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| 1891 | Mussolini invaded this country in 1935. | Ethiopia | |
| 1892 | Name the cartoon that featured characters who had messages on their clothes to express their feelings. | Shirt Tales | |
| 1893 | How is the stockmarket collapse of the 24th October 1929 better known ? | Black Thursday | |
| 1894 | Where Did King John Sign The Magna Carta? | Ruunymede | |
| 1895 | She was the first woman premier of Israel. | Golda Meir | |
| 1896 | Who shot J.R. Euing? | Kristin Sheppard | |
| 1897 | Who plays the lead role of the accident prone Clark Griswold in the 1989 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' | Chevy Chase | |
| 1898 | Name The German Battleship Sunk In A Norwegian Fjord In 1944? | The Tirpitz | |
| 1899 | Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen? | Cake | |
| 1900 | In Which Month Of Which Year Was The Six Day War Between The Arabs & The Israelis | Jun-67 | |
| 1901 | What did the license plate on the Delorean in Back To The Future spell out? | OUTATIME | |
| 1902 | What Happened To The Apollo I Spacecraft On 27 January 1967 | Caught Fire On Launch Pad Killing All 3 Crew | |
| 1903 | Who Wrote The 1951 Novel The Catcher in the Rye? | J.D Salinger | |
| 1904 | Which British Comedian Was At No.1 In The UK With The Song 'Tears'' | Ken Dodd | |
| 1905 | *What arcade game became a hit in 1973* | Pong | |
| 1906 | What was the first movie Disney released through a subsidary company that carried an R rating? | Down and Out In Beverly Hills | |
| 1907 | What colour is Santa Claus' belt? | Black | |
| 1908 | In _Rocky,_ what does Apollo Creed's trainer warn him about Rocky Balboa? | He's Left Handed | |
| 1909 | What was significant about the words (Watson, please come here, I want you) when spoken in 1876? | First Complete Sentance Spoken On The Phone | |
| 1910 | This European war was named after a peninsula between the Black sea and the sea of Azov? | Crimean War | |
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| 1911 | What was the name of the B-29 used at Hiroshima to drop the bomb? | Enola Gay | |
| 1912 | "Which of the following places is NOT a real U.S. city or town? ""Noel,Missouri"" - ""Santa Claus,Georgia"", ""St Nicholas Florida"", ""Snowflake,Texas"" " | Snowflake, Texas | |
| 1913 | What Was The Name Given To The Coding Machine Used By The Germans In World War II? | Enigma | |
| 1914 | On the face of which mountain does the climax of North by Northwest take place? | Mount Rushmore | |
| 1915 | For which European country did Mozambique declare independence in 1975? | Portugal | |
| 1916 | Who was assassinated on December 8, 1980 in New York City? | John Lennon | |
| 1917 | Who was "The Mad Monk"? | Rasputin | |
| 1918 | Who committed the first daytime robbery? | Frank and Jesse James | |
| 1919 | Which country has the oldest national flag ? | Denmark | |
| 1920 | Which president was responsible for the 'Louisiana Purchase'? | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 1921 | Who was the first chancellor of West Germany after WW II | Adenauer | |
| 1922 | What did Henry Shrapnel invent? | The exploding shell | |
| 1923 | Name James Dean's three films. | A Rebel without a cause, East of Eden, Giant | |
| 1924 | This assassin of Julius Caesar was his friend. | Brutus | |
| 1925 | Which movie prompted the style of wearing cutoff sweatshirts over the shoulder? | Flashdance | |
| 1926 | How did the tradition of serving turkey at Christmas originate? | Medievil Europe serving Large Fouls Was A sign Of Wealth | |
| 1927 | What was the predecessor of the United Nations ? | League of Nations | |
| 1928 | Which type of British fighter plane shot down 1,294 enemy aircraft in World War One? | The Sopwith Camel | |
| 1929 | Alphabetically, Which Is The Last Of Santa's Reindeers? | Vixen | |
| 1930 | What Were The Six Farm Hands Arrested For Forming A Trade Union Better Known As? | The Tolpuddle Martyrs | |
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| 1931 | The Christmas carol 'Away In A Manger'' … what is a manger | A Feeding Trough | |
| 1932 | In 1960 Penguin Books Announced That They Would Be Publishing Which Controversial Novel | Lady Chatterlys Lover | |
| 1933 | What American feminist went bust as a silver dollar? | Susan B. Anthony | |
| 1934 | He was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. | John fitzgerald kennedy | |
| 1935 | In which war did Florence Nightingale earn her reputation ? | Crimean War | |
| 1936 | Name the TV show which featured an average housewife teamed up with a secret agent. | Scarecrow and Ms. King | |
| 1937 | Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Destroyer | KISS | |
| 1938 | The Beatles Were One Of The Biggest Phenomenon's Of The 1960's But Who Was Their Manager | Brian Epstein | |
| 1939 | How many astronauts manned each Apollo flight | 3 | |
| 1940 | Name any of James Dean's three films (Point For Each). | _Rebel without a cause, East of Eden_ _and __Giant__._ | |
| 1941 | What happened at 2:56 on the 21st July 1969 ? | First Manned moon landing | |
| 1942 | Who Was England's Manager In The 1970 Football World Cup Finals | Sir Alf Ramsey | |
| 1943 | What United States president was in office during the civil war? | Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1944 | What Was Deciphed As A Result Of The Discovery Of The Rosetta Stone? | Hieroglyphics | |
| 1945 | Legendary magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween in 1926 but what caused his death was it A Trick went wrong B Heart Attack or was it C Ruptured Appendix | C Ruptured Appendix | |
| 1946 | If one takes inflation into account, which 1960's film was the most expensive film ever made ? | Cleopatra 'On your knees!!!' | |
| 1947 | What pre-tv radio show turned film caused people to commit suicide when it was first aired? | War Of The Worlds | |
| 1948 | What time does the train arrive in Hadleyville ? Clue. 'A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do' | High Noon | |
| 1949 | What was Operation Sea Lion in WWII? | The Invasion of Britian | |
| 1950 | What did British Honduras change its name to in 1973? | Belize | |
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| 1951 | Spain ceded Florida to Britain in exchange for this territory. | Cuba | |
| 1952 | Who is famous for historically riding naked on horseback through Coventry, England ? | Lady Godiva | |
| 1953 | Who Shot Lee Harvey Oswald, The Assassin Of John F Kennedy? | Jack Ruby | |
| 1954 | Theodor Geisel published an easy reading book for kids, featuring a cat. How is he more commonly known | Dr Seuss | |
| 1955 | Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas tree? (Elizabeth I, King George II, King James VI, Queen Victoria | Queen Victoria | |
| 1956 | In 1816 which US state was admitted to the Union as the 20th state? | Mississippi | |
| 1957 | In 1957, who left the music business to become a preacher. | Little Richard | |
| 1958 | Which German Grand Prix circuit was used for a Formula 1 race for the last time in 1976, when Niki Lauda was almost killed? | Nürburgring | |
| 1959 | The following is a line from which 1970's film 'Is it safe' ? | Marathon Man | |
| 1960 | In which country did the Boxer Rebellion take place | China | |
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