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Pub quiz question 1180 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Lord Protector of England between September 1658 – May 1659
  2. Answer: A: Richard Cromwell/Tumbledown Dick
  3. Categories: Politics (8) History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 4394 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who is the only person to have become Vice-President and President of the USA without being elected to either position?
  2. Answer: A: Gerald Ford
  3. Notes: *: Vice Presidency, 1973–74; Presidency, 1974–77
  4. Categories: Politics (7) History (7) 1970s (7)
Pub quiz question 4752 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What colour is the triangle on a Bass label, Britain's oldest trademark?
  2. Answer: A: Red
  3. Notes: *: It was the first trademark to be registered under the UK's Trade Mark Registration Act 1875, as trade mark number 1
  4. Categories: Leisure (2) Logos (2) History (2) Drink (3)
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Pub quiz question 1142 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between April 1016 – November 1016
  2. Answer: A: Edmund Ironside (Eadmund)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 7249 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What woman's name was the last word spoken by Napoleon?
  2. Answer: A: Josephine
  3. Notes: *: Died: May 5, 1821
  4. Categories: History (1) 1800s (1)
Pub quiz question 8503 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in which city?
  2. Answer: A: Dallas
  3. Categories: History (3)
Pub quiz question 206 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Where did the Great Fire of London break out in 1666?
  2. Answer: A: Baker's shop in Pudding Lane
  3. Categories: History (2)
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Pub quiz question 4120 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of the train robber who was the main subject of the film Buster, starring Phil Collins?
  2. Answer: A: Ronald Edwards
  3. Notes: *: Train robbery in 1963, film in 1988
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) History (7) 1960s (7) 1980s (7)
Pub quiz question 6890 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What did suffragettes want for women?
  2. Answer: A: Votes/suffrage
  3. Categories: Politics (2) History (2)
Pub quiz question 6968 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which century witnessed the English Civil War?
  2. Answer: A: 17th
  3. Notes: *: 1642–1651
  4. Categories: Military (1) History (1) Royalty (1)