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Pub quiz question 3054 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the person who gave Napoleon the last rites said to have removed, that has since sold for $3,800 at auction?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon's penis
  3. Categories: History (7) Military (7)
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Pub quiz question 7116 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the main fuel during the Industrial Revolution?
  2. Answer: A: Coal
  3. Categories: Science (1) History (1)
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Pub quiz question 1179 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Lord Protector of England between December 1653 – September 1658
  2. Answer: A: Oliver Cromwell/Old Ironsides
  3. Categories: History (8) Politics (8) Royalty (8)
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Pub quiz question 3052 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became king of Italy in 1804?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon I
  3. Categories: Royalty (4) History (4)
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Pub quiz question 3389 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who lead the army which conquered Afghanistan in 330BC?
  2. Answer: A: Alexander the Great
  3. Categories: History (7) Geography (7) Military (7)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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