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| 1261 | What did President J. Buchanan not have? | A wife | |
| 1262 | In which city were the Hanging Gardens? | Babylon | |
| 1263 | What was the name of the teenage showgirl who caused MP John Profumo to resign? | Christine Keeler | |
| 1264 | Which major international organization was created in 1945 ? | United Nations | |
| 1265 | Who was forced by Indian troops into the Black Hole of Calcutta? | British officers | |
| 1266 | Which Act Has Had More Christmas Number One Singles In The UK Than Any Other? | The Beatles | |
| 1267 | What was the name of the company that the characters on Taxi worked for? | Sunshine Cab Company | |
| 1268 | Which Pop Singer Married Maurice Gibb Of The Bee Gees In February Of 1969? | Lulu | |
| 1269 | According to the nursery rhyme, who, 'sat in the corner eating a Christmas Pie'' | Little Jack Horner | |
| 1270 | Which novel, published in1932, was a vision of the future as a sanitised society? | Brave New World | |
| 1271 | The Tradition Of Dressing Up On Halloween Started Because | It Was Believed If You Looked Like A Ghost Then You Would Be Tormented By A Real One | |
| 1272 | What Name Was Given To The Practise Of Killing Every Tenth Man In A Mutinous Roman Cohort? | Decimate | |
| 1273 | This U.S. President suffered from polio during WWII. | Franklin D Roosevelt | |
| 1274 | Who led the attack on the Alamo | Santa anna | |
| 1275 | The following is a line from which 1970's film 'It's as big as a house' ? | Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind | |
| 1276 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Live at Leeds | The Who | |
| 1277 | Which word, associated with Christmas comes from a Greek word meaning 'we can act anything'' | Pantomime | |
| 1278 | 1955 saw the first ever Disneyland open in which U.S. state | California (Annaheim) | |
| 1279 | What was the name of the domestic videocassette tape recorder system introduced by Sony in 1975? | Betamax | |
| 1280 | Which King of France was known as the (Sun King)? | Louis XIV | |
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| 1281 | Who wrote 'The Starry Messenger'? | Galileo | |
| 1282 | "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Fourth"" Day Of Christmas" | 4 Calling Birds | |
| 1283 | Which type of vegetable went on sale in frozen form in Massachusetts in June 1930? | Peas | |
| 1284 | Who led the children of Israel out of Egypt? | Moses | |
| 1285 | The name of which place of biblical significance actually means 'House of Bread'' | Bethlehem | |
| 1286 | He killed Jesse James. | Ford | |
| 1287 | Which groups first album was entitled 'Piper At the Gates Of Dawn'' | Pink Floyd | |
| 1288 | What Was The Name Of The 1971 TV Show In Which Adam Faith Played Ronald Bird | Budgie | |
| 1289 | In the song 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' what pudding was asked for? | Figgy Pudding | |
| 1290 | Paul Anka's Puppy Love is written to what star? | Annette Funicello | |
| 1291 | Who was the man convicted of masterminding the 1969 LaBianca-Tate murders, later to become known as the Helter Skelter killings? | Charles Manson | |
| 1292 | What country was formerly known as Siam? | Thailand | |
| 1293 | What was the name of the man who pioneered the above method of freezing food? | Clarence Birdseye | |
| 1294 | What was the name of Garfield's vet? | Liz | |
| 1295 | Who Preceded Mao Tse-Tung? | Chiang Kai-Chek | |
| 1296 | Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI? | Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame) | |
| 1297 | According to the UK National Meteorological Office what year (prior to 2007) was the last White Christmas in Britain? | 2004 | |
| 1298 | What did Francis Crick and James Watson build a molecular model of in 1953? | DNA | |
| 1299 | Who Became President Of France After Charles De Gaulle? | Georges Pompidou | |
| 1300 | What caused the computer in Electric Dreams to become alive? | Spilled Champagne | |
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| 1301 | In which country do people wear masks to burn on December 31 to drive away bad luck? | Ecuador | |
| 1302 | How old would Elvis have been on his birthday January 8, 2000? A=55, B=60, C=65 | C=65 | |
| 1303 | In what year did England's lease on Hong Kong expire | 1997 | |
| 1304 | In which country was Greenpeace founded in 1971? | Canada | |
| 1305 | "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Second"" Day Of Christmas" | 2 Turtle Doves | |
| 1306 | Which popular 60s film took place in and around 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, in 1910 ? | Mary Poppins | |
| 1307 | Who advocated planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace cotton and tobacco? | George Washington Carver | |
| 1308 | Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald? | Jack Ruby | |
| 1309 | Which TV Family Adopted A Greyhound For Christmas? | The Simpsons | |
| 1310 | Who led the attack on the Alamo? | Santa Ana | |
| 1311 | What was name of the Titanic's sister ship? | Lucitania | |
| 1312 | Which US Singer Duetted With Donna Summer On The US Number One 'No More Tears'' | Barbara Streisand | |
| 1313 | Which Musical Opened On Broadway In 1956 And Starred Julie Andrews | My Fair Lady | |
| 1314 | What was the nickname of President Duvalier of Haiti, who died in 1971? | Papa Doc | |
| 1315 | Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Never Say Never,' | Romeo Void | |
| 1316 | Who Said (Will No-One Rid Me Of This Turbulent Priest)? | Henry II | |
| 1317 | With Which Band Did The Jimi Hendrix Experience 's Record Producer/Manager Chas Chadler Make His Name | The Animals | |
| 1318 | Which French Port Belonged To England Between 1347 & 1558? | Calais | |
| 1319 | What was the name of Plato's school | Academy | |
| 1320 | One who fought professionally in Roman arenas was a(n) ____________. | Gladiator | |
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| 1321 | Who was the first woman in space? | Valentina Tereshkova | |
| 1322 | Who is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson? | Emma Hamilton | |
| 1323 | Who Invented The Spinning Frame In 1769? | Sir Richard Arkwright | |
| 1324 | The world was declared safe from which virus in 1979, after it had killed more than 1 billion people? | Smallpox | |
| 1325 | How many gifts are given in total in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas? | 364 | |
| 1326 | Who is known as the high priest of revenge? | Philip Seldon | |
| 1327 | *Arnold Schwarzenegger made his film debut in 1974 In What Movie * | *Pumping Iron.* | |
| 1328 | Which black athelete's successes at the Berlin Olympics caused Hitler to storm out of the stadium? | Jesse Owens | |
| 1329 | "In the song ""The Twelve Days Of Christmas"", what did my true love give to me on the 12th day?" | 12 Drummers Drumming | |
| 1330 | Who Directed Terence Stamp In His First Starring Role In The Film Billy Budd In 1962 | Peter Ustinov | |
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