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Pub quiz question 7079 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What historic tragedy have Dr Who and Ra's al Ghul from Batman Begins both claimed responsibility for?
  2. Answer: A: The Great Fire of London
  3. Categories: History (7) Entertainment (6) Television (6)
Pub quiz question 4966 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which European country was the site for the Battle of Waterloo?
  2. Answer: A: Belgium
  3. Categories: Geography (3) History (3) Military (3)
Pub quiz question 3157 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg movie was partly filmed on the Omaha Beach Golf Club overlooking the D-Day beaches?
  2. Answer: A: Saving Private Ryan
  3. Categories: Sports (2) Entertainment (2) Film/Movies (2) History (2) Golf (2)
Pub quiz question 396 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In what year did the Titanic sink?
  2. Answer: A: 1912
  3. Categories: History (3)
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Pub quiz question 5317 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was the fifth wife of Henry VIII?
  2. Answer: A: Catherine Howard
  3. Categories: History (5) Royalty (5)
Pub quiz question 7440 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who shot the villainous bailiff Gessler?
  2. Answer: A: William Tell
  3. Categories: History (6) People (7)
Pub quiz question 2558 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which British secretary of State for war resigned in 1963?
  2. Answer: A: (John) Profumo
  3. Notes: *: Forced by his affair with Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alleged Russian spy, followed by lying in the House of Commons when he was questioned about it.
  4. Categories: 1960s (5) History (5) Politics (5) Sleaze (5)
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Pub quiz question 3137 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which London Park was the venue for the 1851 Great Exhibition?
  2. Answer: A: Hyde Park
  3. Categories: London, UK (2) History (2) Landmarks (2)
Pub quiz question 6789 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did the residence of the President of the USA become formerly known as in 1901?
  2. Answer: A: The White House
  3. Categories: Politics (1) History (1) Buildings (1)
Pub quiz question 2544 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile were first operational in 1961?
  2. Answer: A: (UGM-27) Polaris
  3. Categories: 1960s (6) Politics (6) History (6)