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1891 What was the last Port of call for the Titanic? Queenstown
1892 Halloween is celebrated on the eve of what Christian holiday is it A All Saints Day B St Swithins Day or C Feast of the Tabernacle A = All Saints Day 
1893 The Devonian Period is also known as the Age of __________. Fish
1894 In which 1984 film does the character of Billy Peltzer bring Christmas chaos to the town of Kingston Falls, when he inadvertently feeds someone he shouldn't after midnight Gremlins 
1895 Who Was Shot In Dallas On 24 th November 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald 
1896 Who Lead The British Labour Party Before Harold Wilson? Hugh Gaitskell 
1897 Which island was Napoleon from? Corsica
1898 What was the name of the multi-colored cube you had to re-organize? Rubik Cube 
1899 Who played the lead role in the 1960 Hammer production The Curse of the Werewolf Oliver Reed 
1900 In 1968 Which Country Did The USSR Invade To Stamp Out Liberal Reform Czechoslovakia 
1901 Who wanted to make a coat out of 101 Dalmatians Cruella Devil 
1902 What Christmas delicacy has blue veins running through it and tastes cheesy'? Stilton Cheese 
1903 Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year? 1878,1895, 1903, 1907 1895 
1904 What movie featured Reece's Pieces as part of the story, because the director couldn't obtain the rights to use M&M's? E.T. 
1905 Who starred in the 1954 Musical remake of 'A star is born' ? Judy Garland 
1906 Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? Christmas Past, Present, Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley 
1907 The official song and anthem of the state of oklahoma is ___,composed and written by richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein Oklahoma 
1908 James Dean died during the filming of which film in 1955? Giant 
1909 Which Christmas Carol, tells the tale of a 10th Century Duke of Bohemia Good King Wenceslas 
1910 Which Group Had 3 Consecutive Christmas Number One's In 1996,1997,1998 The Spice Girls 
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1911 What did pre-Christian pagans call Xmas time Yule 
1912 What was the fight between Argentina and Great Britan over? Falkland Islands 
1913 In What Year Did India Gain Independence Marking The Start Of Decolonisation 1947 
1914 Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn? George A. Custer
1915 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned 
1916 Who had a Message To Rudy? The Specials 
1917 Who Brought Back Tobacco And Potatoes From The Americas? Sir Walter Raleigh 
1918 The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 featured in which war? Zulu War (or Zulu Wars). 
1919 After years of flirtation, the U.S. began direct military involvement in Vietnam in what year? 1964 
1920 "The carol 'Silent Night' was first played on what instrument? ""Harpsichord,Guitar,Pipe Organ, Piano""" Guitar 
1921 What Was The Name Of Scotland's First King? Kenneth 
1922 Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Funky Cold Medina,' Tone Loc 
1923 He taught Alexander the Great. Aristotle
1924 How Long Did The 100 Years War Last 116 Years 
1925 In What Us City Was President John F Kennedy Assasinated In 1963 Dallas / Texas 
1926 Who created an 86-letter syllabary for the cherokee language Sequoyah 
1927 What did Erik Rotheim invent in 1926? Aerosol
1928 What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas? Panettone 
1929 He is identified with the expression, "Eureka". Archimedes
1930 What country did Abel Tasman discover in 1642 ? New Zealand
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1931 Who sang Happy Birthday to John F. Kennedy for his 45th? Marilyn Monroe
1932 What is the name of Tiny Tim's father in the story, 'A Christmas Carol'? Bob Crachit 
1933 The Christmas story is only told in two of the four gospels, Luke is one which is the other Matthew 
1934 Which horror film star was portrayed by Martin Landau in Tim Burtons 1994 film about cult film maker Ed Wood Bela Lugosi 
1935 What's the resting place of those buried at sea Davey jones's locker
1936 Who Played The Title Role In The 1965 British Film The Nanny Bette Davis 
1937 From what did Alexander the Great suffer? Epilepsy
1938 What did Victorian women bathe in to try to enlarge their breasts? Strawberries
1939 What type of natural disaster hit the American Midwest in 1935? Dust Storms 
1940 Which James Bond Film Featured A Bond Girl Called Doctor Christmas Jones The World Is Not Enough 
1941 What Was Introduced Into The UK First, The Christmas Card Or The Christmas Tree Christmas Cards 
1942 Where Was Thomas Becket Murdered? Canterbury Cathedral 
1943 After who was Mickey Mouse named? Mickey Rooney
1944 Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? George the Fifth (in 1932) 
1945 This fearsome creature lived on Grympen Myre and was the principal character in which book The Hound Of The Baskervilles 
1946 This F.B.I agent headed the investigation of Al Capone. Elliot ness
1947 What type of shoes were favored by skateboarders? (Hint, it's 4 letterslong) Vans 
1948 Is A Pumpkin A Vegetable Or A Fruit A Fruit It Grows On Vines 
1949 Whose army did Admiral Nelson defeat at the battle of Trafalgar? Napoleon
1950 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan 
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1951 During Which Monarch's Reigns Did Shakespeare Live? Elizabeth I & James I 
1952 Which directors films included Shivers, Videodrome and The Fly David Cronenberg 
1953 Who was George Washington's vice_president Adams
1954 What Is The Name Of The Cake Traditionally Eaten In Italy At Christmas Time Panettone 
1955 What is the former name of Sri Lanka? Ceylon
1956 Which War Involving The UK Began In 1982 The Falklands War 
1957 In the movie 'Home Alone', Macaulay Culkin plays a boy who is accidentally left alone at Christmas. What is the name of this character? Kevin 
1958 Which movie is the line 'Snakes, I hate snakes' from? Raiders Of The Lost Ark 
1959 What was the first newspaper produced in the United States ? Publick Occurences
1960 Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus? Melchior 
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