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1910s 31 questions.

1910-1919

Pub quiz question 4365 by pjh2

Question: Q: Whose 1914 assassination by Gavrilo Princip sparked World War I and is the name of a Scottish rock band?
Answer: A: Archduke Franz Ferdinand's
Categories: 1910s (7) Music (7) Military (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 4370 by pjh2

Question: Q: What ancient English monument was sold for £6,000 at a 1914 auction in Salisbury?
Answer: A: Stonehenge
Categories: 1910s (4) General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 6388 by pjh2

Question: Q: What plant disease was first described in Holland in 1919?
Answer: A: Dutch elm disease
Categories: Biology (4) Nature (4) 1910s (4)

Pub quiz question 7130 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name did George V adopt in 1917 when he realised Saxe-Coburg-Gotha sounded a bit too German?
Answer: A: Windsor
Categories: 1910s (2) Names (2) Military (2) Royalty (2)

Pub quiz question 4366 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Lord featured on the famous World War I 'Your Country Needs You' poster?
Answer: A: Lord Kitchener
Categories: Politics (5) 1910s (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 7255 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ship sank as RMS Carpathia rescued roughly 700 of the former's survivors?
Answer: A: RMS Titanic
Notes: *: Sank 1912
Categories: History (1) 1910s (1) Travel (1)

Pub quiz question 4364 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which neutral country's invasion prompted Britain to declare war on Germany in 1914?
Answer: A: Belgium's
Categories: 1910s (7) Politics (7) Military (7)

Pub quiz question 6997 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which explorer's final words were: "I am just going outside and may be some time?"
Answer: A: Captain Lawrence Oates'
Notes: *: 17 March 1912
Categories: History (5) Quotations (5) 1910s (5)

Pub quiz question 8501 by pjh

Question: Q: In which year World War I begin?
Answer: A: 1914
Categories: History (1) 1910s (1) War (1)

Pub quiz question 6899 by pjh2

Question: Q: What city was RMS Titanic built in?
Answer: A: Belfast
Notes: *: Sunk 15 April 1912
Categories: 1910s (5) Geography (5)