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In ancient times, which country was known as Gaul?
France
France
Norway
Norway
China
China
Italy
Italy
In which century did the Titanic sink?
18th
18th
17th
17th
19th
19th
20th
20th
Blogs were originally called what?
Weblogs
Weblogs
Beta Logs
Beta Logs
Online Diaries
Online Diaries
Web Journals
Web Journals
In what year was UNESCO founded?
1956
1956
1945
1945
1936
1936
1966
1966
In what year was the laser printer invented?
1995
1995
1975
1975
1985
1985
1969
1969
In what year did the Rainbow Warrior sink?
1984
1984
1987
1987
1986
1986
1985
1985
In olden times, what did a ‘colporteur’ sell?
Ice
Ice
Books
Books
Fish
Fish
Fabric
Fabric
In which decade was Dolly the Sheep cloned?
1980s
1980s
1970s
1970s
1990s
1990s
2000s
2000s
In Stalin’s USSR, what was as ‘kolkhoz’?
Member of the KGB
Member of the KGB
Peasant worker
Peasant worker
Collective farm
Collective farm
Governing body
Governing body
In which country were antibiotics first used?
Italy
Italy
Persia
Persia
Egypt
Egypt
China
China
Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union in which decade?
1980s
1980s
1990s
1990s
1960s
1960s
2000s
2000s
What was the codename given to the project to develop the atomic bomb?
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Baltimore
Manhattan
Manhattan
In what year was St Paul’s Cathedral completed?
1811
1811
1611
1611
1710
1710
1911
1911
In which decade did John Glenn become the first American in space?
1960s
1960s
1950s
1950s
1970s
1970s
1940s
1940s
In December 1989 the Brandenburg Gate reopened, uniting two halves of which city?
Berlin
Berlin
Prague
Prague
Moscow
Moscow
Athens
Athens
In what year did Russian troops occupy Afghanistan?
1969
1969
1979
1979
1949
1949
1959
1959
In Roman Numerals what does LXX stand for?
60
60
120
120
70
70
1200
1200
In the past, what was a ‘jakes’?
Toilet
Toilet
Mangle
Mangle
Saucepan
Saucepan
Tunic
Tunic
In what year was Facebook founded?
2006
2006
2004
2004
2008
2008
2002
2002
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