History
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Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
How many miles per gallon did the 22-horsepower, 4-cylinder Model T Ford get when it was introduced in 1908?
Who declared he had ‘ a dream’ where all Americans would live as equals?
Who was president of the USSR from 1985-91?
What decade did Bonnie and Clyde turn to crime together? A) 1910s B) 1920s C) 1930s D) 1940s
What famous couple appeared in the 1958 television play A Turkey for the president?
Who advised Bill Clinton to be wise but brief in his Sidwell Friends high school graduation speech?
Andrea Hollen was the first woman in US to do what?
Britain, Ireland and what country joined the EEC simultaneously?
What presidential hopeful was once dubbed the first “welfare billionaire,” after he snagged the data processing contract for Medicare and Medicaid?
What was first crossed by tightrope by Charles Blondin in 1859?
What president’s mug graces a $100,000 bill?
Which European country left the Commonwealth and declared itself a republic in 1949?
John George Diefenbaker was once Prime Minister of where?
What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call “the greatest living American”?
Ronald Reagan used a famous line from one of his movies as the title of his 1965 autobiography, What’s the line?
What were UK’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip given as a present for baby Prince Andrew while on a visit to the Gambia?
Which mountain was first climbed by Edward Whymper in 1865?
What Russian said that all modern religions and churches, all and of every kind of religious organization is to exploit the working class?
How many inmates were liberated from the Bastille after it was stormed by an angry mob on July14, 1789, at the start of the French Revolution?
Which year marked the bi-centenary of Kentucky joining the Union?
Who ended 27 years of exile when his caravan of cars zoomed into the Gaza Strip on July 1, 1995?
Jack Ketch 1663 to 1686 had what public executional job?
In which country were the Mau-Mau a secret guerrilla movement?
Who’s letter to Ronald Reagan read: “I’m very sorry…I thank God no one died”?
Who was the first American congressman to don a uniform following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Which newspaper did Jackie Kennedy work for just before her marriage?
Scottish clan were traitors and caused the Glencoe massacre?
Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler?
John Flynn invented what service in Australia?
John F. Kennedy was one of how many children?
What kind of car did Communist leader Nikolai Lenin equip with skis and half-tracks in order ot overcome Russia’s heavy snows?
What U.S. state was named after chaste Queen Elizabeth I?
Who was David Frost interviewing when he said ‘Why didn’t you just burn the tapes’?
Hamida Djandoubi in 1977 was the last one – what?
What type of protective equipment was issued to all the people in Britain in 1939?
What band of Mexican rebels took marching orders from the masked Subcamandante Marcos?
Which hospital was Ronald Reagan taken to after the 1981 attempt on his life?
Which Princess’s husband was killed in 1990 when his powerboat went out of control?
What Frenchman designed the national flag of Italy?
During the 20th Century, which British Prime Minister and American President have shared the same surname?
What incident happened where the perpetrators wanted ‘suicide by cop’ in a 2007 high school massacre?
Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili became famous as who?
Who led the Paris talks on behalf of the USA in May 1968?
Three Scottish kings and eight Popes share what name?
Where was Nelson Mandela’s first foreign trip to after his release from prison?
Who was the admiral of the French fleet defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Sanssouci palace located just outside Berlin is the former summer palace of which ruler?
Thor Heyerdal’s raft the ‘kon-tiki’ was made of what type of wood?
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