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Pub quiz question 3050 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: On which hill did the Battle of Hastings centre on?
  2. Answer: A: Senlac Hill
  3. Categories: History (9) Politics (9)
Pub quiz question 9493 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which two houses were involved in the War of the Roses?
  2. Answer: A: York, Lancaster
  3. Categories: History (5) Politics (5) 1400s (5)
Pub quiz question 7261 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What Roman road linked London to Wroxeter?
  2. Answer: A: Watling Street
  3. Categories: History (4) Travel (4) Geography (4)
Pub quiz question 7080 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What began on Sunday 2 September 1666 at the house of Thomas Farynor?
  2. Answer: A: The Great Fire of London
  3. Categories: History (4) London, UK (4)
Pub quiz question 3091 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was India's first Prime Minister and the father of Indira Gandhi?
  2. Answer: A: Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Categories: History (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 4295 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What light, but flammable, gas contributed to many deaths in airship disasters?
  2. Answer: A: Hydrogen
  3. Categories: History (2) Chemistry (1) Science (2) Technology (2)
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Pub quiz question 3129 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many days were there in an ancient Egyptian year?
  2. Answer: A: 365
  3. Notes: *: It was divided into 12 months of 30 days each, plus five extra days at the end of the year.
  4. Categories: Science (6) History (6)
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Pub quiz question 3124 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which English city was known to the Romans as Aquae Sulis?
  2. Answer: A: Bath
  3. Categories: Geography (6) History (6)
Pub quiz question 493 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What were postmen more commonly known as in Victorian England?
  2. Answer: A: Robins
  3. Notes: *: Because of their red uniforms
  4. Categories: History (6) General Knowledge (6) Language (6)
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Pub quiz question 8502 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In which country Adolph Hitler was born?
  2. Answer: A: Austria
  3. Categories: History (2) War (2) Politics (2)