 History (Questions 161 to 180 of 706) |
| Who designed the Royal Pavillion in Brighton? |
| The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal? |
| What nationality was Copernicus, the astronomer who showed that the Earth rotated around the Sun? |
| Who is the only American President to have been born on July 4th? |
| Which war was ended by the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953? |
| What nationality was the architect Robert Adam? |
| What is `Paille Maille` from which the London street Pall Mall takes it`s name? |
| For what was Sir Rowland Hill famous for in the 19th century? |
| In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I? |
| Which British Prime Minister, in 1938, returned from Germany with a paper signed by Hitler, declaring that it meant `peace for our time`? |
| What name was given to the stock-market crash which led to the Great Depression in America? Black Monday, Black Tuesday or Black Wednesday? |
| Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country? |
| Who was the second President of the USA? |
| Which people met famously in Ujiji in 1871? |
| What was the Roman name for Scotland? |
| Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas? Italy, Denmark or Turkey? |
| At what type of shop did the Great Fire Of London start in 1666? |
| Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839? |
| In which century did William Shakespeare write `Henry VIII`? |
| Who hit the first golf ball on the moon? |
