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Pub quiz question 3112 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who were the first Japanese warriors to be officially permitted to carry two swords, one long and one short?
  2. Answer: A: Samurai
  3. Categories: History (6)
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Pub quiz question 3080 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name was given to the leather protection cowboys wore over the front of their trousers?
  2. Answer: A: Chaps
  3. Categories: History (1)
Pub quiz question 5188 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which English city did the Peterloo massacre take place?
  2. Answer: A: Manchester
  3. Notes: *: 1819
  4. Categories: History (6) Geography (7) Military (6)
Pub quiz question 9277 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to war with the Romans
  2. Answer: A: Hannibal
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (6) History (6) Geography (6)
Pub quiz question 8501 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In which year World War I begin?
  2. Answer: A: 1914
  3. Categories: History (1) 1910s (1) War (1)
Pub quiz question 8725 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What country is responsible for creating the Olympic Games?
  2. Answer: A: Greece
  3. Categories: History (2)
Pub quiz question 4415 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which leader of Solidarność (soli-dar-nosht - Solidarity) became President of Poland in 1990?
  2. Answer: A: Lech Wałęsan (Lek Var-wen-sa)
  3. Categories: Politics (2) History (2) 1990s (2)
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Pub quiz question 1170 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between June 1483 – August 1485
  2. Answer: A: Richard III
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3111 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What colour suits are associated with Japanese Ninja?
  2. Answer: A: Black
  3. Categories: History (6)
Pub quiz question 1182 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who ruled England between February 1685 – December 1688 (deposed)
  2. Answer: A: James II
  3. Categories: History (7) Royalty (7)