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History 433 questions.
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Pub quiz question 5318 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the fourth wife of Henry VIII?
  2. Answer: A: Anne of Cleves
  3. Categories: History (5) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 4116 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Jack Mills driving to make headline news in 1963?
  2. Answer: A: A train
  3. Notes: *: The Great Train Robbery
  4. Categories: History (4) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 480 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Iceland and England broke off diplomatic relations in 1976 - why?
  2. Answer: A: Because of cod fishing rights - the "Cod Wars"
  3. Categories: 1970s (3) History (3) Politics (3) General Knowledge (3)
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Pub quiz question 3139 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What large glass structure was the centrepiece of the 1851 Great Exhibition?
  2. Answer: A: The Crystal Palace
  3. Categories: London, UK (1) History (1) Landmarks (1)
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Pub quiz question 3064 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of the Queen Mother's gay third-cousins was knighted as Master of the Queen's Pictures before it was realized he'd been a spy?
  2. Answer: A: Anthony Blunt
  3. Categories: History (7) Royalty (7) Politics (7)
Pub quiz question 112 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood at Olympus?
  2. Answer: A: The Statue of Jupiter/Zeus
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (3) History (3)
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Pub quiz question 1181 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between 1660 – February 1685
  2. Answer: A: Charles II/The Merrie Monarch
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3108 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was voted the World's best Tourist Attraction in a 2005 Pringles poll?
  2. Answer: A: The London Eye
  3. Categories: History (7) 2000s (7) Landmarks (7)
Pub quiz question 3095 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What had 1,919 people reached the top of by the end of 2003?
  2. Answer: A: Mount Everest
  3. Categories: History (5) General Knowledge (5) Geography (3)
Pub quiz question 7022 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which modern country included ancient Caledonia and its population of Picts?
  2. Answer: A: Scotland
  3. Categories: Geography (3) History (3)