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| 421 | For how many years did the Jurassic period last? 60 million, 180 million or 660 million? | 180 million | |
| 422 | How did Robert The Bruce die? | Of the disease leprosy | |
| 423 | What was the name of the bomb which was dropped on Nagasaki during World War II? | Fat Man | |
| 424 | In which century did the diamond engagement ring first become popular? | 15th | |
| 425 | How many of Henry VIII`s wives had been previously married? | 2 | |
| 426 | What was the surname of Zachary, the President of the USA between 1849 and 1850? | Taylor | |
| 427 | Who is the only American President to have served non-consecutive terms in office? | Grover Cleveland | |
| 428 | In which year did colour TV transmissions begin in Britain? | 1969 | |
| 429 | Who was the first US President to meet with a reigning British monarch? | Woodrow Wilson | |
| 430 | In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of marriage, women and childbirth? | Hera | |
| 431 | The popular British pub name `The Royal Oak` is named after which King? | Charles II (he hid in an oak tree to escape enemies) | |
| 432 | John Major became a member of Parliament in 1979 for which town, north of London? | Huntingdon | |
| 433 | Which American President served only 31 days? | William Harrison | |
| 434 | The word `book` originates from the middle English word `bok` meaning which type of tree? | Beech | |
| 435 | In what year did Neville Chamberlain first become Prime Minister? | 1937 | |
| 436 | Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to King Edward VI? | Jane Seymour | |
| 437 | In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? | 1955 | |
| 438 | The first nationally televised presidential debate involved which two American candidates? | John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon. | |
| 439 | In which century was King Henry IV of England born? | 14th | |
| 440 | What country began the tradition of exchanging gifts over Christmas? | Italy | |
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| 441 | Which British Prime Minister merged the British and Irish Parliaments in 1801? | William Pitt | |
| 442 | Which American President was nicknamed `Old Hickery`? | Andrew Jackson | |
| 443 | Which American President was known as `Man of the People`? | Andrew Jackson | |
| 444 | Which of these periods was most recent? Permian, Cretaceous or Silurian? | Silurian | |
| 445 | Martin Luther King stood before what monument when he delivered his famous `I have a dream` speech? | Lincoln Memorial. | |
| 446 | What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11 after landing on the Moon? | Turkey | |
| 447 | Name the only three successive female English monarchs? | Lady Jane Gray, Mary I and Elizabeth I | |
| 448 | Albert Einstein declined the Presidency of which country in 1952? | Israel | |
| 449 | What is the world`s oldest continually inhabited city? | Damascus | |
| 450 | What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote? | New Zealand | |
| 451 | Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as `Your Majesty`? | Henry VIII | |
| 452 | In what year was the last judicial hanging in Britain? | 1964 | |
| 453 | On which island did the now extinct dodo live? | Mauritius | |
| 454 | Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas? Italy, Denmark or Turkey? | Italy | |
| 455 | For what was Sir Rowland Hill famous for in the 19th century? | Postage stamps | |
| 456 | What nationality was the architect Robert Adam? | Scottish | |
| 457 | What is `Paille Maille` from which the London street Pall Mall takes it`s name? | A French game, similar to croquet | |
| 458 | Who is the only American President to have been born on July 4th? | Calvin Coolidge | |
| 459 | What nationality was Copernicus, the astronomer who showed that the Earth rotated around the Sun? | Polish | |
| 460 | Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time? | Italy | |
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| 461 | In which century did Good King Wenceslas live? | 10th | |
| 462 | What is the earliest recorded Roman town in England? York, Colchester or Chelmsford? | Colchester | |
| 463 | What type of antique furniture was a cheval? | Mirror | |
| 464 | In what year was the Berlin wall erected? | 1961 | |
| 465 | Which of the following English King`s never married? William II, Edward II or George II? | William II | |
| 466 | What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution? | The Beagle | |
| 467 | How many children did Queen Victoria have? | 9 | |
| 468 | What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825? | Buckingham Palace | |
| 469 | Dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which period? The Cretaceous, The Paleogene or The Jurassic? | Creaceous | |
| 470 | In which year did Disney Land first open in California? 1955, 1960 or 1965? | 1955 | |
| 471 | Which Scottish novelist became Governor General of Canada in 1935? | John Buchan | |
| 472 | The British cabinet has only once held a full Cabinet meeting outside London. In which Scottish city did this take place? | Inverness | |
| 473 | How many Victoria Crosses were awarded after the Battle of Rorke`s Drift in the Zulu wars? | 11 | |
| 474 | From what ancient activity does the word `crestfallen` come? | Cockfighting | |
| 475 | What name was given to the Chinese peasant uprising of 1900? | Boxer Rebellion | |
| 476 | What was the name of Lord Nelson`s mistress? | Emma Hamilton | |
| 477 | When Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last people to walk on the moon, what number was their Apollo mission? | XVII (17) | |
| 478 | Which achievement links Arthur Martin-Leake, Noel Chavasse and Charles Upham? | The only people to be awarded two Victoria Crosses? | |
| 479 | What yellow fossilised resin was used as jewellery by the Greeks and Romans? | Amber | |
| 480 | Who was president of the United States during the brief Spanish-American war? | William McKinley | |
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| 481 | Who was the first US president to die whilst in office? | William Harrison | |
| 482 | In Egyptian mythology, who was the God of embalming who also watched over the dead? | Anubis | |
| 483 | In Greek mythology, which King was the son of Laius and Jocasta? | Oedipus | |
| 484 | Which was the first European country to issue banknotes? | Sweden | |
| 485 | How old was Prince Charles when he was invested as Prince of Wales? | 20 (1st July 1969) | |
| 486 | Who was the third man to walk on the moon? | Charles `Pete` Conrad | |
| 487 | The doomed ship Titanic had two sister ships. What were their names? | Brittanic and Olympic | |
| 488 | By what name was Helen Porter Mitchell better known? | Dame Nellie Melba | |
| 489 | Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone? | Ernie Wise (on New Years Day 1985) | |
| 490 | Which three letters did SOS replace as a Morse mayday signal? | CQD - CQ was a general call to all ships and D signalled Distress | |
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