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Pub quiz question 394 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which person from history famously opened the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
  2. Answer: A: Adolf Hitler
  3. Categories: 1930s (1) Olympics (1) Sports (1) History (1)
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Pub quiz question 3043 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who's death resulted in Elizabeth I becoming Queen?
  2. Answer: A: Mary I's
  3. Categories: History (7) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 5698 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which major naval battle was fought on October 21 1805?
  2. Answer: A: Battle of Trafalgar
  3. Categories: Military (4) History (5)
Pub quiz question 1185 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was King of Britain from 1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727?
  2. Answer: A: George I
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3254 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What period preceded Picasso's Rose Period?
  2. Answer: A: Blue Period
  3. Categories: Art (1) History (1)
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Pub quiz question 1137 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between October 959 – July 975
  2. Answer: A: Edgar the Peaceful (Eadgar)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 7244 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What annual Welsh event is thought to have developed from a music and poetry festival staged in the 12th century by Rhys ap Gruffydd?
  2. Answer: A: Eisteddfod
  3. Categories: History (8) 1200s (8)
Pub quiz question 4553 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who gave the Asian community 90 days to leave Uganda in 1972?
  2. Answer: A: Idi Amin, (the then military leader and president)
  3. Categories: 1970s (4) Politics (4) History (4) Military (4)
Pub quiz question 6932 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What were ancient Egyptian pyramid builders given three times a day as part of their wages?
  2. Answer: A: Beer
  3. Categories: Drink (3) History (6)
Pub quiz question 8498 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Where did the Franks settle after defeating the Romans?
  2. Answer: A: Gaul
  3. Categories: History (4)