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In 1840 London Sweet Maker Tom Smith Came Up An Invention Still Hugely Popular Today What Was It?
The Christmas Cracker 
 
Born on Christmas Day 1954, who was the female half of the 80's band 'The Eurhythmics''
Annie Lennox 
 
What came to an end in the United States in December 1933?
Prohibition 
 
Which of the following is a 1983 New Order song; `Creepy', `Spooky' or `Scary'
Spooky 
 
Who Was the Queen Of The Iceni Tribe Of England Who Led An Uprising Against The Romans?
Boudica 
 
Which US President Was Forced To Resign In 1974
Richard Nixon 
 
Who Wrote the Novel 'The Witching Hour'
Anne Rice 
 
Which Political Party Rose To Power In China In 1949
The Communists 
 
Who Released The 70's Album Entitled The Stranger
Billy Joel 
 
What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, (Houston, we've had a problem)?
Jack Swigert 
 
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"Which diarist noted on 25th December 1662, ""(Christmas Day). Had a pleasant walk to White Hall, where I intended to have received the communion with the family, but I have come too late___"""
Samuel Pepys (pronounced 'peeps') 
 
In which city was President Kennedy killed?
Dallas
 
What Happened If You Looked A Gorgon In The Eye?
You Turned To Stone 
 
Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Tonights the Night
Neil Young 
 
Who was the father of Elizabeth I?
Henry VIII
 
Roman statues were made with detachable whats, so that one what could be removed and replaced by another?
Heads
 
According to The Everly Bros What Time Did Suzie Finally Wake Up
4 O Clock 
 
Israel occupied the Golan Heights. Whose territory was it?
Syria
 
Which song was a UK chart hit for `The Goodies' in 1975?
The Funky Gibbon 
 
In What Year Did India Gain Independence From British Colonial Rule
1947 
 
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East Berlin was the capital of ______?
East Germany
 
Who outlawed gladiator sports in Rome?
Caesar
 
She won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her work among the poor.
Mother Teresa
 
Who was the lead singer of the Cure?
Robert Smith 
 
What did Anne Boleyn have three of?
Breasts
 
Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is celebrated in which Latin American country
Mexico 
 
Which Hitchcock movie With One Word In It's Title was released in 1958?
Vertigo 
 
A lot of men end up in the hospital casualty department at Christmas time because they've decorated their nether regions with what?
Sprigs Of Holly 
 
Germany's allies in WW II were Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Libya, and _________.
Romania
 
How old was Stanley Matthews when he retired in 1965?
50 
 
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