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	1) Who did William the Conqueror defeat to become king of England?
	a	Charles II
	b	Henry I
	c	Harold II
	d	George III
	2) How long was Henry VIII on the throne?
	a	34 years
	b	36 years
	c	38 years
	d	40 years
	3) In what year did George Washington become the first president of the USA?
	a	1674
	b	1732
	c	1789
	d	1802
	4) Which is the oldest town in the world?
	a	Carthage
	b	Jericho
	c	Alexandria
	d	Lutetia
	5) Edmund Hillary & Norgay Tenzing were the first men to do what?
	a	Go into space
	b	Reach the South Pole
	c	Climb Mount Everest
	d	Win the Wimbledon doubles championship
	6) In what year did American "Robert Peary" become the first man to reach the North Pole?
	a	1909
	b	1911
	c	1913
	d	1915
	7) World War II led to the Cold War - a long period of tension between which two counties?
	a	England & USA
	b	USA & Japan
	c	Japan & Russia
	d	Russia & USA
	8) How many people died in the first world war?
	a	8.5 million
	b	9.5 million
	c	10.5 million
	d	11.5 million
	9) Who said to his wife after a failed assassination attempt "I forgot to duck!"?
	a	Lord Mountbatten
	b	George Bush
	c	Ronald Reagan
	d	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
	10) Who was the longest serving US president?
	a	George Washington
	b	John F. Kennedy
	c	F.D. Rosevelt
	d	Richard Nixon
	11) England defeated the French army of 25,000 men in the "Battle Of Agincourt" but how many men did they have themselves?
	a	6,000
	b	13,000
	c	25,000
	d	32,000
	12) Who was Abrahams' son?
	a	Isaac
	b	Moses
	c	Jacob
	d	Abraham Jr
	13) What year was the Berlin Wall erected?
	a	1955
	b	1958
	c	1961
	d	1964
	14) What was the Frenchman Marat cleanly murdered in?
	a	His Bed
	b	His Car
	c	His Bath
	d	His Kitchen
	15) How long was Pedro Lascurain president of Mexico before resigning?
	a	10 Minutes
	b	1 Hour
	c	1 Week
	d	1 Month
	16) Who's assassination sparked off World War I?
	a	Giacomo Matteotti
	b	Simon Boliver
	c	Czar Nicholas II
	d	Franz Ferdinand
	17) What colour is the Queen's Blotting paper?
	a	Black
	b	White
	c	Yellow
	d	Sky Blue
	18) What was Reginald Maudling's last cabinet post?
	a	Minister of Defence
	b	Home Secretary
	c	Minister of Agriculture
	d	Chief of Staff
	19) What was a Mae West on a World War II battleship?
	a	Anchor
	b	Rubber Ring
	c	Rowing Boat
	d	Life Jacket
	20) What unsightly feature did Abraham Lincoln have on his face?
	a	A Scar
	b	Freckles
	c	A Wart
	d	A Birth Mark

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