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Pub quiz question 3090 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British actor was Indira Gandhi on her way to meet at the time of her assassination?
Answer: A: Peter Ustinov
Notes: *: 31 October 1984
Categories: History (6) Entertainment (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 1173 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between January 1547 – July 1553
Answer: A: Edward VI
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 5292 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who succeeded Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon church in 1844?
Answer: A: Brigham Young
Categories: History (5) Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 4422 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European country reached a peak towards the end of the 16th century under the Jagiellonian dynasty?
Answer: A: Poland
Categories: Geography (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 3051 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which battle saw the final defeat of Napoleon?
Answer: A: Waterloo
Categories: History (2) Military (2)
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Pub quiz question 2869 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which cathedral's library contains the best surviving copy of the four remaining copies of the Magna Carta?
Answer: A: Salisbury Cathedral's
Categories: History (8) Geography (8)
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Pub quiz question 4413 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which public school did the future 1st Duke of Wellington fail to excel at?
Answer: A: Eton
Categories: History (6)

Pub quiz question 6967 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the main colour of a New Model Army uniform?
Answer: A: Red
Notes: *: English Civil War, 1642–1651
Categories: Military (3) History (3) Royalty (3)

Pub quiz question 1195 by pjh2

Question: Q: When did Queen Elizabeth II ascend the throne?
Answer: A: 6 February 1952
Categories: History (2) Royalty (2)
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Pub quiz question 484 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Iraqi leader ordered the invasion of Kuwait in 1990?
Answer: A: Saddam Hussein
Categories: Military (4) Politics (4) 1990s (4) History (4) General Knowledge (4)
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