henry VIII`s children reigned in England for 44 years? | Elizabeth I |
| 1025 | Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century? | Queen Victoria |
| 1026 | Which American President once famously proclaimed `Ich bin ein Berliner`? | John F. Kennedy |
| 1027 | What was the first method of transport used to take people into the air? | Hot Air Balloons |
| 1028 | By what name was the Allied operation against Iraq in the Gulf war of 1991 known? | Desert Storm |
| 1029 | Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? | Marie Curie |
| 1030 | Where in London were Prince Charles and Princess Diana married? | St Pauls Cathedral |
| 1031 | Which knight of the Round Table fell in love with Queen Guinevere? | Lancelot |
| 1032 | Which American president gave the order to withdraw from the Vietnam War? | Richard Nixon |
| 1033 | Which `S.P.` was invented by Walter Hunt in 1847? | Safety Pin |
| 1034 | Who is generally referred to as being the first serial killer of all time? | Jack The Ripper |
| 1035 | Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917? | Lenin |
| 1036 | For what invention is Earl Silas Tupper best known? | Tupperware |
| 1037 | Who was President of the United States during the American Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1038 | Which city did the Romans call Eboracum? | York |
| 1039 | During what century was Napoleon Bonaparte the emperor of France? | 19th |
| 1040 | At what type of shop did the Great Fire Of London start in 1666? | Bakers |
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| 1041 | What was the Roman name for Scotland? | Caledonia |
| 1042 | What nationality was Adolf Hitler? | Austrian |
| 1043 | Who is reported to have said to his wife `Honey, I forgot to duck` after an assassination attempt in 1981? | Ronald Reagan |
| 1044 | In which country did the religion of Rastafarianism originate? | Jamaica |
| 1045 | Who was Prime Minister for France in 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988 and became President of France in 1995? | Jacques Chirac |
| 1046 | Which two months are named after Roman Emperors? | July and August |
| 1047 | In what year did the London Eye open? | 2000 |
| 1048 | Which town was the scene of the Gunfight at the OK Corral? | Tombstone |
| 1049 | Who`s demonstrations led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964? | Martin Luther King`s |
| 1050 | Who is said to have founded Rome after killing his brother? Romulus or Remus? | Romulus |
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