HISTORY QUIZ NO. 60

[magpie in the 80's]

1: The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous?
DYNAMITE
2: Who was the first prime minister of India?
NEHRU
3: Which actress said, 'I want to be alone'?
GRETA GARBO
4: Who wrote that 'The workers have nothing to lose but their chain'"?
KARL MARX
5: Who hit a golf shot on the moon?
ALAN SHEPARD
6: As what did Beau Brummel achieve fame?
FASHION LEADER
7: Whose fleet was defeated by the British under Nelson at the naval battle of Copenhagen in 1801?
DENMARK
8: What did the British government do on the roads in order to reduce accidents in 1925?
PAINTED WHITE LINES DOWN THE MIDDLE
9: Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars?
DAIMLER
10: Who married whom on 20th November 1947?
PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND LT. PHILLIP MOUNTBATTON
11: What was the principal profession of Capability (real name Lancelot) Brown?
LANDSCAPE GARDENER
12: Who was the Roman prefect of Judea from about 26-36 AD?
PONTIUS PILATE
13: What does a soldier keep in a frog?
A BAYONET
14: What was the name of the Nazi chief of the Gestapo in Lyon, known as the 'Butcher of Lyon'?
KLAUS BARBIE
15: In which year was the attack on Pearl Harbour?
1941
16: Who led the Solidarity trade union movement and later became President of Poland?
LECH WALESA
17: In Norse mythology, where did the souls of warriors killed in battle go after their deaths?
VALHALLA
18: What is the US equivalent of the British music hall entertainment called?
VAUDERVILLE
19: How many wives can a Muslim have at any one time?
4
20: What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?
ITALIAN

[brod]

1. Dynamite
15. 1941

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Dynamite
15. 1941

BROD

[Dogwatcher]

7) Napoleans
introduce licences?
10) Queen and The Greek Prince
14) Klaus Barbie
15) Walesa (can't remember first name)
18) vaudeville
20) Italian

[magpie in the 80's]

7) Napoleans
introduce licences?
10) Queen and The Greek Prince
14) Klaus Barbie
15) Walesa (can't remember first name)
18) vaudeville
20) Italian

OTHERS CORRECT DW

[Hazbeen]

12. Pontius Pilate
16. Lech Wilenska (sorry bad spelling)
17. Valhana

[magpie in the 80's]

12. Pontius Pilate
16. Lech Wilenska (sorry bad spelling)
17. Valhana

correct or close enough HB

[fish]

2 - Nehru

[Kahuna]

3/ Greta Garbo
4/ Karl Marx
6/ A fashion plate/fancy dresser

[magpie in the 80's]

3/ Greta Garbo
4/ Karl Marx
6/ A fashion plate/fancy dresser

K

[old moz]

5----alan shepard

[magpie in the 80's]

5----alan shepard

OM

[godoubleblues]

Q13 - bayonet

[magpie in the 80's]

Q13 - bayonet

GDB

[sherminator]

2) Mahatma Gandhi
7) Spanish Armada
8. Centre lines
9) Ford

All stabs in the dark!

[grant j]

2. Nehru
7. Danish
8. Introduce DUI laws
11. Gardener
19. 4

[magpie in the 80's]

2) Mahatma Gandhi
7) Spanish Armada
8. Centre lines
9) Ford

All stabs in the dark!

all others correct sherm

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Nehru
7. Danish
8. Introduce DUI laws
11. Gardener
19. 4

others correct gj

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[Il Duce]

I believe question 9 has already been answered