 History (Questions 181 to 200 of 715) |
Valencia Island is off the coast of which European country?
Ireland |
Which people met famously in Ujiji in 1871?
Stanley and Dr Livingstone |
Who was the second President of the USA?
John Adams |
What was the Roman name for Scotland?
Caledonia |
At what type of shop did the Great Fire Of London start in 1666?
Bakers |
Which country began the tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas? Italy, Denmark or Turkey?
Italy |
Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1839?
Charles Goodyear |
In which century did William Shakespeare write `Henry VIII`?
17th |
Who hit the first golf ball on the moon?
Alan Shepard |
During what century was Napoleon Bonaparte the emperor of France?
19th |
On which island did the now extinct dodo live?
Mauritius |
Which city did the Romans call Eboracum?
York |
In which year did the Titanic sink?
1912 |
Who did John Hinkley try to assassinate in 1981?
Ronald Reagan |
Who was President of the United States during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln |
For what invention is Earl Silas Tupper best known?
Tupperware |
Whose last words were `Tête d`Armée` which translate as `Chief Of The Army`?
Napolean Bonaparte |
Which American President ordered the dropping of the first Atomic Bomb?
Harry Truman |
What was the original function of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
A bell tower |
What did American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
The planet Pluto |
