HISTORY QUIZ NO. 55

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20. A pound of salt

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3. Karl Donitz
17. A Televised Press Conference
19. Balls, theirs

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3. Karl Donitz
17. A Televised Press Conference
19. Balls, theirs

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17. Pilot licence

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17. Pilot licence

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1 What event supposedly occurred in the Coenaculum or Cenacle?
THE LAST SUPPER
2 King Zog ruled which country?
ALBANIA
3 Who took over as Fuhrer after Hitler's death till arrest 1945?
ADMIRAL KARL DONITZ
4 Where can you find London bridge today?
ARIZONA (USA)
5 Who was the first man in space?
YURI GAGALIN
6 Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?
JUDAS ESCARIOT
7 Who was the first man to fly across the channel?
LOUIS BLERIOT
8 In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade?
CRIMEAN
9 Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2?
DOUGLAS BADER
10 Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
11 Which leader died in St Helena?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
12 What does ring a ring a roses refer to?
THE BLACK DEATH
13 Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile?
ROGER BANNISTER
14 Who discovered radium?
MADAME CURIE
15 Who painted The Haywain?
JOHN CONSTABLE
16 Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler?
FRANCE
17 Dwight Eisenhower was the first president to hold what?
HOLD A PILOTS LICENCE
18 1300 to 1500 it was illegal for Englishmen to have 3 what a day?
MEALS
19 Roman men had to swear on what to testify?
HOLDING THEIR TESTICLES
20 In ancient China people committed suicide by eating what?
A POUND OF SALT

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