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| 1611 | Which US President Was Forced To Resign In 1974 | Richard Nixon |
| 1612 | Who Was the Queen Of The Iceni Tribe Of England Who Led An Uprising Against The Romans? | Boudica |
| 1613 | Which of the following is a 1983 New Order song; `Creepy', `Spooky' or `Scary' | Spooky |
| 1614 | What came to an end in the United States in December 1933? | Prohibition |
| 1615 | Born on Christmas Day 1954, who was the female half of the 80's band 'The Eurhythmics'' | Annie Lennox |
| 1616 | In 1840 London Sweet Maker Tom Smith Came Up An Invention Still Hugely Popular Today What Was It? | The Christmas Cracker |
| 1617 | The Deaths Of 3 Pop Icons Was Known As 'The Day The Music Died'' Name The Three (PFE) | Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Big Bopper |
| 1618 | As what was Istanbul previously known? | Constantinople |
| 1619 | Thanksgiving has traditionally been the start of the Christmas season in the U.S. Which U.S. President moved Thanksgiving up a week to extend the holiday shopping season? | Frankiln Delano Roosevelt |
| 1620 | Who Was The First X Factor Winner To Have A Christmas Number One | Shayne Ward |
| 1621 | What eighties TV show starred Tom Hanks in women's clothing? | Bosom Buddies |
| 1622 | Complete this quote: 'I feel the need___ the need for___' | Speed |
| 1623 | Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate? | Gerald Ford |
| 1624 | If an Italian gave you Smeg for a present, what would it be? | A Kitchen Appliance |
| 1625 | What Was Baron Manfred Von Richthofen Also Known As? | The Red Baron |
| 1626 | Name the eighties sitcom in which Bob Ueker was upstaged by an obese butler regularly. | Mr. Belvedere |
| 1627 | Who presided over the trial of Jesus? | Pontius Pilate |
| 1628 | In The Original 1984 Band Aid Song, 'Do they Know It's Christmas'', Who Sang The First Line | Paul Young |
| 1629 | How Was Mistletoe Known By The Vikings Who Discovered It, Was It Snow Berries, Love Berries, White Tear Drops Or Dung on A Stick? | Dung On A Stick |
| 1630 | Who Was The 1st wife of henry Viii | Catherine Of Aragon |
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| 1631 | Which war did the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953 end? | Korea |
| 1632 | He was the American inventor of the Cotton Gin. | Whitney |
| 1633 | Which 60's hit started with the line 'The Taxman's Taken All My Dough''? | Kinks/Sunny Afternoon |
| 1634 | Which religious group first celebrated what we've come to know as Halloween | The Druids |
| 1635 | Which 1922 German Vampire Film Starred The Genuinely Scary Looking Max Schreck In The Title Role | Nosferatu |
| 1636 | In the Christmas carol when did 'Good King Wenceslas' look out? | Feast Of Stephen |
| 1637 | Who played the monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein | Boris Karloff |
| 1638 | How many years was Nelson Mandela in prison? | 27 |
| 1639 | Considered to be the last full blooded Tasmanian aborigine, (died 1876 - aged 73), her name is_____? | Truganini |
| 1640 | Who was Margaret Thatcher? | Prime Minister of Great Britan |
| 1641 | What date is St Stephen's Day? | 26th December |
| 1642 | What date is st. patrick's day | March 17th |
| 1643 | In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? | Alaska |
| 1644 | What Became America's 50th State On August 21st 1959 | Hawaii |
| 1645 | What Is The Name Of The Bad Guy In The Movie Halloween | Michael Myers |
| 1646 | What Was Charlie Rich Looking For In The 1970's | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World |
| 1647 | `Expletive Deleted' came into fashion as a result of the publication of the transcript of what? | The Watergate Tapes |
| 1648 | Who Was Known As Coeur De Lion? | Richard I (The Lionheart) |
| 1649 | In which two continents might you find vampire bats | North & South America |
| 1650 | What colour was Diana Spencer's engagement photograph suit? | Blue |
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| 1651 | How Old Was James Dean When He Died | 24 |
| 1652 | Who was the ruler of the Principality of Monaco who married actress Grace Kelly in 1956 | Prince Ranier |
| 1653 | Who ran unsuccesfully against Regan in 1984? | Walter Mondale |
| 1654 | What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918? | Spanish Flu |
| 1655 | The two crooks in the 1990 film 'Home Alone'', one was Daniel Stern, who was the other | Joe Pesci |
| 1656 | The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of England? | York and Lancaster |
| 1657 | What very Famous Link To Christmas Does Irving Berlin Have | He Wrote White Christmas |
| 1658 | Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1659 | What was the pen name of author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson | Lewis Carrol |
| 1660 | What was the nickname of Charlene Tilton, who played Lucy Ewing in Dallas? | Poison Dwarf |
| 1661 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Tea for the Tillerman | Cat Stevens |
| 1662 | Henry The 8 th Had A Bit Of Bad Rep When It Comes To His Wives But He Only Executed 2 (PFE) | Anne Boleyn, Katheryn Howard |
| 1663 | "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Eighth"" Day Of Christmas" | 8 Maids A Milking |
| 1664 | What were the B-52's named after? (Hint, it's not a plane) | Beehive |
| 1665 | Who directed the 1968 film Rosemarys Baby | Roman Polanski |
| 1666 | I Love The Dead', 'Call It Evil' and 'Prince Of Darkness' are all singles released by whom | Alice Cooper |
| 1667 | What Was The Name Of Dustin Hoffman's Character In The 1967 Film The Graduate | Ben Braddock |
| 1668 | What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor's character in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'? | Margaret Pollitt 'Maggie the Cat'' |
| 1669 | Four Japanese carriers were destroyed in this battle. | Midway |
| 1670 | Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796? | Edward Jenner |
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| 1671 | Which nation did Moshoeshoe found? | Basotho |
| 1672 | In the Christmas song what was 'Roasting on an Open Fire' | Chestnuts |
| 1673 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Deja Vu | CSNY |
| 1674 | In Which Movie Did Jim Carey Play Lloyd Christmas | Dumb & Dumber |
| 1675 | In what year was 'Dirty Dancing' released? | 1987 |
| 1676 | What colour was added to the French flag during the French revolution? | White |
| 1677 | Which actress starred in the movie The Grudge? | Sarah Michelle Gellar |
| 1678 | In what year was the first Christmas card produced? | 1846 |
| 1679 | In 1902 this volcano erupted, killing 30,000. | Pelee |
| 1680 | Which Footballer Was Sent home From The 1978 Football World Cup For Taking Illegal Substances | Willie Johnston |
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