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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)