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| # | Question | Answer |
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| 491 | How old was Prince Charles when he was invested as Prince of Wales? | 20 (1st July 1969) |
| 492 | Who was the third man to walk on the moon? | Charles `Pete` Conrad |
| 493 | The doomed ship Titanic had two sister ships. What were their names? | Brittanic and Olympic |
| 494 | By what name was Helen Porter Mitchell better known? | Dame Nellie Melba |
| 495 | Which comedian was the first person in Britain to make a call on a mobile phone? | Ernie Wise (on New Years Day 1985) |
| 496 | Which three letters did SOS replace as a Morse mayday signal? | CQD - CQ was a general call to all ships and D signalled Distress |
| 497 | What was the name of King Henry VIII`s older brother? | Arthur (died in 1502 whilst still heir presumptive) |
| 498 | Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day? | William the Conqueror / William I (in 1066) |
| 499 | What was the third last state to join the USA? | Arizona |
| 500 | What company was founded by Parisian chemistry student Eugene Schuller in 1907, creating a dye to cover grey hair with natural looking colours? | L`Oreal |
| 501 | Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI? | Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame) |
| 502 | In which decade did Christopher Cockerell invent the hovercraft? | 1950s |
| 503 | In which year did the Falklands war take place? | 1982 |
| 504 | Which battle of 1485 was the last in the War of the Roses? | Bosworth Field |
| 505 | What was the first city in modern history to have a population of a million when it did so in 1811? | London |
| 506 | In which European country did the Mazurka dance originate? | Poland |
| 507 | What was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin`s first meal on the moon? Roasted Turkey, Steak Pie or Peanut Butter Sandwiches? | Roasted Turkey |
| 508 | In which year did John Major become Prime Minister? | 1990 |
| 509 | Who famously said `a week is a long time in politics`? | Harold Wilson |
| 510 | Which two other countries joined the EEC at the same time as Britain? | Denmark and Ireland |
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| 511 | According to the Bible, what did God do on the fourth day? | Created the sun, moon and stars. |
| 512 | In which city was Dick Turpin hanged? | York |
| 513 | What was the name of Sir Walter Raleigh`s ship in the battle of the Armada? | The Ark |
| 514 | In what decade was London bridge transported from England to America? | 1970s |
| 515 | What was the number of the Apollo mission that first landed on the moon? | 11 |
| 516 | Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt in 1909, who was the first director of the FBI? | Stanley W. Finch |
| 517 | In 1943, about 5,000 lives were lost due to flooding in which country? | India |
| 518 | In what year did Queen Victoria die? | 1901 |
| 519 | On which island did Napoleon die? | St Helena |
| 520 | Who in 1938 invented the first ball point pen? | Lasalo Biro |
| 521 | Who was the first American President to be born in the 20th century? | John F Kennedy |
| 522 | In which year did Britain change to decimal currency? | 1971 |
| 523 | Which country was admitted to the United Nations in 1993, becoming the smallest country to have done so? | Monaco |
| 524 | What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle? | A cork |
| 525 | Who was the second wife of Henry VIII? | Anne Boleyn |
| 526 | Who was the American president when the Berlin Wall was constructed? | John F Kennedy |
| 527 | Which British monarch of the 20th century was almost 60 years old when they were crowned? | Edward VII |
| 528 | Davy Crockett`s hat was made from the fur of what animal? | Racoon |
| 529 | In what year did Disneyland open? 1942, 1955 or 1966? | 1955 |
| 530 | In which century was King Richard II of England born? | 14th |
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| 531 | After John F Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963, on which date was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was alleged to have shot him, murdered? | November 25th, 1963 |
| 532 | In what year was the first atom bomb dropped? | 1945 |
| 533 | In what year did American President Richard Nixon resign from office? | 1974 |
| 534 | From which country did King Zog flee in 1939? | Albania |
| 535 | What country celebrates a holiday in July in honour of an act in 1867 which unified the nation? China, Canada or Russia? | Canada |
| 536 | Dinosaurs were the dominant land animal for approximately how many years? 130 million, 600 million or 2 billion? | 130 million |
| 537 | Who was Queen Victoria`s grandfather? | George III |
| 538 | What historic event happened on Monday, December 9, 1980? | John Lennon was killed. |
| 539 | What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958? | Mice |
| 540 | What was the name of the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was killed? | Ford`s Theatre |
| 541 | Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war ? | The Crimean war |
| 542 | What was the name of Dick Turpin`s horse? | Black Bess |
| 543 | What three words was Uncle Sam depicted as saying while pointing his finger at the viewer on a World War I American army recruiting poster? | `I want you` |
| 544 | Which was the first product to ever have the bar code? Chewing Gum, Washing Up Liquid or Cigarettes? | Chewing Gum |
| 545 | What type of transport was `The Flying Dutchman`? | Ship |
| 546 | Which American President founded the Peace Corps? | John F Kennedy |
| 547 | What type of headgear was named after a battle in the Crimean War? | The Balaclava |
| 548 | What nationality was the inventor Thomas Edison? | American |
| 549 | In which country was Florence Nightingale born? | Italy |
| 550 | In which century was the religion Buddhism formed? 6th century B.C, 2nd century A.D. or 9th century A.D.? | 6th century B.C. |
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| 551 | Which European capital city was known as Lutecia by the Romans? | Paris |
| 552 | In what year was Martin Luther King assassinated? | 1968 |
| 553 | Which city became the capital of America in 1788? | New York |
| 554 | Who preceded Queen Victoria on the British throne? | William IV |
| 555 | Which London museum was originally called the Museum of Ornamental Art? | The Victoria and Albert Museum |
| 556 | In which year was the Battle of the Somme? | 1916 |
| 557 | Which island was awarded the George Cross in 1942? | Malta |
| 558 | In 1901, who became the only US President not be sworn in on a Bible? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| 559 | What year saw the first flying bombs drop on London? | 1944 |
| 560 | On the 1st of January of what year did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia? 1989, 1991 or 1993? | 1993 |
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