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| 1471 | Who was the ruler of the Principality of Monaco who married actress Grace Kelly in 1956 | Prince Ranier | |
| 1472 | What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918? | Spanish Flu | |
| 1473 | The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of England? | York and Lancaster | |
| 1474 | Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? | Oliver Cromwell | |
| 1475 | What was the nickname of Charlene Tilton, who played Lucy Ewing in Dallas? | Poison Dwarf | |
| 1476 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Tea for the Tillerman | Cat Stevens | |
| 1477 | "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Eighth"" Day Of Christmas" | 8 Maids A Milking | |
| 1478 | What Was The Name Of Dustin Hoffman's Character In The 1967 Film The Graduate | Ben Braddock | |
| 1479 | What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor's character in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'? | Margaret Pollitt 'Maggie the Cat'' | |
| 1480 | Four Japanese carriers were destroyed in this battle. | Midway | |
| 1481 | Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796? | Edward Jenner | |
| 1482 | Which nation did Moshoeshoe found? | Basotho | |
| 1483 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Deja Vu | CSNY | |
| 1484 | In what year was 'Dirty Dancing' released? | 1987 | |
| 1485 | What colour was added to the French flag during the French revolution? | White | |
| 1486 | In what year was the first Christmas card produced? | 1846 | |
| 1487 | In 1902 this volcano erupted, killing 30,000. | Pelee | |
| 1488 | Which Footballer Was Sent home From The 1978 Football World Cup For Taking Illegal Substances | Willie Johnston | |
| 1489 | "What town is the setting for the perennial Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life'? (""Bailey Park, Beford Falls, Sleepy Hollow, Pottersville"") " | Bedford Falls | |
| 1490 | The following is a line from which 1970's film 'you're gonna need a bigger boat' ? | Jaws | |
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| 1491 | In which country do people who want to travel take a suitcase and carry it around the house on New Year's Eve? | Venezuela | |
| 1492 | What type of men's jacket featured it's name on the outer breast pocket,and epaulets on the shoulders? | Member's Only | |
| 1493 | In which film is the bad guy a one handed criminal named Han who deals in drugs and white slavery ? | Enter the Dragon | |
| 1494 | Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas? | Dr Seuss | |
| 1495 | Name the incident in which tea was dumped into the harbour. | Boston Tea Party | |
| 1496 | What was King Arthur's mother's name? | Igraine | |
| 1497 | What country was ruled by Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge party? | Cambodia (Kampuchea) | |
| 1498 | Who in 1988 became the first elected female prime minister in an Islamic country ? | Benazir Bhutto | |
| 1499 | Who was President of the USA from 1953 till 1961? | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| 1500 | What popular US TV sitcom With 3 Words made its first appearance in 1951 & ran until 1957 | I Love Lucy | |
| 1501 | Who burned Atlanta in 1864? | General Sherman | |
| 1502 | What did Eli Whitney invent? | Cotton gin | |
| 1503 | The following is a line from which 1970's film My name is___. 'Names is for tombstones baby' ? | Live and Let Die | |
| 1504 | Which 60's singing duo divorced after 11 years of marriage? | Sonny and Cher | |
| 1505 | In which battle was George A. Custer defeated? | Battle of Little Bighorn | |
| 1506 | At the time of Julius Caesar, who was the ruler of Egypt ? | Cleopatra | |
| 1507 | In the 15th century, what was the war between the houses of Lancaster and York? | War of the Roses | |
| 1508 | Who was Henry VIII's second wife? | Anne Boleyn | |
| 1509 | What show did the catch phrase, 'Yeah, That's The Ticket' originate on? | Saturday Night Live | |
| 1510 | In what type of building did Plato and Aristotle teach ? | Gymnasium | |
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| 1511 | Which Royal House Ruled England Between 1603 & 1714? | The Stuarts | |
| 1512 | On what was Pennsylvania incorrectly spelled? | Liberty Bell | |
| 1513 | On the 1st of July of what year was the British colony of Hong Kong returned to China? | 1997 | |
| 1514 | The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous? | Dynamite | |
| 1515 | Which eighties fashion accessory consisted of a saftey pin and small beads? | Friendship pins | |
| 1516 | What was the instrument of execution during the "Reign of Terror"? | Guillotine | |
| 1517 | Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney | |
| 1518 | Who sang the song 'Cry' which was the first video on Mtv to use morphing technology through the entire video? | Godley and Creme | |
| 1519 | Name the 2 of the 3 flags placed by Hillary in the summit of Everest in 1953? | British, Nepal and the UN | |
| 1520 | "Which Christmas poem does this line belong to? ""With peace on earth, good-will to men!"" (""Christmas Bells"", ""The 3 Kings"", ""A Christmas Carol"", ""Nativity"" " | Christmas Bells | |
| 1521 | What did Marie Curie die of on 4th July, 1934? | Radiation poisoning | |
| 1522 | Who Placed His Cloak On A Puddle For Elizabeth I? | Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| 1523 | For Which Crime Was 'Thomas McMahon'' Jailed For Life In October 1979 | Mountbatten's Murder | |
| 1524 | Which Long Running Sci Fi Program Was First Aired In November 1963 | Dr Who | |
| 1525 | "In the movie ""It's A Wonderful Life"" how do you know that a new angel has received his wings? (""a cock crows, there is a lightening flash, a bell rings, a trumpet sounds"") " | A Bell Rings | |
| 1526 | Who said "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered) | Julius caesar | |
| 1527 | Who was Ulysses' son, who grew to manhood in his absence? | Telemachus | |
| 1528 | According to the lyrics of the song Mr Who? Was asked to turn on his magic beam | Mr Sandman | |
| 1529 | Chrissie Hynde was in which early eighties group? | The Pretenders | |
| 1530 | Who designed Regent's Park in London in 1811? | John Nash | |
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| 1531 | In which year was the Rosetta stone written ? | 196 BC | |
| 1532 | Name The Event Involving The Anarchist, Peter The Painter? | The Siege Of Sydney Street | |
| 1533 | Which Egyptian president ordered the seizure of the Suez Canal in 1956? | President Nassar | |
| 1534 | Who met in Yalta in 1945 (in alphabetical order)? | Churchill Roosevelt Stalin | |
| 1535 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Broken English | Marianne Faithfull | |
| 1536 | Who were the first people to be elected into the Aviation Hall Of Fame? | The Wright Brothers | |
| 1537 | Where were the Hanging Gardens? | Babylon | |
| 1538 | She was the greatest trick shot artist of all time. | Annie Oakley | |
| 1539 | How many people were killed in the battle of Lexington? | Eight | |
| 1540 | King Richard the ________? | Lionhearted | |
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