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| # | Question | Answer |
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| 1051 | According to the Bible, who committed the first ever murder? | Cain |
| 1052 | In which battle was Horatio Nelson fatally wounded? | Trafalgar |
| 1053 | Which King was known as William the Conqueror? William I, William II or William III? | William I |
| 1054 | Who was known as the `Desert Fox`? | Erwin Rommel |
| 1055 | Who was the first member of the royal family to divorce? | Henry VIII |
| 1056 | Which Carthaginian general led his army across the Alps with a contingent of elephants? | Hannibal |
| 1057 | During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? | Red crosses |
| 1058 | Genghis Khan founded which empire? | Mongol empire |
| 1059 | In terms of land area, what was the largest empire of all time? | The British Empire |
| 1060 | What were lost by King John, melted down by Oliver Cromwell and almost stolen by Thomas Blood? | The Crown Jewels |
| 1061 | What is significant about the death of Ruth Ellis in 1955? | She was the last woman to be executed in Britain |
| 1062 | Who was Queen for just nine days in 1553? | Lady Jane Grey |
| 1063 | In Greek mythology, who was killed by a poisoned arrow in his heel? | Achilles |
| 1064 | In mytholody, which of the following did Pegasus have that a normal horse wouldn`t? Wings, a Crown or three eyes? | Wings |
| 1065 | Which David Lynch film was based on the life of John Merrick? | `The Elephant Man` |
| 1066 | In Greek legend, which King turned everything he touched into gold? | King Midas |
| 1067 | What was the President of the USA between 1981 and 1989? | Ronald Reagan |
| 1068 | In which battle was Nelson killed? | The Battle of Trafalgar |
| 1069 | Who in 1961 made the first space flight? | Yuri Gagarin |
| 1070 | In which town did Jesus grow up? | Nazareth |
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| 1071 | Which country was once ruled by Tsars? | Russia |
| 1072 | According to legend, what type of creature was slain by St George? | Dragon |
| 1073 | Whose last words were `Et tu, Brute`? | Julius Caesar`s |
| 1074 | Great Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded which country in 1939? | Poland |
| 1075 | Which US President was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal? | Richard Nixon |
| 1076 | Which of the following occurred most recently? The Iron Age or The Bronze Age? | Iron Age |
| 1077 | Who invented the telephone? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| 1078 | What was the first animal to be sent into space? | A dog |
| 1079 | Which famous person in history rode a horse called Black Bess? | Dick Turpin |
| 1080 | What was the hunchback of Notre Dame`s name? | Quasimodo |
| 1081 | In which month of 1929 did the St Valentines Day massacre take place? | February |
| 1082 | How many wives did Henry VIII have? | 6 |
| 1083 | Who was known as the Maid of Orleans? | Joan of Arc |
| 1084 | How many Christmas trees are produced by Nova Scotia anually | 1 |
| 1085 | What was the name of the first nuclear powered submarine? | Nautilus |
| 1086 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Reggatta de Blanc | The Police |
| 1087 | Which was the first Chinese dynasty? | Shang |
| 1088 | In which English town was William Shakespeare born? | Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| 1089 | What contribution to our Christmas heritage did Ralph E. Morris make in 1895? | Christmas Lights |
| 1090 | He was the U.S. president during the Civil War. | Abraham Lincoln |
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| 1091 | On What Date Is Saint Stephens Day Celebrated | 26th Dec |
| 1092 | The 14th July 1789 marked the start of what ? | French Revolution |
| 1093 | Who Was President Of The USA In 1952 A) Harry Truman, B) Dwight Eisenhower, C= Lyndon Johnson | A= Harry Truman |
| 1094 | What show was 'Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis?' a standard catch phrase? | Different Strokes |
| 1095 | To which island was Napoleon exiled, after his loss at Waterloo ? | St Helena |
| 1096 | Where was the big British pop festival held in 1969? | The isle of wight |
| 1097 | Who died three days after Elvis Presley? | Groucho Marx |
| 1098 | When The Conservative Party Were Known As Tories Who Were Their Chief Opponents? | The Whigs |
| 1099 | Who had a 1970 No 1 with 'I Hear You Knockin'. '' | Dave Edmunds |
| 1100 | Which Australian cricketer, playing for New South Wales against Queensland, scored a then world record first-class innings of 452 not out? | Donald Bradman |
| 1101 | In the 17th century which country started taxing beards ? | Russia |
| 1102 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Cosmo's Factory | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 1103 | In Which Scary Movie Will You Find The Character 'Dr Egon Spengler' | Ghostbusters |
| 1104 | Which Queen Of England Was Known As Bloody Mary? | Mary I |
| 1105 | U.S. President, John Quincy ________. | Adams |
| 1106 | What Office Did Churchill Hold For The Longest Continous Period? | Prime Minister |
| 1107 | Which 1976 Movie features the character 'Travis Bickle'' | Taxi Driver |
| 1108 | Who developed the first nuclear submarine? | Soviet Union |
| 1109 | What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian | Son of the Devil |
| 1110 | How many witches were burned at the state in salem, massachusetts | None |
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| 1111 | Who received the nobel peace prize in 1964 for civil rights leadership? | Martin Luther King Jr |
| 1112 | Who was the second to set foot on the moon | Buz aldrin |
| 1113 | According to 'A Christmas Song'', what would you find roasting over an open fire | Chestnuts |
| 1114 | Who proclaimed thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 | Abraham lincoln |
| 1115 | Who popularized the Christmas tree in Britain and the U.S.? | Queen Victoria |
| 1116 | At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant? | Missletoe |
| 1117 | For what country did Columbus make his historic voyage | Spain |
| 1118 | Xavier Roberts was the name associated with which eighties toy? | Cabbage Patch Kids |
| 1119 | Who was "The Mad Monk" | Rasputin |
| 1120 | Who rode naked through the streets of Coventry? | Lady Godiva |
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