wharf side crew wrote:10 - Edward prince of wales who became Edward VI...INCORRECT..THE ANSWER IS MARY I
17 - Minister of Transport
18 - Pancho Villa
19 - King Henry VIII
20 - El Al
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by magpie in the 80's » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:53 pm
wharf side crew wrote:10 - Edward prince of wales who became Edward VI...INCORRECT..THE ANSWER IS MARY I
17 - Minister of Transport
18 - Pancho Villa
19 - King Henry VIII
20 - El Al
by magpie in the 80's » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:57 pm
magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Which Carthaginian general led his army across the Alps with a contingent of elephants?
HANIBAL
2. Which British Admiral defeated the French at Trafalgar, but was killed during the battle?
HORATIO NELSON
3. In which decade of the 20th century was Calvin Coolidge President of the USA?
1920'S
4. What name was given to the stock-market crash which led to the Great Depression in America? Black Monday, Black Tuesday or Black Wednesday?
BLACK TUESDAY
5. Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic solo?
CHARLES LINDBERGH
6. During which year of the twentieth century did the Spanish Civil War begin?
1936
7. Who was shot in the back by Jack McCall in 1876 in the Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota?
WILD BILL HICKOK
8. What was the first machine to use electricity to send messages?
THE TELEGRAPH
9. In which year did Princess Diana die?
1997
10. Who did Queen Elizabeth I succeed to the throne of England?
MARY I
11. What was the Royal event of 1973?
PRINCESS ANNE'S WEDDING
12. What country has been the site of the most European battles?
BELGIUM
13. What county’s forces assisted in the overthrow of idi Amin in 1979?
TANZANIA
14. In which country is Bhopal, site of a disaster in the 1980s
INDIA
15. Who gave John F. Kennedy a dog named Pushinka?
NIKITA KRUSHCHEV
16. What did Hermann Goering do 3 hours before he was due to be executed?
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE
17. Which ministerial post was held by Barbara Castle from 1965 to 1968
MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
18. What Mexican leader was shot dead in 1923?
PANCHO VILLA
19. Who was the first monarch to be addressed as ‘Your Majesty’?
KING HENRY VIII
20. What airline company owned the coach that was attacked by terrorists in London in 1978?
EL AL
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