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In which country was actor Patrick McGoohan born?
Scotland
Scotland
Ireland
Ireland
England
England
USA
USA
Jerry Springer was once the Mayor of which city?
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Cincinatti
Cincinatti
In which year were both hostages John McCarthy and Terry Waite released?
1989
1989
1987
1987
1993
1993
1991
1991
In what year did Elizabeth I ascend to the throne?
1552
1552
1554
1554
1558
1558
1556
1556
Jason and the Argonauts set out to get the Golden Fleece from which land?
Sparta
Sparta
Colchis
Colchis
Troy
Troy
Thessaly
Thessaly
In which field did Buzz Aldrin become famous in the 20th century?
Cricket
Cricket
Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Space travel
Space travel
Classical music
Classical music
In which field did William Gladstone become famous?
Music
Music
Sculpture
Sculpture
Politics
Politics
Literature
Literature
An ‘escalade’ was an attack on a castle using what?
Catapults
Catapults
Ladders
Ladders
Crossbows
Crossbows
Horses
Horses
Paddy Ashdown was once a member of which elite military unit?
Navy SEALs
Navy SEALs
Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Special Boat Service
Special Boat Service
In what city was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
San Francisco
San Francisco
Washington DC
Washington DC
New York
New York
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
In which Scottish region is the village of Gretna Green?
Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway
Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
Midlothian
Midlothian
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
In which country was actress Kate Winslet born?
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Scotland
England
England
Wales
Wales
Knickerbockers were named after a pseudonym of which American writer?
Henry Longfellow
Henry Longfellow
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Washington Irving
Washington Irving
The first drug was released in October 2015 that slowed the decline of…?
Aids
Aids
TB
TB
MS
MS
Cancer
Cancer
Who was elected leader of the UK in 2010?
Ed Balls
Ed Balls
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
David Cameron
David Cameron
The US signed a groundbreaking environmental accord with which nation in November 2015?
Cuba
Cuba
China
China
South Korea
South Korea
Russia
Russia
The French presidential election was won by who in 2012?
Francois Hollande
Francois Hollande
Manuel Valls
Manuel Valls
François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron
Which nation claimed Russian Caspian missiles fell there in October 2015?
UK
UK
USA
USA
Turkey
Turkey
Iran
Iran
Barack Obama defeated who in the 2012 U.S. presidential election?
John McCain
John McCain
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
Hillary Clinton was replaced as U.S. Secretary of State by who when she retired in 2013?
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Al Gore
Al Gore
John McCain
John McCain
John Kerry
John Kerry
Who did Vladimir Putin work for before becoming a politician?
Stasi
Stasi
NKVD
NKVD
GPU
GPU
KGB
KGB
Starting with the earliest, put these US newspapers in the order they were founded.
The New York Times
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
USA Today
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was Soviet Premier?
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
UKIP, a new political party causing waves in England in 2014 is lead by who?
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
David Cameron
David Cameron
Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Which former President claimed in 2015 that there was ‘no hope’ for middle east peace?
Bush Sr
Bush Sr
Clinton
Clinton
Carter
Carter
Ford
Ford
In the 2015 British General Election, which party won?
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Ukip
Ukip
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Which country was hit by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013?
Philippines
Philippines
Taiwan
Taiwan
Vietnam
Vietnam
Indonesia
Indonesia
The renowned ‘Blood and Iron’ speech was given by which politician?
Napoleon II
Napoleon II
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
In which city did an abandoned building collapse in June 2013?
Houston
Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Chicago
Dallas
Dallas
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