HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

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HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:36 pm

1 Which man of the cloth won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
DESMOND TUTU
2 Other than William Hague who was the only other 20th century Conservative leader who did not serve as Prime Minister?
AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN
3 Who incurred the wrath of Queen Elizabeth I when he married Elizabeth Throckmorton?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
4 In the Bible who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve Apostles?
MATTHIAS
5 In 1962 who became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
JOHN GLENN
6 In which palace was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM PALACE
7 Name the Soviet leader who died in 1984.
YURI ANDROPOV
8 In 1931 Al Capone was imprisoned for what crime?
TAV EVASION
9 What was the surname of the Wild West hero Buffalo Bill?
CODY
10 Which city changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City in 1975?
SAIGON
11 Who was canonised in 1920, 489 years after being executed?
JOAN OF ARC
12 In 1936 who did Time Magazine name as The Woman of the Year?
WALLIS SIMPSON
13 What was the name of the Suffragette who was killed by the king’s horse in the 1913 Derby?
EMILY DAVIDSON
14 What was the nationality of the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
JAPANESE
15 Who was on the throne when William Shakespeare was born?
ELIZABETH I
16 What was the name of the Scottish heroine who in 1746 assisted in the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie?
FLORA MACDONALD
17 After whom is Africa’s largest lake named?
QUEEN VICTORIA
18 Who in 1963 became the first woman in space?
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
19 Who acquired the nickname of, Little Miss Sure Shot in America’s old west?
ANNIE OAKLEY
20 In 1893 which became the first country in the world to give women the vote?
NEW ZEALAND
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby Hazbeen » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:13 pm

1. Desmond Tutu
8. Tax evasion
9. Hicock
10. Saigon
20. Australia
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:28 pm

Hazbeen wrote:1. Desmond Tutu
8. Tax evasion
9. Hicock [-(
10. Saigon
20. Australia [-(

OTHERS CORRECT HB
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby old moz » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:29 pm

5--john glenn [ this time round ]
9--william cody
18--valery [ ? ] tareshova [ not really sure about this ]
19--annie oakley
20--- new zealand
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:42 pm

old moz wrote:5--john glenn [ this time round ]
9--william cody
18--valery [ ? ] tareshova [ not really sure about this ]
19--annie oakley
20--- new zealand

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby Peterxtc » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:15 pm

6. Blenhem?
17. (Queen) Victoria
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:51 pm

Peterxtc wrote:6. Blenhem?
17. (Queen) Victoria

correct pete
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby westozfalcon » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:53 pm

4.Matthius
7. Yuri Andropov
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:55 pm

westozfalcon wrote:4.Matthius
7. Yuri Andropov

correct wof
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:45 pm

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO. 41

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:48 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Which man of the cloth won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
DESMOND TUTU
2 Other than William Hague who was the only other 20th century Conservative leader who did not serve as Prime Minister?
AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN
3 Who incurred the wrath of Queen Elizabeth I when he married Elizabeth Throckmorton?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
4 In the Bible who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve Apostles?
MATTHIAS
5 In 1962 who became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
JOHN GLENN
6 In which palace was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM PALACE
7 Name the Soviet leader who died in 1984.
YURI ANDROPOV
8 In 1931 Al Capone was imprisoned for what crime?
TAV EVASION
9 What was the surname of the Wild West hero Buffalo Bill?
CODY
10 Which city changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City in 1975?
SAIGON
11 Who was canonised in 1920, 489 years after being executed?
JOAN OF ARC
12 In 1936 who did Time Magazine name as The Woman of the Year?
WALLIS SIMPSON
13 What was the name of the Suffragette who was killed by the king’s horse in the 1913 Derby?
EMILY DAVIDSON
14 What was the nationality of the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
JAPANESE
15 Who was on the throne when William Shakespeare was born?
ELIZABETH I
16 What was the name of the Scottish heroine who in 1746 assisted in the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie?
FLORA MACDONALD
17 After whom is Africa’s largest lake named?
QUEEN VICTORIA
18 Who in 1963 became the first woman in space?
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
19 Who acquired the nickname of, Little Miss Sure Shot in America’s old west?
ANNIE OAKLEY
20 In 1893 which became the first country in the world to give women the vote?
NEW ZEALAND


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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