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Question 12 was clarified and extended on 25 Jul 2007 because the
question previously identified Marjorie Robb as sole living survivor of the
Titanic, when in fact she was the oldest living survivor, (thanks J
Stone).
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What took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773? The Boston Tea
Party (on 16 December - American colonists, protesting against British taxes
and lack of self-governance, dumped more than 300 crates of British-owned tea
in Boston harbour, after boarding three ships disguised as Mohawk natives - the
event is regarded as a precursor to the American revolutionary war of
independence)
What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims travelled to
North America in 1620? The Mayflower
What was the name of the English farmer who invented the
seed-planting drill in 1701? Jethro Tull
In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 1990
What was the nationality of the first non-Italian Pope since 1523?
Polish (Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Pope from 1978-2005)
What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite launched by
the USSR in 1957? Sputnik I
Which country gained its independence from Denmark in 1944?
Iceland
In 1803 who started shipping portions of the sculpted frieze from the
Parthenon in Greece to England? Lord Elgin (Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin -
the sculpted frieze is more commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.)
In which year did French Queen Marie Antoinette go the guillotine?
1793
Who became US president after Herbert Hoover? Franklin D Roosevelt
(1933)
French King Louis XIV (1638-1715) was the longest reigning European
monarch - how long did he reign? 72 years (from 1643-1715)
Marjorie Robb, who died in Boston USA in 1992 aged 103, Barbara
Dainton, Millvina Dean and Lillian Asplund, achieved notoriety for being among
the last living survivors of what? The sinking of the Titanic (1912)
Who in 1963 murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin (according to
official accounts) of US President John F Kennedy? Jack Ruby
The Kiel Canal in Germany, officially opened in 1895, connects which
two seas? North Sea and Baltic Sea (it is apparently the world's busiest
artificial waterway)
Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789,
subsequently rediscovered and settled on which remote Pacific Island, which had
been 'lost' from British maritime records? Pitcairn Island (in the Pacific
Ocean, North-East of New Zealand)
What were the waitresses called who worked in the English Lyons
Cornerhouse tea rooms, popular in first half of the 1900's? Nippies
In 1624 what was purchased from the local inhabitant Native Americans
by the Dutch for a reported sum of $24? Manhattan Island
Which former Prime Minister of India was assassinated in 1991 as he
campaigned for re-election? Rajiv Gandhi
Which New York hotel was designed by Henry Hardenbergh in 1897?
Waldorf-Astoria
What date is France's Bastille Day? 14th July
Which mountain was climbed for the first time in 1786? Mont Blanc (by
Jacques Balmant and Michel-Gabriel Paccard - the mountain is on the border of
France and Italy, who each claim the summit is in their country)
In what year did India and Pakistan become independent nations and
free from British rule? 1947 (15 August India, and 14 August Pakistan)
Which planet was discovered by William Herschel 1781? Uranus
In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do
what? Swim the English Channel
In what year, generally regarded as marking the end of the Cold War,
did the Berlin Wall come down? 1989 (9 November)
Which calendar was devised in 1582? Gregorian Calendar (by Aloysius
Lilius - it is the calendar that most of the world uses today)
Which London Emporium opened in Picadilly 1707? Fortnum and
Mason's
British publisher Ludvik Hoch was better known by which name? Robert
Maxwell
Which English King abdicated in 1936? Edward VIII
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