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| # | Question | Answer |
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| 421 | In what year was the battle of Agincourt? | 1415 |
| 422 | Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament? | Iceland |
| 423 | In what year did Laika the dog become the first space traveller? | 1957 |
| 424 | What were the names of Adam and Eve`s three sons? | Cain, Abel and Seth |
| 425 | For what reason did American Sally Ride become famous in 1983? | First American female in space |
| 426 | For how many years did the Jurassic period last? 60 million, 180 million or 660 million? | 180 million |
| 427 | How did Robert The Bruce die? | Of the disease leprosy |
| 428 | What was the name of the bomb which was dropped on Nagasaki during World War II? | Fat Man |
| 429 | In which century did the diamond engagement ring first become popular? | 15th |
| 430 | How many of Henry VIII`s wives had been previously married? | 2 |
| 431 | What was the surname of Zachary, the President of the USA between 1849 and 1850? | Taylor |
| 432 | Who is the only American President to have served non-consecutive terms in office? | Grover Cleveland |
| 433 | In which year did colour TV transmissions begin in Britain? | 1969 |
| 434 | Who was the first US President to meet with a reigning British monarch? | Woodrow Wilson |
| 435 | In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of marriage, women and childbirth? | Hera |
| 436 | The popular British pub name `The Royal Oak` is named after which King? | Charles II (he hid in an oak tree to escape enemies) |
| 437 | John Major became a member of Parliament in 1979 for which town, north of London? | Huntingdon |
| 438 | Which American President served only 31 days? | William Harrison |
| 439 | The word `book` originates from the middle English word `bok` meaning which type of tree? | Beech |
| 440 | In what year did Neville Chamberlain first become Prime Minister? | 1937 |
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| 441 | Which of Henry VIII`s wives was mother to King Edward VI? | Jane Seymour |
| 442 | In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? | 1955 |
| 443 | The first nationally televised presidential debate involved which two American candidates? | John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon. |
| 444 | In which century was King Henry IV of England born? | 14th |
| 445 | What country began the tradition of exchanging gifts over Christmas? | Italy |
| 446 | Which British Prime Minister merged the British and Irish Parliaments in 1801? | William Pitt |
| 447 | Which American President was nicknamed `Old Hickery`? | Andrew Jackson |
| 448 | Which American President was known as `Man of the People`? | Andrew Jackson |
| 449 | Which of these periods was most recent? Permian, Cretaceous or Silurian? | Silurian |
| 450 | Martin Luther King stood before what monument when he delivered his famous `I have a dream` speech? | Lincoln Memorial. |
| 451 | What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11 after landing on the Moon? | Turkey |
| 452 | Name the only three successive female English monarchs? | Lady Jane Gray, Mary I and Elizabeth I |
| 453 | Albert Einstein declined the Presidency of which country in 1952? | Israel |
| 454 | What is the world`s oldest continually inhabited city? | Damascus |
| 455 | What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote? | New Zealand |
| 456 | Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as `Your Majesty`? | Henry VIII |
| 457 | In what year was the last judicial hanging in Britain? | 1964 |
| 458 | On which island did the now extinct dodo live? | Mauritius |
| 459 | Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas? Italy, Denmark or Turkey? | Italy |
| 460 | Who was the second President of the USA? | John Adams |
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| 461 | For what was Sir Rowland Hill famous for in the 19th century? | Postage stamps |
| 462 | What nationality was the architect Robert Adam? | Scottish |
| 463 | What is `Paille Maille` from which the London street Pall Mall takes it`s name? | A French game, similar to croquet |
| 464 | Who is the only American President to have been born on July 4th? | Calvin Coolidge |
| 465 | What nationality was Copernicus, the astronomer who showed that the Earth rotated around the Sun? | Polish |
| 466 | Which European country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas time? | Italy |
| 467 | In which century did Good King Wenceslas live? | 10th |
| 468 | What is the earliest recorded Roman town in England? York, Colchester or Chelmsford? | Colchester |
| 469 | What type of antique furniture was a cheval? | Mirror |
| 470 | In what year was the Berlin wall erected? | 1961 |
| 471 | Which of the following English King`s never married? William II, Edward II or George II? | William II |
| 472 | What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin began developing his theory of evolution? | The Beagle |
| 473 | How many children did Queen Victoria have? | 9 |
| 474 | What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825? | Buckingham Palace |
| 475 | Dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which period? The Cretaceous, The Paleogene or The Jurassic? | Creaceous |
| 476 | In which year did Disney Land first open in California? 1955, 1960 or 1965? | 1955 |
| 477 | Which Scottish novelist became Governor General of Canada in 1935? | John Buchan |
| 478 | The British cabinet has only once held a full Cabinet meeting outside London. In which Scottish city did this take place? | Inverness |
| 479 | How many Victoria Crosses were awarded after the Battle of Rorke`s Drift in the Zulu wars? | 11 |
| 480 | From what ancient activity does the word `crestfallen` come? | Cockfighting |
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| 481 | What name was given to the Chinese peasant uprising of 1900? | Boxer Rebellion |
| 482 | What was the name of Lord Nelson`s mistress? | Emma Hamilton |
| 483 | When Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last people to walk on the moon, what number was their Apollo mission? | XVII (17) |
| 484 | Which achievement links Arthur Martin-Leake, Noel Chavasse and Charles Upham? | The only people to be awarded two Victoria Crosses? |
| 485 | What yellow fossilised resin was used as jewellery by the Greeks and Romans? | Amber |
| 486 | Who was president of the United States during the brief Spanish-American war? | William McKinley |
| 487 | Who was the first US president to die whilst in office? | William Harrison |
| 488 | In Egyptian mythology, who was the God of embalming who also watched over the dead? | Anubis |
| 489 | In Greek mythology, which King was the son of Laius and Jocasta? | Oedipus |
| 490 | Which was the first European country to issue banknotes? | Sweden |
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