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| 1401 | What mistake did Coca-Cola make in 1985? | New Coke | |
| 1402 | In 1959, Tibet was invaded by which country? | China | |
| 1403 | Who Coined The Phrase 'Turn On Tune In, Drop Out'' | Timothy Leary | |
| 1404 | Which quirky brunette was one of the first MTv VJ's? | Martha Quinn | |
| 1405 | Who invented the ballpoint pen? | Georgo and Laszlo Biro | |
| 1406 | In Which City Did The Indian Mutiny Start? | Meerut | |
| 1407 | How Is St Sylvester's Day Otherwise Known? | New Years Eve | |
| 1408 | What colour is Santa Claus's belt? | Black | |
| 1409 | In which city did the Duke of Windsor die in 1972? | Paris | |
| 1410 | Which nation was led by Genghis Khan? | Mongolia | |
| 1411 | What war lasted from June 5 to June 11, 1967? | Six day war | |
| 1412 | What was Russian America called after 1867? | Alaska | |
| 1413 | What group landed in America in 1620 | The pilgrim s | |
| 1414 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Bitches Brew | Miles Davis | |
| 1415 | Who did Henry VIII marry when he was 18? | Catharine of Aragon | |
| 1416 | In 1972 which flash new motor was advertised with the slogan, ` The car you always promised yourself'? | Ford Capri | |
| 1417 | What Was A Ballista? | An Ancient Siege Machine, A Giant Catapult Or Crossbow? | |
| 1418 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled All Things Must Pass | George Harrison | |
| 1419 | Where is the infamous Lubjanka prison? | Moscow | |
| 1420 | In which country was the Rosetta Stone found? | Egypt | |
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| 1421 | What 19th century war between Russia and England, Turkey, Britain and France, was named after a peninsula in the Black Sea? | Crimean War | |
| 1422 | Which English King issued the Magna Carta in 1215? | King John | |
| 1423 | In which Christmas song would you find the lines, 'He's making a list and he's checking it twice. He's going to know who's naughty and nice'' | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'' | |
| 1424 | Which period was first, jurassic or carboniferous? | Carboniferous | |
| 1425 | What is the name of David Hasslehoff's Talking car in the show 'Knight Rider'? | KITT | |
| 1426 | How old was Stanley Matthews when he retired in 1965? | 50 | |
| 1427 | Germany's allies in WW II were Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Libya, and _________. | Romania | |
| 1428 | A lot of men end up in the hospital casualty department at Christmas time because they've decorated their nether regions with what? | Sprigs Of Holly | |
| 1429 | Which Hitchcock movie With One Word In It's Title was released in 1958? | Vertigo | |
| 1430 | What did Anne Boleyn have three of? | Breasts | |
| 1431 | She won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her work among the poor. | Mother Teresa | |
| 1432 | Who outlawed gladiator sports in Rome? | Caesar | |
| 1433 | East Berlin was the capital of ______? | East Germany | |
| 1434 | Israel occupied the Golan Heights. Whose territory was it? | Syria | |
| 1435 | According to The Everly Bros What Time Did Suzie Finally Wake Up | 4 O Clock | |
| 1436 | Roman statues were made with detachable whats, so that one what could be removed and replaced by another? | Heads | |
| 1437 | Who was the father of Elizabeth I? | Henry VIII | |
| 1438 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Tonights the Night | Neil Young | |
| 1439 | What Happened If You Looked A Gorgon In The Eye? | You Turned To Stone | |
| 1440 | In which city was President Kennedy killed? | Dallas | |
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| 1441 | "Which diarist noted on 25th December 1662, ""(Christmas Day). Had a pleasant walk to White Hall, where I intended to have received the communion with the family, but I have come too late___""" | Samuel Pepys (pronounced 'peeps') | |
| 1442 | What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, (Houston, we've had a problem)? | Jack Swigert | |
| 1443 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled The Stranger | Billy Joel | |
| 1444 | Who Was the Queen Of The Iceni Tribe Of England Who Led An Uprising Against The Romans? | Boudica | |
| 1445 | What came to an end in the United States in December 1933? | Prohibition | |
| 1446 | Born on Christmas Day 1954, who was the female half of the 80's band 'The Eurhythmics'' | Annie Lennox | |
| 1447 | The Deaths Of 3 Pop Icons Was Known As 'The Day The Music Died'' Name The Three (PFE) | Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Big Bopper | |
| 1448 | As what was Istanbul previously known? | Constantinople | |
| 1449 | Thanksgiving has traditionally been the start of the Christmas season in the U.S. Which U.S. President moved Thanksgiving up a week to extend the holiday shopping season? | Frankiln Delano Roosevelt | |
| 1450 | What eighties TV show starred Tom Hanks in women's clothing? | Bosom Buddies | |
| 1451 | Complete this quote: 'I feel the need___ the need for___' | Speed | |
| 1452 | Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate? | Gerald Ford | |
| 1453 | If an Italian gave you Smeg for a present, what would it be? | A Kitchen Appliance | |
| 1454 | What Was Baron Manfred Von Richthofen Also Known As? | The Red Baron | |
| 1455 | Name the eighties sitcom in which Bob Ueker was upstaged by an obese butler regularly. | Mr. Belvedere | |
| 1456 | Who presided over the trial of Jesus? | Pontius Pilate | |
| 1457 | How Was Mistletoe Known By The Vikings Who Discovered It, Was It Snow Berries, Love Berries, White Tear Drops Or Dung on A Stick? | Dung On A Stick | |
| 1458 | Which war did the signing of an armistice on 27th July 1953 end? | Korea | |
| 1459 | He was the American inventor of the Cotton Gin. | Whitney | |
| 1460 | Which 60's hit started with the line 'The Taxman's Taken All My Dough''? | Kinks/Sunny Afternoon | |
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| 1461 | In the Christmas carol when did 'Good King Wenceslas' look out? | Feast Of Stephen | |
| 1462 | How many years was Nelson Mandela in prison? | 27 | |
| 1463 | Considered to be the last full blooded Tasmanian aborigine, (died 1876 - aged 73), her name is_____? | Truganini | |
| 1464 | Who was Margaret Thatcher? | Prime Minister of Great Britan | |
| 1465 | What date is St Stephen's Day? | 26th December | |
| 1466 | In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? | Alaska | |
| 1467 | What Was Charlie Rich Looking For In The 1970's | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | |
| 1468 | `Expletive Deleted' came into fashion as a result of the publication of the transcript of what? | The Watergate Tapes | |
| 1469 | Who Was Known As Coeur De Lion? | Richard I (The Lionheart) | |
| 1470 | What colour was Diana Spencer's engagement photograph suit? | Blue | |
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