- Give any year in the life of explorer Vasco Da Gama
- In which year of the 1990s was Stephen Lawrence murdered?
- In which London building was Queen Victoria born?
- Oxfam was founded in 1942 - initially to help the starving of which European country?
- Winston Churchill held which cabinet position in 1924 under Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin?
- Who married Henry VIII on 30th May 1536?
- Which German war criminal was captured by Mossad agents in Argentina in 1960 and executed in Israel by hanging in 1962?
- The Battle of Hastings took place on which day of the week?
- In which decade of the 19th century was the TUC founded?
- Which organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965?
- Which dynasty ruled China between 960 and 1279?
- Which world leader was assassinated on 17th August 1988?
- Who was King of England between 924 and 927?
- Specifically what did Horatio Nelson lose (apart from 250 men) in a failed attempt to conquer Tenerife at the Battle of Santa Cruz in 1797?
- Give any year in the life of Galileo Galilei
- The Menai Bridge opened, the first Atlantic crossing by a steamship, and London Zoo first opened in Regent's Park all in which decade of the 19th century? Note: First steamship means powered steam alone and not the hybrid type powered by steam and sails
- At 5:12am on 6th April 1941, German, Italian and Hungarian forces attacked which other European country ?
- Who was Italy's last king when they became a republic in 1946?
- OPEC was founded in 1960 - the founding members were Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and which South American country?
- Who was the first protestant Archbishop of Canterbury ?
- The world's oldest news agency (still in existence) was founded in what country in 1835?
- The ship 'Victory' was launched in 1765 from which dockyard?
- Tea first came to Britain in which century?
- The sovereignty of which territory was transferred to the UK by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713?
- Earl Mountbatten was killed by IRA bombers in 1979, in which Irish county?
- Who was Pope during the second world war?
- Marks & Spencer first opened in 1894 in which English city?
- Who was secretary general of the United Nations 1982-1991?
- Construction of the Colosseum in Rome started during the rule of which emperor?
- Which British spy escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the USSR?
Answers
- 1460-1524
- 1993
- KENSINGTON PALACE
- GREECE
- CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
- JANE SEYMOUR
- ADOLF EICHMANN
- SATURDAY
- 1850s(1858)
- UNICEF
- SONG DYNASTY
- GENERAL ZIA (PAKISTAN)
- ATHUTCTA
- HIS RIGHT ARM
- 1564-1642
- 1820s
- YUGOSLAVIA
- UMBERTO II
- VENEZUELA
- THOMAS CRANMER
- FRANCE (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS - AFP)
- CHATHAM
- 17TH (1642)
- GIBRALTAR
- SLIGO
- POPE PIUS XII
- MANCHESTER
- JAVIER PEREZ DE QUELLAR
- VESPASIAN (70 AD)
- GEORGE BLAKE
