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History 433 questions.
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Pub quiz question 3360 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What gave a boost to Libya's standard of living in the 1960s?
  2. Answer: A: The discovery of oil
  3. Categories: Geography (2) History (2) Politics (2) 1960s (2)
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Pub quiz question 1184 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland March 1702 - May 1707 and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland May 1707 – August 1714?
  2. Answer: A: Anne
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 3099 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who became king of England at the age of nine months when Henry V died?
  2. Answer: A: Henry VI
  3. Categories: History (2) Royalty (2)
Pub quiz question 7491 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Thomas Becket; John "Red" Comyn; Giuliano de' Medici; Oscar Romero?
  2. Answer: A: Killed in a church/cathedral
  3. Notes: *: Canterbury; Dumfries; Florence; San Salvador
  4. Categories: Connections (7) History (6) Religion (4)
Pub quiz question 3085 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Canadian city boasts the world's richest rodeo which was first staged in 1912?
  2. Answer: A: Calgary
  3. Categories: History (7) Geography (7)
Pub quiz question 4970 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which city takes tourists to the Anne Frank House?
  2. Answer: A: Amsterdam
  3. Categories: Geography (4) History (4)
Pub quiz question 7256 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the modern name for the Roman city of Verulamium?
  2. Answer: A: St Albans
  3. Categories: Geography (7) History (7)
Pub quiz question 7122 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the youngest age at which children could work under the terms of the 1833 Factory Act?
  2. Answer: A: Nine
  3. Categories: History (8) Politics (8)
Pub quiz question 1148 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who was proclaimed, but never crowned, King of England between October 1066 – December 1066.
  2. Answer: A: Edgar the Ætheling (Eadgar Æþeling)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 1153 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Although the title is disputed, who ruled England between April 1141 – November 1141
  2. Answer: A: Matilda/Empress Matilda/(Mathilde l'emperesse)
  3. Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)