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Pub quiz question 3116 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did humanitarian William the Conqueror replace with castration and gouging out of eyes?
  2. Answer: A: Capital punishment
  3. Categories: Crime (8) History (8)
Pub quiz question 7128 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which King's insanity was the subject of the film 'The Madness of King George?'
  2. Answer: A: George III's
  3. Categories: History (7) People (7) Royalty (7)
Pub quiz question 2486 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was built at the Forth Street Works in Newcastle, and won the Rainhill Trials in 1929?
  2. Answer: A: Stephenson's Rocket
  3. Categories: Local History (5) Newcastle, UK (5) General Knowledge (6) History (6)
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Pub quiz question 7125 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What brought a halt to production across Britain in 1842?
  2. Answer: A: The General Strike
  3. Categories: History (2) Politics (2)
Pub quiz question 4126 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: how many guns did the 15 members of the Great Train Robbery gang use between them in the raid?
  2. Answer: A: None
  3. Notes: *: 1963
  4. Categories: 1960s (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 3135 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What yachting event was first held in conjunction with the Great Exhibition of 1851?
  2. Answer: A: The America's Cup
  3. Categories: Sports (6) History (6) Landmarks (6)
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Pub quiz question 1135 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between October 939 – 946
  2. Answer: A: Edmund the Magnificent(Eadmund)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 4410 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which titled military leader became Tory Prime Minister in 1928?
  2. Answer: A: The Duke of Wellington
  3. Categories: History (8) Politics (7) 1920s (7)
Pub quiz question 1130 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between December 860 – 865
  2. Answer: A: Æthelberht(Æþelberht)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 7111 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country helped Italian investors support Columbus' expedition to the Americas after Portugal had turned him down?
  2. Answer: A: Spain
  3. Categories: Travel (6) History (6) Geography (6)