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Pub quiz question 7082 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London?
Answer: A: St Paul's Cathedral
Categories: Buildings (3) Religion (2) History (3)

Pub quiz question 7251 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's most famous research vessel?
Answer: A: Calypso
Categories: Travel (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 3055 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which island boasts of being Napoleon's birthplace?
Answer: A: Corsica
Categories: Geography (8) Military (8) History (8)

Pub quiz question 386 by pjh2

Question: Q: Marie Antoinette belonged to which royal house?
Answer: A: Hapsburg
Categories: Royalty (5) History (6)
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Pub quiz question 1146 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between June 1042 – January 1066
Answer: A: Saint Edward the Confessor (Eadweard)
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 395 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many voyages had Titanic completed when it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912?
Answer: A: None
Notes: *: It was her maiden voyage
Categories: History (2)
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Pub quiz question 1127 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who ruled England between 802 – 839
Answer: A: Egbert (Ecgberht)
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 3104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city officially opened the world's largest observation wheel in 1999?
Answer: A: London
Categories: London, UK (1) 1990s (1) History (1) Geography (1) Landmarks (1)
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Pub quiz question 1188 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was King of Britain from 29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830?
Answer: A: George IV
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 7247 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does Caerphilly's ancient castle have that people travel all over the way to Pisa to see?
Answer: A: A leaning tower
Categories: Buildings (2) History (1) Geography (1)