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| 1. | Launched on 10th February 1906, what Royal Navy battleship gave its name worldwide to a class of battleships predominant up to the end of World War I? |
| 2. | In what decade was Tibet incorporated into the People's Republic of China? |
| 3. | Emperor Nero is infamously said to have done what "...while Rome burned"? |
| 4. | Of the 56 delegates who signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, how many went on to become President of the United States? |
| 5. | Frequently depicted on ancient Roman coins, documents, monuments, and military standards, what four-letter abbreviation represented a Latin phrase meaning "The Roman Senate and People"? |
| 6. | Who was the first British monarch to give birth to a future king? |
| 7. | What movement was founded in Switzerland in 1693 by Jakob Ammann? |
| 8. | The Brooklyn-class light cruiser USS Phoenix famously survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor completely unscathed in 1941. What was it called when it rose to fame once again in 1982? |
| 9. | What name was given to the incendiary projectile used to great effect during the 1st millennium by the Byzantine Empire because it continued burning while floating on water? |
| 10. | Who was the first British Prime Minister in office to have been born in the 20th century? |
| 11. | Who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950? |
| 12. | Māori for "woman", what was the name of the roll-on/roll-off ferry that sank near Wellington Harbour during a storm on 10th April 1968, killing 53 people? |
| 13. | What Arizona town was the scene of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881? |
| 14. | Nicknamed the "May King", Umberto II reigned for 34 days, from 9th May 1946 to 12th June 1946, as the last king of what European country? |
| 15. | On 30th April 1789, Martha Dandridge became the first what? |
| 16. | Challenging Mikhail Gorbachev, what is the famous four-word phrase spoken by Ronald Reagan in his June 1987 speech in West Berlin? |
| 17. | In what city was Anne Frank when she wrote her famous wartime diary? |
| 18. | Who was Director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972? |
| 19. | What British monarch was the target of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605? |
| 20. | In 1989, Egon Krenz became the last Communist leader of what former country? |
| 21. | Which African-American human rights activist was assassinated in February 1965? |
| 22. | Since the DEFCON system was introduced in the USA in November 1959, which 20th century event triggered Level 2, the highest ever confirmed state of alert? |
| 23. | In a 1918 speech, what U.S. president outlined the Fourteen Points, a set of principles to work towards world peace? |
| 24. | In what country did the Rum Rebellion take place in 1808? |
| 25. | During what war did the Battle of Balaclava take place in 1854? |
| 26. | For what did the United States pay the Russian Empire $7.2million on 30th March 1867? |
| 27. | What was abolished by France in 1981, The Netherlands in 1982, Australia in 1985, and New Zealand in 1989? |
| 28. | Since 1066, how many kings of England and the United Kingdom have gone by the name of William? |
| 29. | Between 1923 and 1939, what did Sir Malcolm Campbell name his record breaking automobiles and speed boats? |
| 30. | In which European city did 19th century serial killers Burke and Hare operate? |
| 31. | What name is given to the six 19th century Dorset farm labourers sentenced to transportation to Australia for swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers? |
| 32. | Nicknamed Galloping Gertie, what was the name of the suspension bridge that collapsed into the Puget Sound, Washington State in November 1940? |
| 33. | Who was the last prisoner to be held in Spandau Prison, West Berlin? |
| 34. | What began with the coded message, "Climb Mount Niitaka"? |
| 35. | While Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were walking on the moon, who was the third member of Apollo 11 orbiting the moon? |
| 36. | Named after the number of days it was fought, what 1967 war between Israel and the Arab states resulted in Israel gaining the Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, West Bank, and Golan Heights? |
| 37. | What name is given to the armed insurrection aimed at ending British rule in Ireland in April 1916? |
| 38. | Who succeeded Valéry Giscard d'Estaing as President of France in 1981? |
| 39. | Ending the three-year Irish War of Independence, in what year was the Irish Free State established? |
| 40. | Between April 1990 and January 1997, Violeta Chamorro was the first, and thus far only, female president of what Central American country? |
| 41. | By what name is the 18th century Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor better known? |
| 42. | In what decade did a military Air Force surveillance balloon crash at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, prompting claims that it was an extraterrestrial spaceship? |
| 43. | Who held a non-binding referendum in November 2012 on whether to become the 51st U.S. state? |
| 44. | Who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the First Gulf War? |
| 45. | In what year did the first Ford Model T roll off the production line? |
| 46. | Described as "Europe's last dictator", Alexander Lukashenko has been President of what country since July 1994? |
| 47. | What name is given to the line surveyed between 1763 and 1767 in the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware in Colonial America? |
| 48. | Name the three ships of the English Virginia Company that set sail from London for the New World in December 1606. |
| 49. | Who was the Republican candidate narrowly defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election? |
| 50. | On 20th May 1873, what company were given a patent to create work pants with rivet-reinforced pockets? |
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