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Pub quiz question 1135 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between October 939 – 946
Answer: A: Edmund the Magnificent(Eadmund)
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 4410 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which titled military leader became Tory Prime Minister in 1928?
Answer: A: The Duke of Wellington
Categories: History (8) Politics (7) 1920s (7)

Pub quiz question 1130 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between December 860 – 865
Answer: A: Æthelberht(Æþelberht)
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 7111 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country helped Italian investors support Columbus' expedition to the Americas after Portugal had turned him down?
Answer: A: Spain
Categories: Travel (6) History (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 2649 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who, born in 1643, was the second scientist to be knighted?
Answer: A: Sir Isaac Newton (knighted in 1705)
Notes: *: Sir Francis Bacon was the first, knighted in 1603.
Categories: History (6) Science (6)
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Pub quiz question 3113 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Japanese term meaning 'divine wind' was adopted into the English language to describe World War II suicide pilots?
Answer: A: Kamikaze
Categories: Language (4) 1940s (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 7253 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ship was found abandoned between Portugal and the Azores in 1882?
Answer: A: Mary Celeste
Categories: History (4) Travel (4) 1800s (4)

Pub quiz question 1183 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who co-ruled England between February 1689–1694
Answer: A: Mary II and William III (William of Orange)
Categories: MultiAnswer2 (6) History (6) Royalty (6)

Pub quiz question 7257 by pjh2

Question: Q: What county did the Roman invasion of 43AD begin in?
Answer: A: Kent
Categories: History (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 3103 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was nine-years old when he became King of England in 1216?
Answer: A: Henry III
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)