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Pub quiz question 4120 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the train robber who was the main subject of the film Buster, starring Phil Collins?
Answer: A: Ronald Edwards
Notes: *: Train robbery in 1963, film in 1988
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) History (7) 1960s (7) 1980s (7)

Pub quiz question 6890 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did suffragettes want for women?
Answer: A: Votes/suffrage
Categories: Politics (2) History (2)

Pub quiz question 6968 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which century witnessed the English Civil War?
Answer: A: 17th
Notes: *: 1642–1651
Categories: Military (1) History (1) Royalty (1)

Pub quiz question 4821 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the world's tallest contruction, 1884-1889?
Answer: A: Washington Monument
Categories: History (8) Buildings (4)

Pub quiz question 3128 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which carved stone was the key to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Answer: A: The Rosetta Stone
Categories: Language (4) History (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 3098 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Henry commanded the winning side at Agincourt?
Answer: A: Henry V
Categories: History (1) Royalty (1)

Pub quiz question 3132 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ancient monument, close to the Pyramids of Giza, is said to have been partly formed by natural erosion?
Answer: A: The Spinx
Categories: History (3) Geography (3) Landmarks (3)
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Pub quiz question 8129 by pjh

Question: Q: How many of Henry VIII's wives were called Catherine?
Answer: A: 3
Categories: History (3) Royalty (3)

Pub quiz question 5299 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which South American Indian people ruled an empire centred on southern Peru?
Answer: A: Incas
Categories: Geography (5) History (5)

Pub quiz question 3136 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which member of the royal family masterminded the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer: A: Prince Albert
Categories: Royalty (4) History (5) London, UK (5) Landmarks (5)