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Questions
- Disneyland in California opened during whose presidency?
- During a news conference in Baghdad what did an Iraqi journalist hurl at George W. Bush?
- During Jimmy Carter's presidency a nuclear meltdown at a plant in Pennsylvania occurred. This became known as what?
- During the American Civil War, who was the leader of the Confederacy?
- During the Second World War, what was the code name for the project developing the atom bomb?
- During the Vietnam War, US planes sprayed a dangerous weed killer called what on the forests of Vietnam?
- Enforced in 1379 it launched the Peasants' Revolt and when it was reintroduced in 1990 in England and Wales it was provoking widespread protest. What is it?
- First Lady Barbara Bush became Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for which cause?
- Henry V of England defeated the French on 25 October 1415 in which of these battles in the Hundred Years' War?
- Following the death of Mao Zedong the leader of China, what was the name of the group that tried to take control of the country?
- Following the settling of Vikings in the 9th century in North East England, what was the name for the area of the country where they were in charge and Danish customs and language were used?
- Former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken was sentenced to 18 months in jail in 1999 for what crime?
- General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at what location which ended the American Civil War?
- Gregor Mendel was the founder of what science?
- Gro Harlem Brundtland became the first woman prime minister of her country in 1981 in which of these countries?
- How many atomic tests did India conduct in 1998, despite worldwide disapproval?
- How many bones are in the adult human body?
- How many karat is pure gold?
- How many yards are in a mile?
- How many feet are in a mile?
- How many Great Lakes are there?
- How many legs does a centipede have?
- How many of Magellan's five ships completed the voyage around the world?
- How many teeth does a typical adult human being have?
- How many weeks is a normal pregnancy composed of?
- How many years did the war in Bosnia last in the 1990's?
- How was James Garfield killed?
- Imre Nagy was the premier of which of these European countries?
- In 1730, John Hadley invented which of these navigational pieces of equipment?
- In 1792, Thomas Jefferson founded what US political party?
- In 1816, David Brewster invented which of these optical toys?
- In 1902, King Edward VII founded which of these British orders of chivalry?
- In 1947, which US federal council was established under the National Security Act?
- In 1949, which organization was established between Western Europe and the United States to defend against any threat from the USSR?
- In 1953, what was the surname of the couple that were executed in the United States after providing Russia with atomic secrets?
- In 1954, President Eisenhower of the USA stated what theory that said when countries came under communist rule, neighbouring countries would become communist as well?
- In 1954, what was the name of the policy that began the desegregation of schools in the United States?
- In 1972, the British Embassy was burned down in which of these cities?
- In 1975, Angola became an independent country after being ruled by which of these countries?
- In 1975, the African country Mozambique gained independence after being ruled by which of these European countries?
- In 1976, which World War II pilot who was disabled since 1931 was knighted for his work with disabled people?
- In 1978, Israel and Egypt reached an accord in the United States which became known as what?
- In 1987, an annoucement from US Treasury Secretary James Baker started what event?
- In 1992, while at a formal dinner in Japan which president became ill and vomited on the prime minister of Japan, and then fainted?
- In 1994, Prince Charles had two blank shots fired at him by a student in which country?
- In 1995 under president Clinton's presidency Timothy McVeigh set off a bomb in which US city killing 168 people?
- In 1995, which of these people unsuccessfully challenged the then UK Prime Minister John Major to the leadership of the Conversvative Party?
- In 1996, Bill Clinton defeated which Republican party candidate to the US Presidency?
- In 1996, the sale of arms to Iraq was the basis of what largely secret report produced in the UK?
- In 2004, what did the French National Assembly ban in schools?
- In 2019, who was the monarch of England?
- In 2009 Bill Clinton attended the unveiling of an 11-foot bronze statue of himself along a boulevard in which then-region of south-eastern Europe?
- In a 1981 assassination attempt, Pope John Paul II was wounded in which city?
- In Albert Einstein's famous equation, E=MC^2, what does C represent?
- In July 2011 a statue of which president was unveiled at the American Embassy in London to mark the centenary of the former U.S. president's birth?
- In the British Royal Air Force, what is the highest military rank attainable?
- Who elects the president in the event that there is no clear winner following the United States Electoral College vote?
- In the Nuremberg trials, how many Nazi leaders were sentenced to death?
- In the year 2000, white owned farms were forcibly taken by black citizens backed by the government in which of these African countries?
- In what country did the Zimmermann Telegram, that in 1917 proposed a military alliance between a country and Mexico originate?
- In what country was gunpowder invented?
- In what country was movable type printing invented?
- In what year did King John of England sign the Magna Carta?
- In what year was the former republic of Czechoslovakia formed?
- In what year was the Rubik's Cube invented?
- In which category do the following fish belong: angel fish, oscar, yellow lab?
- In which country was Sudetenland which was occupied by Hitler's army in 1938?
- In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?
- In which state is the historical city of Gettysburg?
- In which year did the Watergate scandal occur leading ultimately to Richard Nixon's resignation?
- In which year were the first women ordained as Church of England priests?
- In which year were the first female bishop of London installed?
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called for exile of which Palestinian leader in 2002?
- Jimmy Carter was governor of which state?
- John Hinckey Jr. attempted to assassinate which president?
- John Kerry appeared in a cameo as himself in a 1992 episode of which hit television sitcom?
- Juan Peron was the President of which of these South Amercian countries?
- Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon to battle an army led of which of these people during the Great Roman Civil War also known as Caesar's Civil War?
- George V of the United Kingdom and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were physically similar and related in what way?
- Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country in 1993?
- Following Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Öcalan's capture, Kurdish protestors took occupancy of which European embassy in London in 1999 with one fifteen-year-old girl setting fire to herself?
- Maybellene was the first recording of which rock and roll icon?
- Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as the first female President of which country in 2006?
- Michelle Obama launched which campaign to help tackle childhood obesity on February 9, 2010?
- Of the world powers in World War I, which empire did not realize the value of coded messages and used an overcomplicated version of the Vigenère Cipher broken within three days by Austro-Hungarian cryptanalyst Hermann Pokorny?
- On 22nd October 1995, the 50th anniversary of the foundation of which of these organizations was celebrated in New York City?
- On 7 May 1915, what famous British ship was sunk by German submarines, killing 1,200 on board?
- On his ranch in Crawford, Texas, George W. Bush kept his pet, a longhorn cow named what?
- Only one president has received 100% of the electoral college votes. Name him!
- President Andrew Johnson purchased Alaska from which country in 1867?
- While watching a football game on television in his living room, president George W. Bush choked on what, causing him to faint and bruise his face?
- President Obama was born in which US state?
- President Thomas Jefferson purchased what from Napoleon in 1803?
- The Presidents of the United States of America had a 1996 hit with which fruity song?
- Prince Charles and Princess Anne famously disagreed on which of these controversial topics in the year 2000?
- Prince Phillip was what relation to Queen Elizabeth II before they were married?
- Consumer goods such as pet food, toys, toothpaste and lipstick produced in what country were banned for safety violations worldwide in 2007?
- Prussia, Austria and Italy formed what in 1882?
- Queen Elizabeth II and France's President Mitterrand inaugurated the Channel Tunnel between England and France in which of these years?
- Queen Elizabeth II was corinated in which of these years?
- Queen Victoria belonged to which of these royal houses?
- Raymond Lee Harvey was arrested as it was believed he was part of a four man operation to assassinate which president?
- REM sleep is dream sleep. What does "REM" stand for?
- Richard Nixon beat which Democratic party candidate when he was re-elected as the President of the United States in 1972?
- Sarah Palin gave a disastrous 2008 interview with which CBS journalist?
- Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in giving money obtained through selling arms to Iran to the revolutionary Contras in which country?
- Since 1972, the caucuses in which US state have been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States?
- The "Luftwaffe" was the name given to the air force of which country during World War II?
- The ancient city of Babylon was located in which of these current countries?
- The Ancient Greeks and Romans used a word to describe Arabs and in the Middle Ages, the same word was used by Europeans during the crusades to describe Muslims. What word?
- The appointed length of a secretary general with the United Nations is how many years?
- The sea astrolabe is an ancient invention that was used for what purpose?
- The Australian Flag also contains the flag of which other country?
- The Battle of El Alamein was a hugely important battle in the Second World War and took place in which of these African countries?
- The Bay of Pigs invasion was an unsuccessful attempt to invade which country just three months into John F. Kennedy's presidency?
- The Bosnia-Herzegovina Peace Accord was signed in 1995 in which of these European cities?
- Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh's grandfather is King George I of which of these countries?
- The English monk Nicholas Breakspear was appointed to what position in 1154?
- The famous philosopher Aristotle founded and taught in which Athnian gymnasium and garden?
- The first local anaesthetic synthesised in 1905 was procaine but what is its trade name?
- The former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped and killed in 1978 by what terrorist group?
- The Hindenburg Disaster took place during whose presidency?
- The inventor of the electric vacum cleaner was Hubert Booth but which country was he from?
- Electrical engineer George de Mestral, the inventor of Velcro is from what country?
- Until the election of Donald Trump, the oldest President ever elected was Ronald Reagan. At what age did the 40th President take office?
- The oldest President ever elected was Donald Trump. At what age did the 45th President take office?
- "The Painted Desert" (1931) was the first movie to feature a talking version of which cinema icon?
- The phonograph and the electric light bulb were both invented by which of these inventors?
- The Secure Fence Act of 2006 authorized 700 miles of fence along what US border ?
- The spinning jenny was invented by which of these people?
- The United Kingdom is made up of which nations?
- The Whiskey Ring involved diversion of tax revenues in a conspiracy and was a scandal, exposed in 1875 during whose presidency?
- The year 1992 featured the first debate involving both major-party candidates and a third-party candidate, a billionaire named who?
- Theodore Roosevelt was known as the Great what?
- Thought to have been invented by Archimedes, what is the name of one of the earliest pumps invented?
- To become president of the United States of America you must be at least how many years old?
- To become president of the USA you must have been resident for at least how many years?
- To what British politician was Princess Diana directly related?
- Under the presidency of Jimmy Carter American Airline flight 191 crashed after take off from which airport, killing all 271 on board?
- What 1854 invention was credited with making skyscrapers viable?
- What African state fought a thirty-year war for independence from Ethiopia?
- What Apple debut was announced by the now famous $1.5 million television commercial "1984" directed by Ridley Scott?
- What color dresses do Chinese women traditionally wear on their wedding day as the color is believed to symbolise happiness?
- What company did Steve Jobs work for before founding Apple?
- What company produces the most microprocessors for Windows computers?
- What country did King Hussein rule from August 1952 until his death in 1999?
- What country does Alaska border?
- What country lost the most people in WWII?
- What did the United States develop with the "Manhattan Project"?
- What does "DOS" stand for in computer jargon?
- What does the computer term RAM stand for?
- What element's symbol is W?
- What famous physicist contracted Lou Gehrig's disease?
- What is the name for March 6, 2012, the day on which the largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections was held in the US?
- What is a spin called in ballet?
- What is any helicopter that the president flies on called?
- What is the biggest island in the world?
- What is the capital city of Pakistan?
- What is the capital of Hawaii?
- What is the capital of Indiana
- What is the capital of New York?
- What is the capital of Texas?
- What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
- What is the chemical symbol for helium?
- What is the chemical symbol for lead?
- What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
- What is the deepest lake in North America?
- What is the formula for ammonium?
- What is the general formula for finding the area of a triangle?
- What is the green pigment found in photosynthetic organisms?
- What is the highest Non Commissioned rank in the British Army?
- What is the largest city in North Carolina?
- What is the name of a proposed system to reorganize the state presidential primary elections amongst the 50 states and the several territories of the USA into four groups based on size?
- What is the name of Austria's capital city?
- What is the name of the founding patriarch of Saudi Arabia, who was born in 1875 in Riyadh?
- What is the period from 1799 to 1814 in France called?
- What is the real name of Yugoslavia President Tito?
- What is the scientific notation for lead?
- What is the scientific symbol for mercury?
- What is the term for a baby duck billed platypus?
- What natural resource, considered the world’s fifth-largest reserve is drilled for in Iraq?
- What new tech device was released in April 2010?
- What deceased philosopher/scientist was confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak with his own voice?
- What political party would win control of Congress in 2006?
- What power did Babylonians believe their priests possessed?
- What rank in the Household Cavalry is the equivalent of a Corporal?
- What theme song for Sarah Palin was first played at the Republican Convention?
- What was a Spanish representative of the monarch called?
- What was Alexander Graham Bell trying to do when he invented the telephone?
- What was Apple's first foray into the PDA markets?
- What was put in a window during the Victorian era to symbolize warmth?
- What was the given name of Pope John Paul II?
- What was the head of state in Iran called before the revolution of 1979?
- What was the name of the electric rotor cipher machine that the Germans used during WWII?
- What was the name of the rebellion which attempted to overthrow Emperor Justinian?
- What was the name of the space station launched under Richard Nixon's presidency in 1973?
- What was the name of the woman known as "The Black Dahlia"?
- What was the Opium War between China and Britain fought over?
- What was the original purpose of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
- What water animal has whiskers?