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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.
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Random Trivia 48
1. The River Danube rises in the Black Forest but into which sea does it flow?
2. Which American big band leader died in a plane crash in 1944?
3. Which team became the first British side to win football's European Cup in 1967?
4. In the book by Jonathon Swift, in which land did Gulliver met the little people?
5. In which century did the Wars of the Roses take place?
6. On which Spanish island was tennis player Rafael Nadal born?
7. Which chemical element is present in all organic compounds?
8. Which chess piece is known as "Springer" in German?
9. Who played the role of Black Panther (T'Challa) in the 2018 superhero movie of the same name?
10. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet" who is Ophelia's father?
11. Which band released albums in the 2000s called "Origin of Symmetry", "Absolution" and "The Resistance"?
12. Who wrote "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?
13. What is the medical name for chicken pox?
14. If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain as a key ingredient?
15. Which rock bands do TV characters Beavis and Butt-head have printed on their T shirts? Point for each.
16. In the TV show "Mork and Mindy", who did Mork communicate with at the end of each episode?
17. Who directed the movies "Bugsy Malone" and "Midnight Express"?
18. Which tax was replaced by VAT in the U.K. in 1973?
19. On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
20. Name the film that was the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.?
1. The River Danube rises in the Black Forest but into which sea does it flow?
2. Which American big band leader died in a plane crash in 1944?
3. Which team became the first British side to win football's European Cup in 1967?
4. In the book by Jonathon Swift, in which land did Gulliver met the little people?
5. In which century did the Wars of the Roses take place?
6. On which Spanish island was tennis player Rafael Nadal born?
7. Which chemical element is present in all organic compounds?
8. Which chess piece is known as "Springer" in German?
9. Who played the role of Black Panther (T'Challa) in the 2018 superhero movie of the same name?
10. In Shakespeare's "Hamlet" who is Ophelia's father?
11. Which band released albums in the 2000s called "Origin of Symmetry", "Absolution" and "The Resistance"?
12. Who wrote "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?
13. What is the medical name for chicken pox?
14. If a dish is served Florentine which vegetable will it contain as a key ingredient?
15. Which rock bands do TV characters Beavis and Butt-head have printed on their T shirts? Point for each.
16. In the TV show "Mork and Mindy", who did Mork communicate with at the end of each episode?
17. Who directed the movies "Bugsy Malone" and "Midnight Express"?
18. Which tax was replaced by VAT in the U.K. in 1973?
19. On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
20. Name the film that was the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.?
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Have a good weekend all.
Random Trivia 47
1. In food technology, what does the acronym UHT stand for?
Ultra Heat Treated (Treatment).
2. Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic games twice?
Paris
3. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by fish?
Pisces
4. In medical terms, what do the letters BUPA represent?
British United Provident Association
5. Where, in London, would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
6. Who directed the 1992 movie Hook?
Stephen Spielberg
7. On which continent would you find the Queen Maud mountains?
Antarctica
8. In which US State would you find The Saguaro National Park?
Arizona
9. With which French club did England Rugby Union star Jonny Wilkinson end his professional career?
Toulon
10. Which single gave Oasis their first UK number one?
"Some Might Say"
11. Which tree features on the flag of Lebanon?
Cedar
12. To which native American tribe did Sitting Bull belong?
Sioux
13. Which THREE British horse races make up the Triple Crown? Need all three for a point.
St Leger, The Derby & The 2000 Guineas
14. In television technology, what does the acronym PAL stand for?
Phase Alternating Line
15. What is the highest number used in a standard Sudoku puzzle?
Nine
16. Who wrote the horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
Edgar Allan Poe
17. Which author created the fictional detective Maigret?
Georges Simenon
18. To date, which sport has the most winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Athletics
19. According to Arthurian legend who was the father of Sir Galahad?
Sir Lancelot
20. Which actor between the years of 1959 and 1970 played the roles of Sir Henry Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes on the silver screen?
Christopher Lee
Random Trivia 47
1. In food technology, what does the acronym UHT stand for?
Ultra Heat Treated (Treatment).
2. Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic games twice?
Paris
3. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by fish?
Pisces
4. In medical terms, what do the letters BUPA represent?
British United Provident Association
5. Where, in London, would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
6. Who directed the 1992 movie Hook?
Stephen Spielberg
7. On which continent would you find the Queen Maud mountains?
Antarctica
8. In which US State would you find The Saguaro National Park?
Arizona
9. With which French club did England Rugby Union star Jonny Wilkinson end his professional career?
Toulon
10. Which single gave Oasis their first UK number one?
"Some Might Say"
11. Which tree features on the flag of Lebanon?
Cedar
12. To which native American tribe did Sitting Bull belong?
Sioux
13. Which THREE British horse races make up the Triple Crown? Need all three for a point.
St Leger, The Derby & The 2000 Guineas
14. In television technology, what does the acronym PAL stand for?
Phase Alternating Line
15. What is the highest number used in a standard Sudoku puzzle?
Nine
16. Who wrote the horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
Edgar Allan Poe
17. Which author created the fictional detective Maigret?
Georges Simenon
18. To date, which sport has the most winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Athletics
19. According to Arthurian legend who was the father of Sir Galahad?
Sir Lancelot
20. Which actor between the years of 1959 and 1970 played the roles of Sir Henry Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes on the silver screen?
Christopher Lee
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Thanks OneBilly, I'll check that out. I tend to pick and choose with Rogan's guests. Did say on another thread a while back but my favourite was when he interviewed Rick Baker the film special effects legend. Absolutely fascinating stuff.
Random Trivia 47
1. In food technology, what does the acronym UHT stand for?
2. Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic games twice?
3. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by fish?
4. In medical terms, what do the letters BUPA represent?
5. Where, in London, would you find the Lutine Bell?
6. Who directed the 1992 movie Hook?
7. On which continent would you find the Queen Maud mountains?
8. In which US State would you find The Saguaro National Park?
9. With which French club did England Rugby Union star Jonny Wilkinson end his professional career?
10. Which single gave Oasis their first UK number one?
11. Which tree features on the flag of Lebanon?
12. To which native American tribe did Sitting Bull belong?
13. Which THREE British horse races make up the Triple Crown? Need all three for a point.
14. In television technology, what does the acronym PAL stand for?
15. What is the highest number used in a standard Sudoku puzzle?
16. Who wrote the horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
17. Which author created the fictional detective Maigret?
18. To date, which sport has the most winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
19. According to Arthurian legend who was the father of Sir Galahad?
20. Which actor between the years of 1959 and 1970 played the roles of Sir Henry Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes on the silver screen?
Random Trivia 47
1. In food technology, what does the acronym UHT stand for?
2. Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic games twice?
3. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by fish?
4. In medical terms, what do the letters BUPA represent?
5. Where, in London, would you find the Lutine Bell?
6. Who directed the 1992 movie Hook?
7. On which continent would you find the Queen Maud mountains?
8. In which US State would you find The Saguaro National Park?
9. With which French club did England Rugby Union star Jonny Wilkinson end his professional career?
10. Which single gave Oasis their first UK number one?
11. Which tree features on the flag of Lebanon?
12. To which native American tribe did Sitting Bull belong?
13. Which THREE British horse races make up the Triple Crown? Need all three for a point.
14. In television technology, what does the acronym PAL stand for?
15. What is the highest number used in a standard Sudoku puzzle?
16. Who wrote the horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
17. Which author created the fictional detective Maigret?
18. To date, which sport has the most winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
19. According to Arthurian legend who was the father of Sir Galahad?
20. Which actor between the years of 1959 and 1970 played the roles of Sir Henry Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes on the silver screen?
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16.
Cheers Zico.
Lionel Richie was excellent on Rogan a few weeks ago,well worth a listen.
Cheers Zico.
Lionel Richie was excellent on Rogan a few weeks ago,well worth a listen.
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As this is the quiz thread I thought I'd just put this here. Funny what you learn. I'm watching a new Joe Rogan interview with Russell Crowe and I had no idea that ex New Zealand cricket Captains Jeff Crowe and the late Martin Crowe are his cousins. Plus watching Russell try and explain cricket and other sports the Americans don't play to Rogan is hillarious. Interesting interview.
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Natural History Quiz
1. Which species of bear is presently the largest in the world?
Polar bear
2. Which period did the Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?
Cretaceous Period
3. In 1937, a team of workmen digging within the old moat at the Tower of London made a strange discovery: a pair of skulls from which beasts?
African lions
4. Which naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
5. What is the scientific name for the study of fossils?
Paleontology also spelled palaeontology
6. What animal was called "cameleopard" until the late 19th century?
Giraffe
7. The first verifiable release into the British wild was in 1876 when a Victorian banker released a pair, he’d brought back from a business trip to America into Henbury Park, near Macclesfield in Cheshire. What animal was it?
Grey squirrels
8. What is "Hope," a 25.2-meter-long skeleton suspended in the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum in London?
A blue whale (a female blue whale found stranded in Ireland in 1891)
9. What is the alternative name for Uluru?
Ayers Rock – in Australia
10. The first known carbonaceous chondrite to have been found in the UK was in the Winchcombe area of Gloucestershire in 2021. What is it?
A meteorite (Carbonaceous chondrites are particularly special because they are essentially the leftover building blocks of our Solar System.)
11. Mastodons were prehistoric relatives of which modern animals?
Elephants
12. What is the term for the scientific study of insects?
Entomology
13. What is a female alligator called?
Cow
14. The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
15. Which are the only mammals that can fly?
Bats
16. The Arctic (what?) is a species of bird that is known for migrating the longest distance annually?
Arctic Tern
17. What is the better-known name of the thylacine, a type of marsupial that once lived in Australia about 2,000 years ago?
The Tasmanian tiger
18. In Orkney, which large shark species is called "hoe-mother," meaning "the mother of the piked dogfish"?
Basking shark
19. The last Scottish what was said to have been killed by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in 1680 in Perthshire?
Wolf
20. The dodo, an extinct flightless bird, was endemic to which island?
Mauritius
1. Which species of bear is presently the largest in the world?
Polar bear
2. Which period did the Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?
Cretaceous Period
3. In 1937, a team of workmen digging within the old moat at the Tower of London made a strange discovery: a pair of skulls from which beasts?
African lions
4. Which naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
5. What is the scientific name for the study of fossils?
Paleontology also spelled palaeontology
6. What animal was called "cameleopard" until the late 19th century?
Giraffe
7. The first verifiable release into the British wild was in 1876 when a Victorian banker released a pair, he’d brought back from a business trip to America into Henbury Park, near Macclesfield in Cheshire. What animal was it?
Grey squirrels
8. What is "Hope," a 25.2-meter-long skeleton suspended in the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum in London?
A blue whale (a female blue whale found stranded in Ireland in 1891)
9. What is the alternative name for Uluru?
Ayers Rock – in Australia
10. The first known carbonaceous chondrite to have been found in the UK was in the Winchcombe area of Gloucestershire in 2021. What is it?
A meteorite (Carbonaceous chondrites are particularly special because they are essentially the leftover building blocks of our Solar System.)
11. Mastodons were prehistoric relatives of which modern animals?
Elephants
12. What is the term for the scientific study of insects?
Entomology
13. What is a female alligator called?
Cow
14. The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
15. Which are the only mammals that can fly?
Bats
16. The Arctic (what?) is a species of bird that is known for migrating the longest distance annually?
Arctic Tern
17. What is the better-known name of the thylacine, a type of marsupial that once lived in Australia about 2,000 years ago?
The Tasmanian tiger
18. In Orkney, which large shark species is called "hoe-mother," meaning "the mother of the piked dogfish"?
Basking shark
19. The last Scottish what was said to have been killed by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in 1680 in Perthshire?
Wolf
20. The dodo, an extinct flightless bird, was endemic to which island?
Mauritius
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One sort of history to another that was hiding away on my sheet.
Natural History Quiz
1. Which species of bear is presently the largest in the world?
2. Which period did the Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?
3. In 1937, a team of workmen digging within the old moat at the Tower of London made a strange discovery: a pair of skulls from which beasts?
4. Which naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
5. What is the scientific name for the study of fossils?
6. What animal was called "cameleopard" until the late 19th century?
7. The first verifiable release into the British wild was in 1876 when a Victorian banker released a pair, he’d brought back from a business trip to America into Henbury Park, near Macclesfield in Cheshire. What animal was it?
8. What is "Hope," a 25.2-meter-long skeleton suspended in the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum in London?
9. What is the alternative name for Uluru?
10. The first known carbonaceous chondrite to have been found in the UK was in the Winchcombe area of Gloucestershire in 2021. What is it?
11. Mastodons were prehistoric relatives of which modern animals?
12. What is the term for the scientific study of insects?
13. What is a female alligator called?
14. The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
15. Which are the only mammals that can fly?
16. The Arctic (what?) is a species of bird that is known for migrating the longest distance annually?
17. What is the better-known name of the thylacine, a type of marsupial that once lived in Australia about 2,000 years ago?
18. In Orkney, which large shark species is called "hoe-mother," meaning "the mother of the piked dogfish"?
19. The last Scottish what was said to have been killed by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in 1680 in Perthshire?
20. The dodo, an extinct flightless bird, was endemic to which island?
Natural History Quiz
1. Which species of bear is presently the largest in the world?
2. Which period did the Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?
3. In 1937, a team of workmen digging within the old moat at the Tower of London made a strange discovery: a pair of skulls from which beasts?
4. Which naturalist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
5. What is the scientific name for the study of fossils?
6. What animal was called "cameleopard" until the late 19th century?
7. The first verifiable release into the British wild was in 1876 when a Victorian banker released a pair, he’d brought back from a business trip to America into Henbury Park, near Macclesfield in Cheshire. What animal was it?
8. What is "Hope," a 25.2-meter-long skeleton suspended in the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum in London?
9. What is the alternative name for Uluru?
10. The first known carbonaceous chondrite to have been found in the UK was in the Winchcombe area of Gloucestershire in 2021. What is it?
11. Mastodons were prehistoric relatives of which modern animals?
12. What is the term for the scientific study of insects?
13. What is a female alligator called?
14. The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?
15. Which are the only mammals that can fly?
16. The Arctic (what?) is a species of bird that is known for migrating the longest distance annually?
17. What is the better-known name of the thylacine, a type of marsupial that once lived in Australia about 2,000 years ago?
18. In Orkney, which large shark species is called "hoe-mother," meaning "the mother of the piked dogfish"?
19. The last Scottish what was said to have been killed by Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel in 1680 in Perthshire?
20. The dodo, an extinct flightless bird, was endemic to which island?
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21st Century Quiz
1. The solar system was left with how many planets after Pluto was reclassified to a dwarf planet?
Eight planets
2. In which year did the UK vote to leave the EU in a summer referendum?
2016
3. Which cryptocurrency was launched in January 2009?
Bitcoin
4. Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?
South Africa
5. Thirty-three miners were trapped for 69 days in 2010 inside the San Jose Mine in which country?
Chile
6. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she passed away at Balmoral Castle on the 8 September 2022?
96
7. Which developed country became the first to default the International Monetary Fund?
Greece
8. Tim Cook took over as CEO of which tech giant in 2011?
Apple Inc
9. Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot with which elegant model in 2008?
Carla Bruni
10. Margrethe II ruled as the queen of which country for over 50 years until 2024?
Denmark
11. How many planes were hijacked as part of the 9/11 attacks that took place in 2001?
Four
12. In July 2015, the United States opened an embassy in which country, the first after five decades?
Cuba
13. In 2000 which sporting duo picked up OBE's, 19 years after being awarded MBE's?
Jane Torvill & Christopher Dean
14. Which fashion designer, daughter of a famous musician, designed Team GB's kit for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Stella McCartney
15. In November 2020, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?
Cliff Richard
16. In which year did Scotland vote to remain part of the UK in an independence referendum?
2014
17. Elon Musk's 'Space Exploration Technologies Corp.' is commonly referred to by what name?
SpaceX
18. The LHC sits 100 metres underground on the France-Swiss border. What do the letters stand for?
Large Hadron Collider
19. During Holy Week in April 2006, a major fire engulfed what building?
The Notre Dame Cathedral – will accept just Notre Dame
20. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 after seven years in which country's London embassy?
Ecuador
1. The solar system was left with how many planets after Pluto was reclassified to a dwarf planet?
Eight planets
2. In which year did the UK vote to leave the EU in a summer referendum?
2016
3. Which cryptocurrency was launched in January 2009?
Bitcoin
4. Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?
South Africa
5. Thirty-three miners were trapped for 69 days in 2010 inside the San Jose Mine in which country?
Chile
6. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she passed away at Balmoral Castle on the 8 September 2022?
96
7. Which developed country became the first to default the International Monetary Fund?
Greece
8. Tim Cook took over as CEO of which tech giant in 2011?
Apple Inc
9. Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot with which elegant model in 2008?
Carla Bruni
10. Margrethe II ruled as the queen of which country for over 50 years until 2024?
Denmark
11. How many planes were hijacked as part of the 9/11 attacks that took place in 2001?
Four
12. In July 2015, the United States opened an embassy in which country, the first after five decades?
Cuba
13. In 2000 which sporting duo picked up OBE's, 19 years after being awarded MBE's?
Jane Torvill & Christopher Dean
14. Which fashion designer, daughter of a famous musician, designed Team GB's kit for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Stella McCartney
15. In November 2020, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?
Cliff Richard
16. In which year did Scotland vote to remain part of the UK in an independence referendum?
2014
17. Elon Musk's 'Space Exploration Technologies Corp.' is commonly referred to by what name?
SpaceX
18. The LHC sits 100 metres underground on the France-Swiss border. What do the letters stand for?
Large Hadron Collider
19. During Holy Week in April 2006, a major fire engulfed what building?
The Notre Dame Cathedral – will accept just Notre Dame
20. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 after seven years in which country's London embassy?
Ecuador
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And finally.......
21st Century Quiz
1. The solar system was left with how many planets after Pluto was reclassified to a dwarf planet?
2. In which year did the UK vote to leave the EU in a summer referendum?
3. Which cryptocurrency was launched in January 2009?
4. Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?
5. Thirty-three miners were trapped for 69 days in 2010 inside the San Jose Mine in which country?
6. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she passed away at Balmoral Castle on the 8 September 2022?
7. Which developed country became the first to default the International Monetary Fund?
8. Tim Cook took over as CEO of which tech giant in 2011?
9. Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot with which elegant model in 2008?
10. Margrethe II ruled as the queen of which country for over 50 years until 2024?
11. How many planes were hijacked as part of the 9/11 attacks that took place in 2001?
12. In July 2015, the United States opened an embassy in which country, the first after five decades?
13. In 2000 which sporting duo picked up OBE's, 19 years after being awarded MBE's?
14. Which fashion designer, daughter of a famous musician, designed Team GB's kit for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
15. In November 2020, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?
16. In which year did Scotland vote to remain part of the UK in an independence referendum?
17. Elon Musk's 'Space Exploration Technologies Corp.' is commonly referred to by what name?
18. The LHC sits 100 metres underground on the France-Swiss border. What do the letters stand for?
19. During Holy Week in April 2006, a major fire engulfed what building?
20. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 after seven years in which country's London embassy?
21st Century Quiz
1. The solar system was left with how many planets after Pluto was reclassified to a dwarf planet?
2. In which year did the UK vote to leave the EU in a summer referendum?
3. Which cryptocurrency was launched in January 2009?
4. Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?
5. Thirty-three miners were trapped for 69 days in 2010 inside the San Jose Mine in which country?
6. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she passed away at Balmoral Castle on the 8 September 2022?
7. Which developed country became the first to default the International Monetary Fund?
8. Tim Cook took over as CEO of which tech giant in 2011?
9. Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot with which elegant model in 2008?
10. Margrethe II ruled as the queen of which country for over 50 years until 2024?
11. How many planes were hijacked as part of the 9/11 attacks that took place in 2001?
12. In July 2015, the United States opened an embassy in which country, the first after five decades?
13. In 2000 which sporting duo picked up OBE's, 19 years after being awarded MBE's?
14. Which fashion designer, daughter of a famous musician, designed Team GB's kit for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
15. In November 2020, who became the first artist to score a top five UK chart album in EIGHT consecutive decades?
16. In which year did Scotland vote to remain part of the UK in an independence referendum?
17. Elon Musk's 'Space Exploration Technologies Corp.' is commonly referred to by what name?
18. The LHC sits 100 metres underground on the France-Swiss border. What do the letters stand for?
19. During Holy Week in April 2006, a major fire engulfed what building?
20. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested in 2019 after seven years in which country's London embassy?
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20TH Century Quiz
1. Which disease killed between 20 to 100 million people between 1918 and 1919?
The Spanish Flu
2. Who was British Prime Minister when man first landed on the moon?
Harold Wilson
3. Who created panic in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War of The Worlds" was believed to be true?
Orson Welles
4. Which year saw the Cuban missile crisis, the Beatles' first record and the death of Marilyn Monroe?
1962
5. In 1953, Mount Everest was climbed for the first time by Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal - which country's flag was first raised on Everest?
The United Kingdom's (because it was a British expedition led by John Hunt (later Lord Hunt))
6. Which year saw both the Challenger and Chernobyl disasters?
1986
7. What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite which the Soviet Union launched into low Earth orbit in 1957?
Sputnik 1
8. Which decade saw the release of the first feature-length animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
1930s (1937)
9. In which American state is Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980?
Washington
10. In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn't because of the Second World War?
1944
11. In 1924, the death of Vladimir Lenin triggered a power struggle between Joseph Stalin and which other politician?
Leon Trotsky
12. Which Brighton hotel was bombed during the Conservative Party Conference, and a bonus point for the year?
The Grand Hotel - 1984
13. Which year in the 70’saw The Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War?
1975
14. In which county was 1963’s Great Train Robbery?
Buckinghamshire
15. Name the ship which in April 1912, became famous for rescuing 700 odd survivors of the rival White Star Line's RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean?
RMS Carpathia
16. Britain’s first credit card was introduced in 1966. Can you name it?
Barclaycard
17. In August 1966, the Beatles famously gave their last full public concert at Candlestick Park in which city?
San Francisco
18. What was the secret code name for the SAS operation at London’s Iranian Embassy in 1980?
Operation Nimrod
19. In 1990, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web whilst working for CERN in which country?
Switzerland
20. What year did the Queen describe as being her “annus horribilis”?
1992
1. Which disease killed between 20 to 100 million people between 1918 and 1919?
The Spanish Flu
2. Who was British Prime Minister when man first landed on the moon?
Harold Wilson
3. Who created panic in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War of The Worlds" was believed to be true?
Orson Welles
4. Which year saw the Cuban missile crisis, the Beatles' first record and the death of Marilyn Monroe?
1962
5. In 1953, Mount Everest was climbed for the first time by Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal - which country's flag was first raised on Everest?
The United Kingdom's (because it was a British expedition led by John Hunt (later Lord Hunt))
6. Which year saw both the Challenger and Chernobyl disasters?
1986
7. What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite which the Soviet Union launched into low Earth orbit in 1957?
Sputnik 1
8. Which decade saw the release of the first feature-length animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
1930s (1937)
9. In which American state is Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980?
Washington
10. In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn't because of the Second World War?
1944
11. In 1924, the death of Vladimir Lenin triggered a power struggle between Joseph Stalin and which other politician?
Leon Trotsky
12. Which Brighton hotel was bombed during the Conservative Party Conference, and a bonus point for the year?
The Grand Hotel - 1984
13. Which year in the 70’saw The Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War?
1975
14. In which county was 1963’s Great Train Robbery?
Buckinghamshire
15. Name the ship which in April 1912, became famous for rescuing 700 odd survivors of the rival White Star Line's RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean?
RMS Carpathia
16. Britain’s first credit card was introduced in 1966. Can you name it?
Barclaycard
17. In August 1966, the Beatles famously gave their last full public concert at Candlestick Park in which city?
San Francisco
18. What was the secret code name for the SAS operation at London’s Iranian Embassy in 1980?
Operation Nimrod
19. In 1990, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web whilst working for CERN in which country?
Switzerland
20. What year did the Queen describe as being her “annus horribilis”?
1992