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People & Places

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Gave Name To: After Whom Were Germany's Zeppelins Named
Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
 
Gave Name To: Which Austrian Physicist Devised A System Of Speed Measurement Using A Series Of Numbers Bearing His Name
Ernst Mach
 
Gave Name To: Who Gave His Name To The Vacuum Cleaner
Hoover
 
Gave Name To: Who Originally Gave Their Name To The Toilet
Thomas Crapper
 
Gave Name To: Who Invented The First Waterproof Rain Coat Made Of Vulcanized Cloth
Charles Macintosh
 
Gave Name To: Who Gave His Name To The First Rocket
Stephenson
 
Gave Name To: What Did Richard Arkwright Give His Name To
A Type Of Spinning Machine
 
Gave Name To: What Did Marconi Give His Name To
The Transmitter
 
Gave Name To: What Did A Mr Sadler Open In London & Give His Name To
Sadler's Wells
 
Gave Name To: Which Building Was Named After David Garrick
The Garrick Theatre
 
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Gave Name To: What Takes It's Name From Pyrrhus
Pyrric Victory
 
Gave Name To: To What Did Dick Fosbury Lend His Name
The Fosbury Flop
 
Gave Name To: Who Invented An International Code For Sending Messages Using Only Dots & Dashes
Samuel Morse
 
Gave Name To: What Was Named After Martha Graham
The Graham Technique
 
Gave Name To: Which King Had A Dog Named After Him
King Charles (Spanish)
 
Gave Name To: What Piece Of Mining Safety Equipment Was Invented By Sir Humphrey Davy
The Davy Lamp
 
Gave Name To: Which Bourbon Originator Still Has A Whisky Named After Him
Jack Daniels
 
Gave Name To: Which Greek Philosopher Had A Non Sexual Relationship Named After Him
Plato
 
Gave Name To: What Did Richard Jordan Gatling Invent
The Gatling Gun
 
Gave Name To: What Did Sir Arthur Wellesley Have Named After Him
Wellington Boots
 
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Gave Name To: What Was Named After Mr Biro
The Biro Pen
 
Gave Name To: What Did The Duke Of Windsor Give His Name To
The Windsor Knot
 
Generals: Who Was Defeated At El Alamein In 1942
Erwin Rommel
 
Generals: Which Carthaginian General Led His Army Across The Alps With A Contingent Of Elephants
Hannibal
 
Generals: Who Opposed The Communists In China And Started His Own Government In Nankin In 1927
Chiang Kai-Shek
 
Generals: Who Was The Seconds Us President To Be Assasinated
James A Garfield (1881)
 
Generals: Which General Took Argentina Into The Falklands War
General Galtieri
 
Generals: In June 1940 Who Rallied The French Troops Against The German Armies
Charles De Gaulle
 
Generals: Who Signed The 1918 Armistice For The Allies
Ferdinand Foch
 
Generals: Who Directed Israel's Sinai Campaign Against Egypt In 1956
Moshe Dayan
 
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