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| 1. | What political movement was founded in the late 19th century by Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl? |
| 2. | Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982) were the world's first two women to do what? |
| 3. | What major city suffered a devastating fire in AD 64? |
| 4. | What did Marshal Ferdinand Foch, a French commander during the First World War, describe as "interesting toys, but of no military value"? |
| 5. | What was the name of the treaty signed on New Zealand's North Island between Māori chiefs and the British in 1840? |
| 6. | Born in 1847, what American inventor started going deaf at the age of 12? |
| 7. | In what modern day country was Adolf Hitler born? |
| 8. | In what Northern Ireland city did "Bloody Sunday" take place on 30th January 1972? |
| 9. | What American Civil War general later became president of the United States? |
| 10. | Who founded the Mongol Empire in 1206? |
| 11. | What country established independence from Spain with the signing of the Treaty of Córdoba on 24th August 1821? |
| 12. | With a collective total of over 18 years in office, who is Australia's longest ever serving Prime Minister? |
| 13. | In which year did Amelia Earhart go missing during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe? |
| 14. | What country was suspended from the Arab League for 10 years from 1979 after it signed a peace treaty with Israel? |
| 15. | Between 1800 and 1815, Marengo was a war horse belonging to who? |
| 16. | Introduced in New York in 1950, what was the world's first credit card? |
| 17. | In what decade was Tibet incorporated into the People's Republic of China? |
| 18. | What was the name of the unsuccessful British spacecraft which crashed on Mars in 2003? |
| 19. | By what name is the 18th century Scottish outlaw Robert MacGregor better known? |
| 20. | What battle took place on 21st October 1805? |
| 21. | Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, mistress of Louis XV and notable patron of the arts, is better known as "Madame de...' what? |
| 22. | A political leader in the 20th century, what was the surname of Josip Broz? |
| 23. | In what century was Mary, Queen Of Scots executed? |
| 24. | What name was given to the long series of military interventions by the United States in Central America and the Caribbean between 1898 and 1934? |
| 25. | 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? |
| 26. | What nationality was early modern scientist Galileo Galilei? |
| 27. | In a competition in October 1829, what beat Cycloped, Novelty, Perseverance and Sans Pareil? |
| 28. | Prince Henry the Navigator played a prominent role in the 15th-century development of what country's empire? |
| 29. | The Tonton Macoutes were a dreaded paramilitary police, most active during the 1960s and 1970s, in what country? |
| 30. | Leading up to and during World War II, what name was given to the German defence line opposite France's Maginot Line? |
| 31. | What famous speech begins, "Four score and seven years ago ..."? |
| 32. | The War of the Three Henrys was the last in a series of civil wars during the 16th century in which country? |
| 33. | What is the name of the city in India where thousands died after a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in December 1984? |
| 34. | Who was named U.S. president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln? |
| 35. | From 1520 to his death in 1566, Suleiman the Magnificent was the tenth and longest-reigning Emperor of where? |
| 36. | Granted by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, which Briton became the first ever person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States? |
| 37. | Name the President of Uganda overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971. |
| 38. | Who was President of Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956? |
| 39. | Who did George W. Bush defeat in the December 2000 presidential election? |
| 40. | What year did Queen Elizabeth II describe as an "annus horribilis"? |
| 41. | The political slogan "I like Ike" was mainly used in what decade? |
| 42. | Who was the first British monarch to adopt Buckingham Palace as their official London residence? |
| 43. | Previously called "Shangri-La", Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed it in 1953 after both his father and only grandson. By what name has it been known ever since? |
| 44. | What was Admiral Nelson's first name? |
| 45. | First elected as the Labour MP for Peckham in 1982, who is the longest-ever continuously-serving female MP in the House of Commons? |
| 46. | According to legend, what was the name of King Arthur's sword? |
| 47. | By what name did Lhamo Thondup become known in 1939? |
| 48. | In English legend, what was the name of Dick Turpin's horse? |
| 49. | For what did Sirhan Bishara Sirhan make world headlines on 5th June 1968? |
| 50. | What make and model aircraft shot down the most enemy planes during World War II? |
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