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History
427 questions.
What's happened in the past
Pub quiz question
2645
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I and held its first council meeting in Paris on 16 January 1920?
Answer:
A:
The League of Nations
Notes:
*:
It was the precursor to the United Nations that was formed in 1945
Categories:
History (4)
1920s (4)
Politics (5)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
1145
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who ruled England between June 1040 – June 1042
Answer:
A:
Harthacnut (Hardeknud)
Categories:
History (8)
Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question
3130
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Who were the first people to separate copper from its ore?
Answer:
A:
The Egyptians
Categories:
History (6)
Science (6)
Pub quiz question
7081
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
What great catastrophe is commemorated by The Monument?
Answer:
A:
The Great Fire of London
Categories:
London, UK (3)
History (3)
Pub quiz question
3160
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which game, played with a prolate spheroid, is said to have been invented when William Webb Ellis 'took the ball in his arms and ran?'
Answer:
A:
Rugby
Categories:
History (5)
Sports (5)
Pub quiz question
3042
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which of America's original 13 states took its name from Elizabeth I?
Answer:
A:
Virginia
Categories:
History (5)
Geography (5)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
3394
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which explorer's day is celebrated in the USA on the 2nd Monday in October?
Answer:
A:
Christopher Columbus'
Categories:
History (7)
Geography (7)
Pub quiz question
3044
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
In which language was Elizabeth I's coronation conducted?
Answer:
A:
Latin
Categories:
Language (6)
History (6)
Royalty (6)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
3125
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which city didn't open its new spa until 2006 after holding a Three Tenors opening concert in 2003?
Answer:
A:
Bath
Categories:
Geography (4)
History (4)
2000s (4)
Times used:
1
Pub quiz question
394
by
pjh2
Question:
Q:
Which person from history famously opened the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Answer:
A:
Adolf Hitler
Categories:
1930s (1)
Olympics (1)
Sports (1)
History (1)
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