Iron Curtain Although not well received at the time, the phrase gained popularity as a short-hand reference to the division of Europe as the Cold War strengthened
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Which ‘DW’ was lord mayor of London 4 times?
What was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 and translated in 1822 by Jean-Francois Champollion?
The French village of DomrEmy was the birthplace of which famous historic figure of the 15th century?
In which American City was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?
Who said “I’ve watched a lot of baseball – on the radio”?
What ‘c’ was the king who hid up an oak tree?
In which war was the novel “For Whom The Bell Tolls” set?
What ‘uc’ owned a chemical plant that killed 2,500 people in Bhopal in 1984?
Whose last words were “Et tu Brute”?
In which year did Charles, duke of Orleans, send the first known valentine’s card?
Point Clue: Margaret Thatcher once said of me, “I like Mr——-. We can do business together”. Who am I?
What so-called “war” spawned the dueling slogans “Better Dead Than RED” and “Better Red Than Dead” in the 1950’s?
Point Clue: Legend has it that I said, “Let them eat cake” when informed that the starving citizens had no bread. Who am I?
What building whose construction started in 1792 was once described by one of its residents as “…big enough for two emperors, one pope and the grand lama…”?
Point Clue: I was a famous name in America’s Old West and I died in 1887. Who am I?
Why was Elm Street in the news in 1963? Clue — November.
Point Clue: In 1870 I inherited my father’s business which was eventually destroyed by events in the Russian Revolution. Who am I?
Which war was fought over “the Union” and the emancipation of slaves?
Ten lords a leaping — Which political party was led by Screaming Lord Sutch?
Which Athenian statesman started the construction of the Acropolis during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC)?
Eleven pipers piping — In which sea did the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster occur?
What ‘y’ is cosmonaut Gagarin’s first name?
Who was the longest reigning Arab ruler, through 1995?
What ‘n’ was India’s first prime minister, in 1947?
Who became head of state in Guyana in 1992?
Which Russian leader had a pronounced birth mark on his forehead?
What was Manfred von Richtofen’s nickname?
Israel was proclaimed an independent state in 1948. Who was its prime minister from then until 1963?
Who became the world’s first billionaire in 1916?
In the 1990s Babrak Karmal and Sultan Ali Keshtmond have been Prime Minister in which country?
Which famous name was accused of the abduction of Stompie Seipei?
What precipitated the $5.7-million renovation of the White House during the Truman administration?
The 19th century civic planner Baron Haussman is associated with the rebuilding of which city?
What ‘T’ was a city plunged into a long war by the abduction of Helen?
Carranza’s death in 1920 ended a civil war in which country?
Who was honored with the first toast ever made at a White House dinner?
Which university was founded in New York in 1906.
Who took part in the first televised debate between two presidential candidates?
How much of the currency in circulation in the United States was believed to be counterfeit in 1865, when the Secret Service was established to combat counterfeiting?
What was the USA’s biggest attack of the Vietnam War when it took place in February 1967?
What is the claim to fame of the Turkish site known as Hissarlik?
What nation do we have to thank for Florida’s orange crop?
Who was the first president to wear long trousers rather than knee breeches to his inauguration?
In which Park was the New York marathon run until 1970?
Which American married a former King of England?
What was the racial segregation policy practiced by South Africa’s National Party until 1994?
Who was imprisoned in 1923 for trying to overthrow the Bavarian Government?
Muckle John was the last official royal one in England – what?
What twentieth-century American president was so obsessed with secrecy that he often wrote “burn this” on personal letters?
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