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| 1331 | Which popular Christmas carol was originally a piece written by King Henry VIII? A= God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, B= We 3 Kings Of Orient Are, C= What Child Is This, D=Good King Wenceslas | C= What Child Is This | |
| 1332 | Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin Landed On The Moon But Who Stayed Behind In The Command Capsule? | Michael Collins | |
| 1333 | What was the name of the B_29 used at Hiroshima to drop the bomb | Enola gay | |
| 1334 | In 1956, Tunisia gained independence from which country? | France | |
| 1335 | In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner? | Jacob Marley | |
| 1336 | Which theatre, that `never closed', closed in the sixties for good? | The Windmill | |
| 1337 | "In The Movie ""Miracle On 34 th Street"" Kris Kringle Is Hired To Play Santa Claus In Which Department Store Is It FAO Swartz, Marshall Field's, Macy's Or Gimble's?" | Macy's | |
| 1338 | Which Law Was Passed At The End Of The Eighteenth Century Making Trade Unions Illegal? | The Combination Acts | |
| 1339 | "In Which year Was The Band Aid Single ""Feed The World Released for The 2nd Time""" | 1989 | |
| 1340 | Which silent film star was awarded a Knighthood in 1975? | Charlie Chaplin | |
| 1341 | Which Form Of Transport Was Used For The First Time By The British Police In 1967 | Helicopters | |
| 1342 | The Greek army under Leonides was annihilated here by Persians in 480BC. | Thermopylae | |
| 1343 | What Nationality Was Hannibal? | Carthaginian | |
| 1344 | U.S. President: Calvin _________. | Coolidge | |
| 1345 | The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway notably) tend to celebrate Christmas chiefly on which date? | 24th December | |
| 1346 | Which Welsh actor won Christ's Robe in a dice game in The Robe? | Richard Burton | |
| 1347 | Which English King Was Given The Title Defender Of The Faith By Pope Leo X? | Henry VIII | |
| 1348 | When was D-day? | June 6th, 1944 | |
| 1349 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Lark's Tongue in Aspic | King Crimson | |
| 1350 | In which year was the Berlin Wall constructed? | 1961 | |
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| 1351 | The massacre at Kent State occurred as students protested the bombing of Cambodia and the _____ war. | Vietnam | |
| 1352 | Who was the second man to set foot on the moon? | Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin | |
| 1353 | The video for which eighties song features nothing but 5 cheerleaders?(Name the artist too) | Mickey Toni Basil | |
| 1354 | Which character of the 'Bloom County' comic strip ran for president even though he was dead at the time? | Bill the Cat | |
| 1355 | Name the remake of a 1960's film with the aid of the following actors. The first actor was in the 60's original, the second actor played the same role in the remake Robert Mitchum and Robert de Niro | Cape Fear | |
| 1356 | *Who loves ya, baby?'' was the catchphrase of which `70s TV sleuth?* | Kojak | |
| 1357 | The first dog in space was named _________. | Laika | |
| 1358 | Who Was The Only British Pope? | Adrian IV | |
| 1359 | Why is the day after Christmas named Boxing Day? | The Rich Gave Presents To The Poor | |
| 1360 | Who is the first ghost seen by Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'' | Jacob Marley | |
| 1361 | Which war drama was first seen on British Television in October 1972? | Colditz | |
| 1362 | What 80's game show featured the 'Whammy'? | Press Your Luck | |
| 1363 | Which Christmas carol contains the lines 'O Tidings of Comfort and Joy'' | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'' | |
| 1364 | What did Ed Peterson invent? | Egg Mcmuffin | |
| 1365 | For Which Allegedly Obscene Publication Were 'Calder & Boyars'' Prosecuted In 1967 | Last Exit To Brooklyn | |
| 1366 | Which rock star died when the Mini car, driven by his girlfriend crashed into a tree? | Marc Bolan | |
| 1367 | In Which Welsh Village Where 144 Adults And Children Killed By A Land Slippage? | Aberton | |
| 1368 | He shot Lee Harvey Oswald. | Jack Ruby | |
| 1369 | The first successful organ transplant occurred in 1954. What organ was it A= Kidney, B= Liver, C= Heart? | A= Kidney | |
| 1370 | Which british comedian was the first man to appear on the cover of 'playboy'? | Peter Sellers | |
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| 1371 | Who is "The Iron Lady"? | Margaret Thatcher | |
| 1372 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled For Your Pleasure | Roxy Music | |
| 1373 | What was the nationality of the prisoners in the "Black hole of Calcutta" | British | |
| 1374 | What late night show replaced Tom Synder's show? | David Letterman | |
| 1375 | She was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo. | Amelia Earhart | |
| 1376 | Who invented the record player ? | Thomas Alva Edison | |
| 1377 | When Did The Storming Of The Bastille Take Place? | July 14th, 1789 | |
| 1378 | He advocated the planting peanuts and sweet potatoes to replace cotton and tobacco. | Carver | |
| 1379 | U.S. President, Chester Alan ________. | Arthur | |
| 1380 | The Character Jack Skellington Appears In Which 1993 Tim Burton Film? | The Nightmare Before Christmas | |
| 1381 | What Was The 9th Century Tax Levied To Fight The Vikings? | Dane Geld | |
| 1382 | Name the remake of a 1960's film with the aid of the following actors. The first actor was in the 60's original, the second actor played the same role in the remake James Mason and Jeremy Irons | Lolita | |
| 1383 | Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 in the American Revolutionary War? | Delaware | |
| 1384 | Who invented the exploding shell? | Henry Shrapnel | |
| 1385 | Who Commanded The Confederate Armies During The American Civil War? | General Robert E.Lee | |
| 1386 | What is the first ghost seen by Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'' | His ex-partner Jacob Marley | |
| 1387 | What late night news show became popular in the eighties after the Iranian Hostage takeover? | Nightline | |
| 1388 | What is the name of the Russian Czar's daughter who might_or might not_have survived the Russian revolution | Anastasia | |
| 1389 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled New Boots and Panties | Ian Dury | |
| 1390 | In December 1967 53 Year Old Louis Washkansky Became The First Person To Undergo What | A Heart Transplant | |
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| 1391 | Bing Crosby famously sang 'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas'', what is the next line. | Just like the ones I used to know | |
| 1392 | Who Was Shot Dead In Dallas On 24th November 1963 | Lee Harvey Oswald | |
| 1393 | Who in March 1958 became known by the number 53310761? | Elvis Presley | |
| 1394 | Who invented the gatling gun? | Richard Gatling | |
| 1395 | Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Politics of Dancing', | Re-Flex | |
| 1396 | Which Government Post Was Held By John Profumo At The Time Of The Affair Involving Christine Keeler | Secretary Of State For War | |
| 1397 | Which American President Was Assassinated In A Theatre? | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1398 | In a 60s film, who was the bravest of them all ? | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Gene Pitney) | |
| 1399 | Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen? | Howard Carter | |
| 1400 | Who was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas? | President John F. Kennedy | |
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