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Pub quiz question 3048 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which year did the battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge happen?
  2. Answer: A: 1066
  3. Categories: Military (6) History (6)
Pub quiz question 3059 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which ancient city's capture resulted in TE Lawrence's (of Arabia) promotion to lieutenant-colonel in 1918
  2. Answer: A: Damascus
  3. Notes: *: TE stands for Thomas Edward
  4. Categories: History (8) Military (8)
Pub quiz question 3093 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which mountain witnessed the deaths of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine?
  2. Answer: A: Mount Everest
  3. Categories: History (3) Geography (3)
Pub quiz question 4969 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which city's attractions include Rembrandt's House and the Rijksmuseum?
  2. Answer: A: Amsterdam's
  3. Categories: Geography (4) History (4)
Pub quiz question 5321 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the second wife of Henry VIII?
  2. Answer: A: Anne Boleyn
  3. Categories: History (5) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 4286 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was William Fox Talbot a pioneer of?
  2. Answer: A: Photography
  3. Notes: *: 1800's
  4. Categories: Technology (6) History (6) Leisure (6)
Pub quiz question 7487 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who or what is the Red Lady of Paviland?
  2. Answer: A: 33,000-year-old human skeleton
  3. Categories: History (8) Science (8)
Pub quiz question 3053 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which island was Napoleon on at the time of his death?
  2. Answer: A: Saint Helena
  3. Categories: History (7) Geography (7) Military (7)
Pub quiz question 6818 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of York's Viking museum?
  2. Answer: A: Jorvik Viking Centre
  3. Categories: Geography (4) History (4) Buildings (5)
Pub quiz question 1140 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between December 1013 – March/April 1014
  2. Answer: A: Sweyn Forkbeard (Svend Tveskæg)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)