HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

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HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:47 pm

1 In which decade did Josef Stalin die?
1950'S
2 In which century was the artist Paul Cezanne born?
19TH CENTURY
3 What was the last name of the legendary Scottish hero Rob Roy?
MAGREGOR
4 In what month was Julius Caesar killed?
MARCH
5 Who was the last inmate of Spandau Prison?
RUDOLPH HESS
6 In which famous shoot out did Billy Clanton die?
THE GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
7 Which Pope excommunicated Henry VIII?
POPE PAUL III
8 The city of Philadelphia was founded by members of which religious group?
THE QUAKERS
9 What is the name of Britain’s oldest order of chivalry?
KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE
10 By what name was the outlaw Robert Leroy Parker better known?
BUTCH CASSIDY
11 Which man of the cloth won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
DESMOND TUTU
12 Other than William Hague who was the only other 20th century Conservative leader who did not serve as Prime Minister?
AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN
13 Who incurred the wrath of Queen Elizabeth I when he married Elizabeth Throckmorton?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
14 In the Bible who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve Apostles?
MATTIAS
15 In 1962 who became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
JOHN GLENN
16 In which palace was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM PALACE
17 Name the Soviet leader who died in 1984.
YURI ANDROPOV
18 In 1931 Al Capone was imprisoned for what crime?
TAX EVASION
19 What was the surname of the Wild West hero Buffalo Bill?
CODY
20 Which city changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City in 1975?
SAIGON
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby steiger » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:18 pm

3. MacGregor
8 Quaker
15. Glenn
18. Tax Evasion
19. Cody
20. Saigon
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:21 pm

steiger wrote:3. MacGregor
8 Quaker
15. Glenn
18. Tax Evasion
19. Cody
20. Saigon

:-bd
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby Bat Pad » Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:29 pm

7. Leo (dont know the numeral)
9.Order of the garter
13.Sir Walter Raleigh
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby 7-Dog » Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:30 pm

17. Stalin
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:09 pm

Bat Pad wrote:7. Leo (dont know the numeral)
9.Order of the garter
13.Sir Walter Raleigh :-bd

OTHER 2 INCORRECT BP
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:09 pm

7-Dog wrote:17. Stalin

[-(
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby FattyLumpkin » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:21 am

5 Rudolph Hess
With your hands on your head, or the trigger of your gun
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:25 am

1. 1950s
17. Yuri Andropov
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:29 am

FattyLumpkin wrote:5 Rudolph Hess

:-bd
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:29 am

dedja wrote:1. 1950s
17. Yuri Andropov

:-bd
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby DOC » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:03 pm

11= Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:04 pm

4. July
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:32 pm

DOC wrote:11= Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:32 pm

dedja wrote:4. July

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby old moz » Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:48 pm

4---march
6---o k corrall
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:15 pm

old moz wrote:4---march
6---o k corrall

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:25 pm

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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby trev » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:23 pm

10 Butch Cassidy
"Pressure? Pressure is a Messerschmidt up your arse. Playing cricket is not."
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Re: HISTORY QUIZ NO.79

Postby fish » Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:25 am

16 - Buckingham Palace
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