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Pub quiz question 1166 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between March 1461 – October 1470
  2. Answer: A: Edward IV (first reign)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3126 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which World Heritage Site in the south west of England is famous for its Georgian architecture including the Royal Crescent?
  2. Answer: A: Bath
  3. Categories: History (3) Geography (3)
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Pub quiz question 4393 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US Vice-President achieved instant promotion when J.F.Kennedy died?
  2. Answer: A: Lyndon B Johnson
  3. Notes: *: Friday, November 22, 1963
  4. Categories: Politics (4) History (4) 1960s (4)
Pub quiz question 1152 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between December 1135 – December 1154
  2. Answer: A: Stephen/Stephen of Blois/(Étienne de Blois)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 4692 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which plilosopher's sister founded an Aryan colony in Paraguay?
  2. Answer: A: Friedrich Nietzsche
  3. Notes: *: Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche. Colony, called Nueva Germania, founded 1887, and still exists
  4. Categories: Politics (8) History (8)
Pub quiz question 7235 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What better-known, and several times copied, name was given to the ship which Walter Raleigh originally called the 'Ark Raleigh?'
  2. Answer: A: Ark Royal
  3. Categories: History (3)
Pub quiz question 3432 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Queen founded Ascot Racecourse in 1711?
  2. Answer: A: Queen Anne
  3. Categories: Sports (8) Leisure (8) Royalty (8) History (8)
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Pub quiz question 3092 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay?
  2. Answer: A: Edmund Hillary
  3. Categories: History (2) 1950s (2) Geography (2)
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Pub quiz question 1138 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between July 975 – March 978
  2. Answer: A: Saint Edward the Martyr (Eadweard)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3058 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English country boasts the final resting place of T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia?)
  2. Answer: A: Dorset
  3. Notes: *: TE stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (5)