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| 1541 | The _____ universe was replaced by the Copernican universe. | Ptolemic | |
| 1542 | *What 70s blockbuster included the music, 'Cantina Band' by Mecco?* | Star Wars | |
| 1543 | What Model Of Children's Bicycle Had A Gear Shift On The Frame | The Chopper | |
| 1544 | Greased Lightnin was taken from the film Grease, but who had chart success with it? | John Travolta | |
| 1545 | What is the name of the Russian Czar's daughter who might-or might not-have survived the Russian revolution? | Anastasia | |
| 1546 | Sir Henry Morgan was a famous 17th century___? | Buccaneer | |
| 1547 | April 1889 Saw The Birth Of Which Future Dictator? | Adolf Hitler | |
| 1548 | Who Was Henry VIII's Last Wife? | Catherine Parr | |
| 1549 | "What is the origin of The X In ""Xmas""? " | X is the first letter of the word christ in latin | |
| 1550 | In which 1970's films does Dustin Hoffman play the character 'David Sumner' ? | Straw Dogs | |
| 1551 | For what country did Columbus make his historic voyage? | Spain | |
| 1552 | John Callcott Horsley designed what first commercial Christmas item in 1843? | Christmas card | |
| 1553 | Which ship did Charles Darwin captain? | HMS Beagle | |
| 1554 | Which Baltic seaport was the German rocket centre during WWII? | Peenemunde | |
| 1555 | Name The Fabulous Winged Horse Of Greek Mythology? | Pegasus | |
| 1556 | Who Provided The Voice Of Charlie In The TV Show 'Charlies Angels'' | John Forsythe | |
| 1557 | What Hugely Successful Chain Of Stores First Opened It's Doors In 1954 In California | McDonalds | |
| 1558 | Who was the first fully Danish king of England ? | Canute the Great | |
| 1559 | If You Were Born On Christmas Day What Star Sign Would You Be? | Capricorn | |
| 1560 | Who assassinated president Kennedy? | Lee Harvey Oswald | |
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| 1561 | Which English daily newspaper became a tabloid in 1971? | The Daily Mail | |
| 1562 | What famous protest took place in Britain in 1936? | The Jarrow March | |
| 1563 | Who Uttered The Immortal lines 'They Think It's All Over, It Is Now'' | Kenneth Wolstenholme | |
| 1564 | What 'MBC'' Was A Christmas Number One In December 1978 | Mary's Boy Child | |
| 1565 | What Was The Name Of The Film Which First Featured Bing Crosby's Song 'White Christmas'' | Holiday Inn | |
| 1566 | In the Christmas song who 'are getting fat'? | Geese/Goose | |
| 1567 | What made Michael Milken famous and rich? | Junk Bonds | |
| 1568 | Which Surrey cricketer made history at Old Trafford in 1956 when he took 19 wickets in the test match against Australia | Jim Laker | |
| 1569 | What were 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man'? | Atom Bombs | |
| 1570 | What was the first ship to reach the Titanic after it sank? | Carpathia | |
| 1571 | What was the name of the host of Double Dare? | Mark Summers | |
| 1572 | Which reindeer isn't mentioned in the poem 'The Night Before Christmas'' | Rudolph | |
| 1573 | Which 50's Movie features the Line ' I'll follow him around the Horn, and around the Norway Maelstrom, and around perditions flames' | Moby Dick | |
| 1574 | In March 1979, where did a major nuclear accident occur ? | Three Mile Island | |
| 1575 | Designed By Robert Fulton, Which Weapon Was Tested In The Seine In 1801? | The Submarine | |
| 1576 | What was the name given to the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima? | Fat Man | |
| 1577 | Who was responsible for the infamous assination attempt on then President Reagan? | John Hinkley Jr. | |
| 1578 | Which rock group of the eighties gave away a silver keychain at every concert, which was supposed to bring good luck to whoever caught it? | ZZ Top | |
| 1579 | What was the gift from the gods in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy? | A coke bottle | |
| 1580 | In 1911 Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach where ? | South Pole | |
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| 1581 | "Who wrote the Christmas story, ""The Snowman""?" | Raymond Briggs | |
| 1582 | What did 'DMZ' stand for in the vietnam war? | Demilitarized Zone | |
| 1583 | Who directed the 1946 classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'' | Frank Capra | |
| 1584 | Name Queen Elizabeth I's Mother? | Anne Boleyn | |
| 1585 | David Hasselhof spent most of his time driving a car on which eighties tv show? | Knight Rider | |
| 1586 | She was the first woman to swim the English channel. | Gertrude Caroline Ederle | |
| 1587 | This word describes the Nazi annihilation of Jews. | Holocaust | |
| 1588 | What percentage of pumpkins grown are used on halloween is it A 97% B 98% or is it C 99% | C 99% | |
| 1589 | Which U.S. president said, "The buck stops here" | Truman | |
| 1590 | What product was the first TV advert advertising ? | Toothpaste | |
| 1591 | Who is the only one who understands John Shaft ? | His woman | |
| 1592 | Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in 1959. Which other famous singer was killed in that crash? | Buddy Holly | |
| 1593 | What was the name of Plato's school? | Academy | |
| 1594 | When is the 'Feast of Stephen'? | December 26th | |
| 1595 | Born Florian Armstrong, on Christmas Day 1971, which female singer dueted with Eminem on the 2000 hit 'Stan'' | Dido | |
| 1596 | The original Halloween film directed by John Carpenter in 1978 cost just $320,000 to make. It ended up making how much world wide was it A 40M, B 50M or was it C 60M | B (50 Million) | |
| 1597 | Where Was The Only British Prime Minister To Be Assassinated Killed? | The Lobby Of The House Of Commons | |
| 1598 | Sir Stamford Raffles founded which minor Asian nation? | Singapore | |
| 1599 | In which 1970's films does Dustin Hoffman play the character ' Lenny Bruce' ? | Lenny | |
| 1600 | Which 50's Movie features the Line 'I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop' | Some Like it Hot | |
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| 1601 | "What drink was adapted to become the American Christmas drink 'Egg Nog'? Scandanavian Drink Glogg , Austrian Drink Gluwein, French Drink ""Lait De Poule"" The German Drink ""Biersuppe"" " | The French Drink Lait De Poule | |
| 1602 | What were men conscripted to work down mines in World War Two usually known as? | Bevin Boys | |
| 1603 | "Which popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving? (White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Away In A Manger"" " | Jingle Bells | |
| 1604 | Which Sci-Fi Sitcom star like to eat cats? | Alf | |
| 1605 | In which century was (The Black Death)? | Fourteenth | |
| 1606 | What is the traditional dessert in England on December 25? | Christmas Pudding | |
| 1607 | *What 70s television show launched the career of David Cassidy?* | The Partridge Family | |
| 1608 | England Opened Its First Nudist Beach In 1979 At Which Seaside Resort | Brighton | |
| 1609 | Which London building was gutted by fire in November 1936? | The Crystal Palace | |
| 1610 | In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store? | Macys | |
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