HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY*

JUS · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject: HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY*

SEE BLURB AT BEGINNING OF SCIENCE AND NATURE

WHOSE ASSASSINATION TRIGGERED WORLD WAR I?
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a frogs dreaming · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

a frogs dreaming · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject:

Which world leader of the 20th century survived more assasination attempts than any other?

Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:27 am Post subject:

Herr Hitler ?

a frogs dreaming · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject:

Nope.

JUS · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

Mahatma Gandhi?? just a guess
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Bigal · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:14 am Post subject:

Fidel Castro ?

danny36 · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:16 am Post subject:

I agree with Big Al Fidel Castro had numerous attempts by the american government most of which are hilarious!

Dan
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JUS · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:

C'mon a frogs.........are they right?

Anyone else post a new question to move things along.............go on go on go on......... Very Happy

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Bigal · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:49 am Post subject:

Having just watched The Day of the Jackal again for the umpteenth time I begin to wonder if the answer isn't Charles de Gaulle. As Danny pointed out some of the attempts on Castro were ludicrous.

a frogs dreaming · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:07 pm Post subject:

Sorry for the delay, Bigal is correct.
It was Charles de Gaulle, Castro comes in a close second if memory serves.

Bigal · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:14 am Post subject:

Name two English monarchs who were older when they came to the throne than their predecessor had been when they (the predecessor) died.

quitehotmail · active quizzer Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 73

Tough one!

Would have said George VI was older than Edward VIII, but I guess Edward adbicated rather than died?

So a couple of pretty random guesses -

Queen Mary + George V

Bigal · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

You've got one of them MARY TUDOR was the elder sister of Edward VI and therefore meets the criteria. But George V was the younger brother of Edward VIII.

quitehotmail · active quizzer Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 73

Okay, I'm allowing myself another 2 guesses! -

Queen Anne
Queen Mary II