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1800s 19 questions.
1800-1899
Pub quiz question 7559 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which emperor is buried in Farnborough, Hampshire?
  2. Answer: A: Napoleon III of France, in St. Michael’s Abbey
  3. Notes: *: 1852 to 1870
  4. Categories: People (7) Politics (7) 1800s (7) Death (7)
Pub quiz question 7573 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What festive feature was denounced as a “social evil” in an 1877 letter to the Times?
  2. Answer: A: Christmas Cards
  3. Categories: Christmas (4) 1800s (6)
Pub quiz question 8073 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who was the target of the 1825 Decembrist uprising?
  2. Answer: A: Nicholas I of Russia.
  3. Categories: 1800s (7) Politics (6)
Pub quiz question 9416 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name all five Brontë sisters.
  2. Answer: A: Emily, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Anne and Maria
  3. Notes: *: 1818-1855
  4. Categories: Names (7) 1800s (7) Literature (8)
Pub quiz question 8101 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The 1814 Treaty of Ghent ended a war between which states?
  2. Answer: A: Britain and the US.
  3. Categories: 1800s (8) War (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 7589 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What brand started in 1884 at Kirkgate Market, Leeds?
  2. Answer: A: Marks & Spencer
  3. Categories: 1800s (7) Business (7)
Pub quiz question 8460 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what year was the first-ever Wimbledon Championship held?
  2. Answer: A: 1877
  3. Categories: Sports (6) 1800s (4)
Pub quiz question 7249 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What woman's name was the last word spoken by Napoleon?
  2. Answer: A: Josephine
  3. Notes: *: Died: May 5, 1821
  4. Categories: History (1) 1800s (1)
Pub quiz question 9532 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Café Terrace at Night is an 1888 oil painting by which Dutch master?
  2. Answer: A: Vincent Van Gogh
  3. Categories: Art (4) 1800s (5)
Pub quiz question 7534 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which visual aid was developed in 1887 by Adolf Fick?
  2. Answer: A: Contact lenses
  3. Categories: Science (7) 1800s (8)