HISTORY QUIZ NO.60

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1: In which year did Queen Elizabeth the second of England come to the throne?
1952
2: Where is the tomb of Tutankhamun?
EGYPT (VALLEY OF THE KINGS)
3: What was the name of Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft on which he crossed the Pacific in 1947?
KON TIKI
4: Which ship did the British submarine 'Conqueror' torpedo in 1982?
GENERAL BELERANO
5: What was the name of the infamous terrorist gang-leader, the partner of Andreas Baader, who was found dead in her cell in Stuttgart in 1976?
ULRIKE MEINHOF
6: What nationality was Marie Tussaud who founded the famous wax work exhibition?
SWISS
7: Which President was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal?
RICHARD NIXON
8: What was the name of England's Wartime Code Breaking station?
BLETCHLEY
9: What is the adress of where Sherlock Holmes live?
221B BAKER ST. LONDON
10: At which number Rillington Place did murderer John Christie live?
10
11: Which world statesman died on Saturday 5th June 2004?
RONALD REAGAN
12: Who was US President from 1977-1981?
JIMMY CARTER
13: What was the nationality of ex UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali?
EGYPTIAN
14: Whose 'True Story' did Andrew Morton write about?
DIANA - PRINCESS OF WALES
15: How many times had Wallis Simpson been married before she married Edward VIII?
TWICE
16: Who invented Braille and in what year?
LOUIS BRAILLE IN 1829
17: What was Francisco de Orellana the first to do?
TRAVEL THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER
18: How many old pennies were there in Half a Crown?
30
19: Who was the 'Maid of Orleans'?
JOAN OF ARC
20: What was the full date of Armistice Day in World War 1?
11TH NOVEMBER 1918

[White Line Fever]

7 - Richard Nixon

[fish]

1 - 1952
2 - Egypt

[godoubleblues]

Q3 - contiki
Q8 - bletchley park

[sherminator]

6. French?
7. Richard Nixon
9. Baker Street, London?
11. Ronald Reagan?
14. Diana Princess of Wales
16. Louis Braille ..... 1875???
20. 11th November, 1918.

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7 - Richard Nixon

WLF

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1 - 1952
2 - Egypt

FISH

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Q3 - contiki
Q8 - bletchley park

GDB

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6. French?
7. Richard Nixon
9. Baker Street, London?
11. Ronald Reagan?
14. Diana Princess of Wales
16. Louis Braille ..... 1875???
20. 11th November, 1918.

correct or close enough sherm

[Dogwatcher]

12 - carter
13 - indonesia
19- joan of arc

[fish]

Belgrano

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12 - carter
13 - indonesia
19- joan of arc

OTHER 2 CORRECT DW

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Belgrano

if this is for Q4 then close enough fish

[custardarm]

6 swiss
13 ethiopian

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6 swiss
13 ethiopian

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last days for this quiz

[magpie in the 80's]

1: In which year did Queen Elizabeth the second of England come to the throne?
1952
2: Where is the tomb of Tutankhamun?
EGYPT (VALLEY OF THE KINGS)
3: What was the name of Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft on which he crossed the Pacific in 1947?
KON TIKI
4: Which ship did the British submarine 'Conqueror' torpedo in 1982?
GENERAL BELERANO
5: What was the name of the infamous terrorist gang-leader, the partner of Andreas Baader, who was found dead in her cell in Stuttgart in 1976?
ULRIKE MEINHOF
6: What nationality was Marie Tussaud who founded the famous wax work exhibition?
SWISS
7: Which President was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal?
RICHARD NIXON
8: What was the name of England's Wartime Code Breaking station?
BLETCHLEY
9: What is the adress of where Sherlock Holmes live?
221B BAKER ST. LONDON
10: At which number Rillington Place did murderer John Christie live?
10
11: Which world statesman died on Saturday 5th June 2004?
RONALD REAGAN
12: Who was US President from 1977-1981?
JIMMY CARTER
13: What was the nationality of ex UN Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali?
EGYPTIAN
14: Whose 'True Story' did Andrew Morton write about?
DIANA - PRINCESS OF WALES
15: How many times had Wallis Simpson been married before she married Edward VIII?
TWICE
16: Who invented Braille and in what year?
LOUIS BRAILLE IN 1829
17: What was Francisco de Orellana the first to do?
TRAVEL THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER
18: How many old pennies were there in Half a Crown?
30
19: Who was the 'Maid of Orleans'?
JOAN OF ARC
20: What was the full date of Armistice Day in World War 1?
11TH NOVEMBER 1918

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ