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General Knowledge

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What Was The Name Of The English Farmer Who Invented The Seed-Planting Drill In 1701
Jethro Tull
 
In Which Year Was Nelson Mandela Released From Prison
1990
 
What Was The Nationality Of The First Non-Italian Pope Since 1523
Polish (Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Pope from 1978-2005)
 
What Was The Name Of The World's First Man-Made Satellite Launched By The Ussr In 1957
Sputnik I
 
Which Country Gained Its Independence From Denmark In 1944
Iceland
 
In 1803 Who Started Shipping Portions Of The Sculpted Frieze From The Parthenon In Greece To England
Lord Elgin (Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
 
In Which Year Did French Queen Marie Antoinette Go The Guillotine
1793
 
Which Scottish Athlete Refused To Run On A Sunday At The 1924 Paris Olympic Games
Eric Liddle (Liddle, 1902-45
 
Who Became Us President After Herbert Hoover
Franklin D Roosevelt (1933)
 
French King Louis Xiv (1638-1715) Was The Longest Reigning European Monarch - How Long Did He Reign
72 years (from 1643-1715)
 
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Marjorie Robb, Who Died In Boston Usa In 1992 Aged 103, Barbara Dainton, Millvina Dean And Lillian Asplund, Achieved Notoriety For Being Among The Last Living Survivors Of What
The Sinking Of The Titanic In 1912
 
Who In 1963 Murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, The Assassin (According To Official Accounts) Of Us President John F Kennedy
Jack Ruby
 
The Kiel Canal In Germany, Officially Opened In 1895, Connects Which Two Seas
North Sea and Baltic Sea
 
Which Football Team Does Postman Pat Support
Pencaster United
 
Tom Cruise Plays A Naval Lawyer In Which 1992 Film
A Few Good Men
 
Who Released A 1975 Album Entitled Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John
 
The Billionnaire Barclay Twins' Long-Running Disputes About Their Private Island Brecqhou (Or Brechou) Are With Which Channel Island
Sark
 
Brn Is The International Vehicle Registration For Which Country
Bahrain
 
For Which Film Did Henry Fonda Win His Best Actor Oscar
On Golden Pond
 
Who Was The First Reigning British Monarch To Make An Official Visit To The Usa
George the Sixth (in 1939)
 
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What Is The Name Of The Carnival Held In Some Countries On Shrove Tuesday
Mardi Gras (literally 'Fat Tuesday')
 
Eamon De Valera Founded Which Irish Political Party In 1926
Fianna Fail
 
Brunswick, Lancastrian And Pearl Pickler Are Types Of Which Vegetable
Onion
 
In Numerology A Tern Is A Set Of How Many
Three
 
The World Trade Organization Was Founded In 1995 In Which European City
Geneva (replacing GATT - the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade established in 1947)
 
In Greek Mythology What Is The Name Of The River Whose Water When Drunk Caused Complete Forgetfulness And Made The Souls Of The Dead Forget Their Life On Earth
Lethe (also referred to as the 'river of oblivion')
 
What Are The Little Discs Of Waste Called That Are Produced By A Paper Or Card Hole-Punch
Chad (or chads)
 
What Are The Padded High-Waisted Trousers With Shoulder Straps Worn For Skiiing Called
Salopettes
 
What Name Is Given To The Uncut Locks Of Hair Worn On The Sides Of The Head By Orthodox Male Jews
Payess
 
What Type Of Natural Substance Is Caoutchouc (Pronounced Kachook)
Rubber (or latex)
 
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