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Pub quiz question 7255 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ship sank as RMS Carpathia rescued roughly 700 of the former's survivors?
Answer: A: RMS Titanic
Notes: *: Sank 1912
Categories: History (1) 1910s (1) Travel (1)

Pub quiz question 4364 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which neutral country's invasion prompted Britain to declare war on Germany in 1914?
Answer: A: Belgium's
Categories: 1910s (7) Politics (7) Military (7)

Pub quiz question 6997 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which explorer's final words were: "I am just going outside and may be some time?"
Answer: A: Captain Lawrence Oates'
Notes: *: 17 March 1912
Categories: History (5) Quotations (5) 1910s (5)

Pub quiz question 8501 by pjh

Pub quiz question 6899 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6887 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the King's horse which trampled suffragette Emily Davison?
Answer: A: Anmer
Notes: *: 4 June 1913
Categories: Horse Racing (6) Sports (6) Politics (7) Royalty (7) 1910s (7)

Pub quiz question 4369 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which virus killed more people a the end of World War I than died in the fighting?
Answer: A: Influenza/flu
Categories: 1910s (3) Biology (3) Military (3)
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Pub quiz question 6999 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which expedition leader was narrowly beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen in 1912?
Answer: A: Robert Falcon Scott
Categories: History (2) 1910s (2)

Pub quiz question 6933 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were sociable drinkers banned from buying in pubs in September 1916 at the risk of a £100 fine?
Answer: A: A round
Notes: *: Equiv to £7,300 in 2012
Categories: Drink (6) Politics (6) 1910s (6)

Pub quiz question 6901 by pjh2