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Category
History
433 questions.
What's happened in the past
Pub quiz question
6963
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who jointly formed the New Model Army with Thomas Fairfax?
Answer:
A:
Oliver Cromwell
Notes:
*:
English Civil War 1642–1651
Categories:
Military (5)
History (5)
Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question
3105
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which airline was the first sponsor of the London Eye?
Answer:
A:
British Airways
Notes:
*:
1999
Categories:
London, UK (3)
1990s (3)
History (3)
Landmarks (3)
Pub quiz question
1139
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who ruled England between March 978 – December 1013 (first reign)
Answer:
A:
Æthelred the Unready (Æþelræd Unræd)
Categories:
History (8)
Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question
4382
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which sea did Plato describe the ancient Greeks living by 'Like frogs around a pond?"
Answer:
A:
Aegean
Categories:
History (6)
Pub quiz question
7062
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was the administrative and political centre of the Incas?
Answer:
A:
Cusco
Categories:
History (8)
Politics (8)
Pub quiz question
7000
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What Caribbean island did Columbus originally name Juana?
Answer:
A:
Cuba
Categories:
History (7)
Geography (7)
Pub quiz question
6962
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who was the King of England when the Civil War kicked off?
Answer:
A:
Charles I
Notes:
*:
War 1642–1651, Charles I reigned 1625-1649(executed)
Categories:
History (6)
Military (6)
Royalty (6)
Pub quiz question
5320
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who was the first wife of Henry VIII?
Answer:
A:
Catherine of Aragon
Categories:
History (5)
Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question
3060
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What surname did T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) use for anonymity when he joined the Royal Tank Corps?
Answer:
A:
Shaw
Notes:
*:
T.E. stands for Thomas Edward
Categories:
History (9)
Names (9)
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)
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