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Pub quiz question 4178 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who invented the steam engine?
Answer: A: Hero – or Heron – of Alexandria, in 100 A.D.,
Notes: *: 1x01. Richard Trevithick is generally credited with the invention 1784.
Categories: QI (5) History (7) Science (8)

Pub quiz question 3131 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the practical purpose of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders ofthe Ancient World?
Answer: A: Lighthouse
Categories: History (5) Landmarks (5)
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Pub quiz question 5494 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which decade did the FA introduce the offside rule into football?
Answer: A: 1860's
Notes: *: Was part of the original 1863 rules.
Categories: Sports (6) Football (6) History (8)

Pub quiz question 4412 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was known as the Iron Duke?
Answer: A: The Duke of Wellington
Categories: History (3) Names (3)

Pub quiz question 6990 by pjh2

Question: Q: What country did the Romans call Hibernia?
Answer: A: Ireland
Categories: History (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 1169 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between April 1483 – June 1483
Answer: A: Edward V
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 7282 by pjh2

Question: Q: What links: Ulyanov; Bronstein; Dzhugashvili; Skryabin?
Answer: A: Russian revolutionaries: Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Molotov
Categories: Russia (4) History (7) General Knowledge (9) Connections (8)

Pub quiz question 4405 by pjh2

Question: Q: What shook building in Yorkshire and the West Midlands on 23rd September 2002?
Answer: A: An earthquake
Categories: History (2) 2000s (2)

Pub quiz question 7246 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which saint died in the last 6th or early 7th century after founding a monastery in what is now Pembrokeshire?
Answer: A: St David
Categories: Religion (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 1161 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between January 1327 – June 1377
Answer: A: Edward III
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)