 History (Questions 221 to 240 of 716) |
What method of transport was invented by Karl D. Sauerbronn in 1816?
The bicycle |
What was the first country to issue postage stamps?
Britain |
Which American president gave the order to withdraw from the Vietnam War?
Richard Nixon |
Beginning with the letter `O` what became the 46th state of the USA in 1907?
Oklahoma |
Name the only three successive female English monarchs?
Lady Jane Gray, Mary I and Elizabeth I |
Who was the first human to walk in space?
Alexei Leonov |
Which American President saw active service in both World War I and World War II?
Eisenhower |
Which knight of the Round Table fell in love with Queen Guinevere?
Lancelot |
Who, in 1985, said `Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts`?
Nelson Mandela |
What was Ferdinand Porches best selling car design?
The Volkswagen Beetle |
What was the first food consumed by the astronauts of Apollo 11 after landing on the Moon?
Turkey |
What was the first animal to be sent into space?
A dog |
Where in London were Prince Charles and Princess Diana married?
St Pauls Cathedral |
In which decade was Calvin Coolidge President of the USA?
1920s |
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie |
What is the oldest University in Britain?
Oxford |
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell |
Who preceded John F Kennedy as the President of the USA?
Dwight Eisenhower |
Martin Luther King stood before what monument when he delivered his famous `I have a dream` speech?
Lincoln Memorial. |
Who was the last English King to die in battle?
Richard III |
