 History (Questions 201 to 220 of 716) |
What did American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discover in 1930?
The planet Pluto |
In which year did John F Kennedy become President of the USA?
1961 |
In what year was the last judicial hanging in Britain?
1964 |
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
Lenin |
Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as `Your Majesty`?
Henry VIII |
What was the first country in the world to allow women to vote?
New Zealand |
Who is generally referred to as being the first serial killer of all time?
Jack The Ripper |
In which Asian country did the Long March of the 1930s take place?
China |
In which country land did the Ptolemy dynasty once rule?
Egypt |
What is the world`s oldest continually inhabited city?
Damascus |
Albert Einstein declined the Presidency of which country in 1952?
Israel |
Who invented the safety lamp in 1815?
Sir Humphry Davy |
Which `S.P.` was invented by Walter Hunt in 1847?
Safety Pin |
In which year was the first atomic bomb launched?
1945 |
What famous discovery took place in 1922 in the Valley of Kings near Luxor in Egypt?
King Tutankhamen`s tomb |
Who sailed to the Galapagos Islands on his ship HMS Beagle?
Charles Darwin |
Which is Britain`s oldest cathedral?
Canterbury |
In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered?
1940s |
What was the first metal used by man to make tools and weapons?
Copper |
Who was William Frederick Cody better known as?
Buffalo Bill |
