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Questions by pjh2
Pub quiz question
3063
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which university was attended by Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Harold Philby, Anthony Blunt, and the unknown fifth person in the 1930s?
Answer:
A:
Cambridge (Trinity)
Notes:
*:
The 'Cambridge Five'
Categories:
1930s (4)
History (5)
Military (5)
Pub quiz question
3062
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was the nickname of spy Harold Philby?
Answer:
A:
Kim
Notes:
*:
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988)
Categories:
Names (7)
Military (7)
History (7)
Pub quiz question
3061
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who spied for England in Edinburgh in 1706 but is better known as the author of Robinson Crusoe?
Answer:
A:
Daniel Defoe
Notes:
*:
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, ordered him there in 1706
Categories:
Military (3)
Literature (3)
History (3)
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
3059
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which ancient city's capture resulted in TE Lawrence's (of Arabia) promotion to lieutenant-colonel in 1918
Answer:
A:
Damascus
Notes:
*:
TE stands for Thomas Edward
Categories:
History (8)
Military (8)
Pub quiz question
3058
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which English country boasts the final resting place of T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia?)
Answer:
A:
Dorset
Notes:
*:
TE stands for Thomas Edward
Categories:
History (5)
Pub quiz question
3057
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who played the rôle of Lawrence in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?
Answer:
A:
Peter O'Toole
Categories:
Entertainment (3)
Film/Movies (3)
History (3)
Military (3)
Pub quiz question
3056
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What was writer and war hero T.E. Lawrence popularly known as?
Answer:
A:
Lawrence of Arabia
Notes:
*:
The T.E. stands for Thomas Edward
Categories:
History (2)
Military (2)
Literature (2)
Pub quiz question
3055
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which island boasts of being Napoleon's birthplace?
Answer:
A:
Corsica
Categories:
Geography (8)
Military (8)
History (8)
Pub quiz question
3054
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What is the person who gave Napoleon the last rites said to have removed, that has since sold for $3,800 at auction?
Answer:
A:
Napoleon's penis
Categories:
History (7)
Military (7)
Pub quiz question
3053
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which island was Napoleon on at the time of his death?
Answer:
A:
Saint Helena
Categories:
History (7)
Geography (7)
Military (7)
Pub quiz question
3052
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who became king of Italy in 1804?
Answer:
A:
Napoleon I
Categories:
Royalty (4)
History (4)
Pub quiz question
3051
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which battle saw the final defeat of Napoleon?
Answer:
A:
Waterloo
Categories:
History (2)
Military (2)
Pub quiz question
3050
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
On which hill did the Battle of Hastings centre on?
Answer:
A:
Senlac Hill
Categories:
History (9)
Politics (9)
Pub quiz question
3049
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which battle had already exhausted most of England's solders by the time they arrived for the Battle of Hastings?
Answer:
A:
Stamford Bridge
Categories:
History (8)
Military (8)
Pub quiz question
3048
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which year did the battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge happen?
Answer:
A:
1066
Categories:
Military (6)
History (6)
Pub quiz question
3047
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which month did the Battle of Hastings take place?
Answer:
A:
October
Notes:
*:
1066
Categories:
History (5)
Military (5)
Pub quiz question
3046
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which famous embroidery includes the Battle of Hastings?
Answer:
A:
The Bayeux Tapestry
Categories:
History (3)
Military (3)
Pub quiz question
3045
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which battle is commemorated by the town of Battle in East Sussex?
Answer:
A:
The Battle of Hastings
Categories:
History (4)
Military (4)
Pub quiz question
3044
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which language was Elizabeth I's coronation conducted?
Answer:
A:
Latin
Categories:
Language (6)
History (6)
Royalty (6)
Pub quiz question
3043
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who's death resulted in Elizabeth I becoming Queen?
Answer:
A:
Mary I's
Categories:
History (7)
Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question
3042
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which of America's original 13 states took its name from Elizabeth I?
Answer:
A:
Virginia
Categories:
History (5)
Geography (5)
Pub quiz question
3041
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Answer:
A:
Sir Francis Drake
Categories:
History (3)
Geography (3)
Pub quiz question
3040
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who was Elizabeth I's father?
Answer:
A:
Henry VIII
Categories:
History (2)
Royalty (2)
Pub quiz question
3039
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who was known as the Virgin Queen?
Answer:
A:
Elizabeth I
Categories:
History (1)
Royalty (1)
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