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Pub quiz question 7095 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was President of Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War?
Answer: A: Leopoldo Galtieri
Categories: Politics (9) 1980s (9) Military (9)

Pub quiz question 3045 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which battle is commemorated by the town of Battle in East Sussex?
Answer: A: The Battle of Hastings
Categories: History (4) Military (4)

Pub quiz question 487 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who declared war on Britain and France in 1940
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) General Knowledge (4)
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Pub quiz question 4369 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which virus killed more people a the end of World War I than died in the fighting?
Answer: A: Influenza/flu
Categories: 1910s (3) Biology (3) Military (3)
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Pub quiz question 5259 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tribe of Britons was lead by Boadicea/Boudicca?
Answer: A: The Iceni
Categories: History (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 7243 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country's tribes included the Silures and Ordovices, who managed to resist Roman rule for several years?
Answer: A: Wales'
Categories: History (6) Military (7)

Pub quiz question 5858 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was on the throne of England at the time of the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer: A: George III
Notes: *: 1815
Categories: History (5) Royalty (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 6476 by pjh2

Question: Q: What inspired Shelley's Masque of Anarchy poem?
Answer: A: Peterloo Massacre
Categories: Military (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 7029 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name was attached to Germany's World War II submarines?
Answer: A: U-boats
Categories: Names (1) 1940s (1) 1930s (1) Military (1)

Pub quiz question 6903 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Terry Waite complain about the size of after leaving the plane that returned him from captivity?
Answer: A: His shoes
Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Military (7) Politics (7)