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1681 What American city was called New Amsterdam in the early 17th century? New York
1682 Composer George Gershwin died in1937 at the age of 38. How did he die? Brain Tumour 
1683 He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his civil rights leadership. Martin luther king jr
1684 Where were numerous French nuclear tests conducted? Muraroa Atoll
1685 Who was captain of 'The Mayflower'? Miles Standish
1686 What did Louis Cartier invent? Wristwatch
1687 Which gangster died on the 25th January 1947 ? Al Capone
1688 What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail? Advocaat 
1689 Where did the bayonet originate? Bayonne, France
1690 Where Was Napoleon Bonaparte Born? Corsica 
1691 Which band had a 1977 summer No 1 hit with `So You Win Again'? Hot Chocolate 
1692 Where was Napoleon defeated? Waterloo
1693 Frankish ruler Charles the Great is better known as _________. Charlemagne
1694 On what day of the week did Solomon Grundy die? Saturday
1695 Who Sang El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Simon & Garfunkel 
1696 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Rumours Fleetwood Mac 
1697 In which 1971 Oscar winning film is the main character a tough, no nonsense, pork pie hat wearing New York City detective ? The French Connection 
1698 Who Was Henry VIII's Third Wife? Jane Seymour 
1699 In the year 2000 which companies CEO was the worlds second richest man ? Oracle
1700 He was stabbed by Cassius. Julius caesar
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1701 Who played the younger scrooge in the Classic with Alistair Sim? George Cole 
1702 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled All Mod Cons The Jam 
1703 What was named after Amerigo Vespucci? America
1704 Another plane crash, on February 3rd 1959, resulted in the deaths of which three rock stars of the day Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens 
1705 Who was the first (and last) catholic president? John Fitzerald Kennedy
1706 Name the female comedy star who once had a show on Fox, that had a pop hit in the early eighties Tracy Ullman 
1707 Which is the oldest University in the USA? Harvard (founded 1636, in Cambridge Massachusetts) 
1708 What was the first game show on Mtv? Remote Control 
1709 The Inquisition forced him to recant his belief in the Copernican Theory. Galileo
1710 What Did The Bank Of England Issue For The First Time In 1791? Banknotes 
1711 How in the world of music is Richard Starkey more commonly known? Ringo Starr 
1712 Where did the battle of Waterloo take place? Belgium
1713 Of What Tribe Was Boadicea The Head? The Iceni 
1714 Good King Wenceslas Was The Duke & Later King Of Where? Bohemia 
1715 What was the instrument of execution during the "Reign of Terror" Guillotine
1716 Who started the second Punic war? Carthage
1717 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Parallel Lines Blondie 
1718 What was Marilyn Monroe's last film? The Misfits 
1719 Born on Christmas Day 1899, which actor starred in 'Casablanca'' and 'The Big Sleep'' Humphrey Bogart 
1720 Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980? Zimbabwe (Independent Nation of Zimbabwe) 
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1721 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled 2112 Rush 
1722 How many reindeer does Santa Have? 8 / (9 With Rudolph) 
1723 Halloween originated from a festival celebrated by what ancient European tribe is it A Druids B Huns or is it C Celts C = Celts 
1724 How many points does a snowflake have? Six 
1725 In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms? Postmen 
1726 Who was Captain of the Titanic on her maiden voyage? Edward J. Smith 
1727 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Electric Warrior T. Rex 
1728 In Which War Was Pork Chop Hill Fought Over? Korean 
1729 John McClane was fighting terrorists in a skyrise in which eighties movie? Die Hard 
1730 Which legendary American fire fighter was sent to extinguish the oilfields of Kuwait in 1991? Red Adair 
1731 As at November 2005, who is the only British Prime Minister to have been appointed and dismissed four times, serving four separate terms in office? William Gladstone 
1732 When did Christmas become a Federal holiday in the U.S.? 1831 
1733 In the film 'The Santa Clause' who plays Santa? Tim Allen 
1734 Who Played Bowls Before Engaging The Spanish Armada? Sir Francis Drake 
1735 Which Famous Venetian Merchant Travelled To China And Worked For Kublai Khan? Marco Polo 
1736 Which actor won an Oscar in 1955 for their role in the movie 'The King and I'' Yul Brynner 
1737 Name The First Steam Engine To Run Between Stockton & Darlington? Locomotion No1 
1738 On May 1st 1931 the world's then tallest building was opened in New York City. which building was it? Empire States Building 
1739 In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '___my true love brought to me nine___' what? Ladies dancing 
1740 Who was 'The Elephant Man'? Joseph Merrick
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1741 Which Institution Was Founded By The Roman Catholic Church In The 13th Century To Root Out Heresay? The Inquisition 
1742 Which Date On The Christian Calendar Marks The Epiphany, When Jesus, Mary And Joseph Met The Three Wise Men? January 6 th 
1743 What Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1911? Manchu
1744 Which 50's Movie features the Line 'We've become a race of peeping toms' Rear Window 
1745 "Who invented the Christmas Cracker? (""George Cracker"", ""Tom Smith"", ""Thomas Edison"", ""John Bell"" " Tom Smith 
1746 Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Comes from which of Shakespeare's plays Macbeth 
1747 Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas? I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus 
1748 Who sang 'I Want My MTV' on the Dire Straits song 'Money For Nothing'? Sting 
1749 Where did Bill and Hilary Clinton switch on Christmas lights in 1995? Belfast, Northern Ireland
1750 Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Machine Head Deep Purple 
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