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| 351 | In what century was the leaning tower of Pisa built? | 14th | |
| 352 | Who became King of Scotland in 1371? Robert II, James III or James IV? | Robert II | |
| 353 | Who was the first Roman Catholic to become American President? | John F. Kennedy | |
| 354 | Which British monarch was known as the `Sailor King`? | William IV | |
| 355 | Which six countries made up the EEC when it formed in 1957? | Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands | |
| 356 | Thomas Selfridge was the first man to be killed by what type of transport? | Aeroplane | |
| 357 | In what year was the British Commonwealth established? | 1931 | |
| 358 | What nationality was the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud? | Austrian | |
| 359 | Yuri Gagarin was the first to orbit Earth in which year? | 1961 | |
| 360 | The first artificially refrigerated ice rink opened in which country? U.S.A., England or China? | England | |
| 361 | In which year did the Great Wall Street Crash occur? | 1929 | |
| 362 | Who was the first British King of the 19th century? | George III | |
| 363 | For how many days did the Great Fire of London last? | 4 | |
| 364 | Ginger ale and the pneumatic tyre were both invented in which European city? | Belfast | |
| 365 | Who was the first actress to appear on a postage stamp? | Grace Kelly | |
| 366 | What four countries formed the Quadruple Alliance in 1718, against Spain? | Britain, France, Austria and Holland | |
| 367 | In which country did playing cards originate? | China | |
| 368 | Who bought the Castle of Mey in 1952? | The Queen Mother | |
| 369 | In which year was Prince Charles born? | 1948 | |
| 370 | Which of these periods came first? Jurassic, Palaeocene or Carboniferous? | Palaeocene | |
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| 371 | What was the capital of Norway in the 11th and 12th centuries? Oslo, Trondheim or Helsinborg? | Trondheim | |
| 372 | In what century was chocolate introduced to Britain? | 17th | |
| 373 | Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to Queen Mary? | Catherine Of Aragon | |
| 374 | What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde? | Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow | |
| 375 | In what year did the building of the Panama canal begin? 1870, 1880 or 1890? | 1880 | |
| 376 | Which king of England had a mother and a son who were beheaded? | James I | |
| 377 | What ancient Greek mathematician compiled 13 volumes on geometry called `The Elements`? | Euclid | |
| 378 | Which American state first declared Labor Day a legal holiday? Colorado, Connecticut or California? | Colorado | |
| 379 | What was the name of the British liner which exploded in 1962 killing over 200 people? | Dara | |
| 380 | In what year did the Great Train Robbery take place? | 1963 | |
| 381 | What was the name of the spacecraft which burst into flames on it`s ground-test in 1967, killing all three astronauts on board? | Apollo I | |
| 382 | Where were the first pair of sunglasses invented? China, America or Italy? | China | |
| 383 | What nationality was the explorer Roald Amudsen? | Norwegian | |
| 384 | The Chaco War of 1932 - 1935 was between which two South American countries? | Bolivia and Paraguay | |
| 385 | Who was the first US President to appear on television? | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 386 | Who was the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize? | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 387 | The Jurassic and Triassic periods fall into which era? Caenozoic, Mesozoic or Palaezoic? | Mesozoic | |
| 388 | Which Southern Hemisphere country was the first in the world to allow women to vote? | New Zealand | |
| 389 | In what year did Stanley Baldwin first become Prime Minister? | 1923 | |
| 390 | Which famous speech began with the words `At long last, I am able to say a few words of my own`? | The abdication speech of Edward VIII | |
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| 391 | In which country was Leon Trotsky killed? | Mexico | |
| 392 | Which country has the world`s oldest flag? | Denmark | |
| 393 | Which British King wrote farming articles under the pseudonym Ralph Robinson? | George III | |
| 394 | What did the `F` in John F. Kennedy stand for? | Fitzgerald | |
| 395 | In Greek mythology, who was the daughter or Cronus and wife of Zeus? | Hera | |
| 396 | In which decade was insulin first used to treat Diabetes? | 1920s | |
| 397 | What was the name of George Stephenson`s train which made its first journey in public passenger service in 1825? | Locomotion No. 1 | |
| 398 | What did Henry Beck famously map out in 1932? | The London Underground | |
| 399 | What were Charles De Gaulle`s last two words? `Not now`, `It hurts` or `Maybe later`? | It hurts | |
| 400 | In what year was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for life? | 1964 | |
| 401 | What American city was devastated by fire in 1871, allegedly as the result of a cow kicking over a lantern? | Chicago | |
| 402 | Who was killed playing poker while holding a pair of aces and a pair of eights leading to expression `dead man`s hand`? | Wild Bill Hickock | |
| 403 | `Whiskey-A-Go-Go` in Los Angeles was America`s first what? | Discotheque | |
| 404 | What was the name of the largest dinosaur? | Seismosaurus | |
| 405 | How old was Queen Victoria when she ascended the throne in 1837? | 18 | |
| 406 | In what year did the first human heart transplant take place? | 1967 | |
| 407 | Who ordered the building of The Tower of London? | William the Conqueror | |
| 408 | In which month in 1963 was John F Kennedy assassinated? | November | |
| 409 | In what year did Roald Amundsen become the first man to reach the South Pole? | 1911 | |
| 410 | What was the name of the street where the Great Fire of London started? | Pudding Lane | |
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| 411 | Which European country first began using house numbers? | France | |
| 412 | In which country was Mother Theresa born? | Yugoslavia | |
| 413 | Who was murdered by Robert Ford? | Jesse James | |
| 414 | In what year were protesting students murdered in Tiananman Square? | 1989 | |
| 415 | What was the profession of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone? | Teacher (of deaf and dumb children) | |
| 416 | In what year was the battle of Agincourt? | 1415 | |
| 417 | Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament? | Iceland | |
| 418 | In what year did Laika the dog become the first space traveller? | 1957 | |
| 419 | What were the names of Adam and Eve`s three sons? | Cain, Abel and Seth | |
| 420 | For what reason did American Sally Ride become famous in 1983? | First American female in space | |
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