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Pub quiz question 7260 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did the ancient Romans call the town which is now the capital city of England?
Answer: A: Londinium
Categories: History (1) Geography (1)

Pub quiz question 4411 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the alternative name for Apsley house, the residence of the Duke of Wellington?
Answer: A: Number One, London
Categories: History (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4279 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which liquid did Swiss candle maker Daniel Peter first add to chocolate in 1867?
Answer: A: Milk
Categories: Drink (6) History (6)
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Pub quiz question 3096 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who replied "Because it's there," when asked why he intended climbing Mount Everest?
Answer: A: George Mallory
Categories: History (6) Geography (7)
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Pub quiz question 7105 by pjh2

Question: Q: What famous explorer was married to Felipa Perestrello e Moniz and had a son called Diego?
Answer: A: Christopher Columbus
Categories: Travel (7) History (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4417 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who battled to stem the powers of British trade unions while praising the Polish equivalent?
Answer: A: Margaret Thatcher
Categories: Politics (2) History (2) 1990s (2)
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Pub quiz question 3100 by pjh2

Question: Q: What language was Henry VI the first monarch to make his coronation addres in since the Norman Conquest?
Answer: A: English
Categories: Language (2) History (2) Royalty (2)

Pub quiz question 3065 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was flying the U2 spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960?
Answer: A: Francis Gary Powers
Categories: 1960s (8) History (8) Politics (8) Military (8)

Pub quiz question 210 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which geological fault caused the San Francisco earthquake in 1906?
Answer: A: The San Andreas fault
Categories: History (4) Geography (3)
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Pub quiz question 7068 by pjh2