184301. |
Which President of the Soviet Union died in 1953, aged 73
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184302. |
What political position did Ronald Reagan hold before becoming President of the United States
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184303. |
In 1941, the deputy Chancellor of Germany flew to Britain to try to sue for peace He was imprisoned in Spandau prison Who was he
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184304. |
Richard M Nixon was the President of the US from 1969-1974 What does the M stand for
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184305. |
Which Third world leader was assassinated by members of her bodyguard in 1984
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184306. |
Which Russian leader introduced glasnost and perestroika
|
1 |
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100 |
184307. |
Which British Prime Minister said "a week is a long time in politics"
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184308. |
Who was the 'stupid boy' in Dad's Army
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184309. |
Who became famous for his Madhouse
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184310. |
What are Hale & Pace's first names
|
1 |
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100 |
184311. |
In which year did Crossroads hit our screens
|
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1 |
100 |
184312. |
In which city did Inspector Taggart operate
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184313. |
In Eastenders, what was Tiffany Mitchell's occupation
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184314. |
How many JR's were there in Dallas
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184315. |
What is the US Defence Dept headquaters building called
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184316. |
Which city was faced with a $1 billion debt after staging the Olympic Games
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184317. |
Which organisation has the motto Blood and Fire
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184318. |
James Hargreaves' invention revolutionised the cotton textiles industry. What was it
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184319. |
Which monarch bought the estate of Sandringham
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184320. |
To whom did Alan Minter lose his world title
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184321. |
Who dies in the back of a powder blue cadilac on New Years day 1953
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184322. |
What did the Austrian govt sell in 1909 at £10,000 for a single gramme
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184323. |
What book about a horse was written by the Victorian Anna Sewell
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184324. |
What actress and singer is part Armenian,part red indian, a fromer Ronette and a vogue model
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184325. |
What colour is a palamino horse
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184326. |
What was the name of the previous £1 coin
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184327. |
In which town did Albert Spaggiari carry out the worlds biggest bank robbery
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184328. |
What do the ailurophobis fear
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184329. |
How did Sir Thomas Moore die
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184330. |
What is the last event in the decathlon
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184331. |
What orchestral piece did Sibelius write as a patriotic tribute to his homeland
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184332. |
What everyday element is 755 times heavier than air
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184333. |
Which poet dies off the Italian coast at the age of 30
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184334. |
What carries blood to the heart
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184335. |
What is the unique capability of the knight in chess,apart from its L shaped motion
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184336. |
What is the pattern of notes in Hindu music which provides the basis for improvisation
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184337. |
Which is the largets of the Scilly isles
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184338. |
Where is the ancient game of shinty played
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184339. |
What is frozen carbon dioxide better known as
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184340. |
What crime did Burke and Hare commit
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184341. |
What in golf is the name given for two under par for the hole
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184342. |
What is the name given for an optical illusion caused by unusual atmospheric conditions
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184343. |
Which familys life is the basis for The sound of Music
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184344. |
Who is Betty in A private function
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184345. |
What is britains largest freshwater fish
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184346. |
What is a putsch
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184347. |
The underground executioner is the favorite soap opera of which nation
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184348. |
Who introduced the christmas tree to england from bavaria
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184349. |
What term is used to describe the warm front of a depression being overtaken by its cold front
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184350. |
Which country has Robert Mugabe as its Prime Minister
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184351. |
In which country was paper first used
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184352. |
Who said - Religion is the opium of the people
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184353. |
Who did Jimi Hendrix once praise on the Jimmy Carson TV show as one of Americas most promising guitarists
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184354. |
During which month is the earth nearest the sun
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184355. |
The Kiss is probably the best known sculpture in a British Gallery -who is it by
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184356. |
Which mother and daughter supersatrs were both coached by Kay Thompson
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184357. |
Which bird has plumes onits head resembling the quills secretaries used to put behind their ears
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184358. |
Which child hero did Anthony Buckeridge create in 1948
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184359. |
What is the name of the rules governing british boxing
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184360. |
What is a ria
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184361. |
By what name is the skeleton dug up in Sussex in 1912, and later found to be a hoax,known
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184362. |
Where is Ruritania
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184363. |
In what business did William Randolph Hearst succeed
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184364. |
What is plastic and coated with a film of magnetic iron oxide one ten thousandth of an inch thick
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184365. |
Who sailed from Spain in the Santa Maria in 1492
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184366. |
Which football team won the First Division Championship in the 1970s but is now in the lower divisions
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184367. |
What instrument introduces Rhapsody in Blue
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184368. |
In which science would you expect to come across the Witch of Agnesi
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184369. |
Which famous painter was portrayed on screen by Kirk Douglas
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184370. |
Which song and dance star of British musicals became Mrs Dale on radio
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184371. |
What nationality was Edvard Munch
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184372. |
What would happen if you were defenestrated
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184373. |
Which pop star once recorded the Crossroads theme tune
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184374. |
Of which country is Khartoum the capital
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184375. |
Which country had the worlds first woman prime minister
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184376. |
What was the profession of Dick Derrick after whom the Derrick crane was named
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184377. |
Which London airport was once a race track
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184378. |
What kind of game is Aunt Sally
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184379. |
Who is the gifted daughter of Rev C L Franklin
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184380. |
What differentiates a ferrous alloy from a non ferrous alloy
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184381. |
What was the surname of the sisters in Little Women
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184382. |
Which tv drama showed the effect of a nuclear bomb falling on Sheffield
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184383. |
What bird familey does the bunting belong to
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184384. |
What were originally known in britain as love apples
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184385. |
What is an australian bushmans Matilda
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184386. |
Where is wall street
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184387. |
What is a cartographer
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184388. |
Why lead added to petrol
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184389. |
Bangladesh became independent in 1971,what was it called before that date
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184390. |
Who won the world professional snooker championship 15 times between 1927 and 1946
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184391. |
Which jewish american singer became a born again christian in 1979
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184392. |
Why is Goldbachs Conjecture not called a theory
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184393. |
Who succeeded Lorenz Hart as lyricist to Richard Rodgers
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184394. |
Who was the host of Take your pick
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184395. |
Which plant is processed for linseed oil
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184396. |
Which tv show was compered by a frog
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184397. |
What enduring burden did William Pitt the Younger impose on Britain in 1799
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184398. |
What liquid is brandy distilled from
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184399. |
What city would you reach if you dialled 031 from London
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
184400. |
Who was the first president of independent Kenya in 1964
|
1 |
1 |
100 |