 History (Questions 41 to 60 of 706) |
What Viking is said to have discovered America?
Eric the Red |
What was Ghandi`s real first name?
Mohandas |
Other than Scapa Flow, where was much of the British fleet protected during World War 2?
Loch Ewe |
Which Carthaginian general led his army across the Alps with a contingent of elephants?
Hannibal |
Who is the only British Prime Minister to be born overseas?
Andrew Bonar Law |
Before becoming President of the United States, George W Bush was govenor of which state?
Texas |
Who was the first US president to die whilst in office?
William Harrison |
Who was the oldest to be elected president of the United States?
Ronald Reagan |
Who was president of the United States during the brief Spanish-American war?
William McKinley |
What yellow fossilised resin was used as jewellery by the Greeks and Romans?
Amber |
Who invented the piano?
Bartolomeo Cristofori |
Who did Clementine Ogilvy Hozier marry in 1908?
Winston Churchill |
Which achievement links Arthur Martin-Leake, Noel Chavasse and Charles Upham?
The only people to be awarded two Victoria Crosses? |
Born in 1599, who coined the phrase `warts and all` while sitting for a portrait?
Oliver Cromwell |
In which year did the English Civil War start?
1642 |
Colonel James Doolittle led the first bombing raid on which city during World War II?
Tokyo |
When Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last people to walk on the moon, what number was their Apollo mission?
XVII (17) |
Which World War II action had the code name Operation Chastise?
The Dambusters Raid |
In which war were the most Victoria Crosses awarded?
First World War |
What was the operational squadron number of the Dambusters?
617 Squadron |
