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Pub quiz question 8496 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many Pyramids of Giza were made?
  2. Answer: A: Three
  3. Categories: History (2) Egypt (2)
Pub quiz question 477 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb?
  2. Answer: A: Harry S.Truman
  3. Categories: History (4) Military (4) General Knowledge (4)
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Pub quiz question 1158 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between October 1216 – November 1272
  2. Answer: A: Henry III/Henry of Winchester
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 6790 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US President's disability resulted in the White House being made wheelchair-accessible?
  2. Answer: A: Franklin D. Roosevelt's
  3. Notes: *: He fell ill on 9 August 1921, but there is little consensus on what he actually suffered.
  4. Categories: History (7) Politics (7) Biology (8)
Pub quiz question 8500 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which religion dominated the Middle Ages?
  2. Answer: A: Catholicism
  3. Categories: History (4)
Pub quiz question 2561 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What sank in 1972 after a fire in Hong Kong harbour?
  2. Answer: A: RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner
  3. Categories: 1970s (5) History (5)
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Pub quiz question 5187 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English-born monk and missionary became known as the Apostle of Germany?
  2. Answer: A: St Boniface
  3. Notes: *: Lived circa 680-754
  4. Categories: Religion (6) History (6) Geography (8)
Pub quiz question 7501 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy took place when which king returned from exile?
  2. Answer: A: Charles II in 1660
  3. Categories: 1600s (7) History (7) Royalty (6)
Pub quiz question 4378 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What were the dried leaves presented to Columbus by Arawak Indians which he threw away after noting their 'distinct fragrance?'
  2. Answer: A: Tobacco
  3. Categories: Biology (3) History (3)
Pub quiz question 7109 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who made a contract with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella entitling him to be appointed Viceroy and Governor of any new lands he discovered?
  2. Answer: A: Christopher Columbus
  3. Categories: Travel (3) History (3)