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Who was the last British monarch to lead his troops in battle? |
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Which engineer helped set up the first automated block making mill at Portsmouth Dockyard? |
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One of Queen Victoria's grandchildren eventually succeeded to the throne of Britain. He was known by friends and family as Bertie, but how was he known officially, after becoming king? |
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Which Norman nobleman, merchant and landowner founded the town of Portsmouth? |
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Which famous, all-big-gun battleship was launched in Portsmouth in 1906? |
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Which king granted Portsmouth its first Royal Charter? |
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In which year was the BBC founded? |
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Which British statesman became only the second Honoury Citizen of the United States of America in 1963? |
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In which year was the Battle of Waterloo? |
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In which year was the first Moonwalk made by Neil Armstrong? |
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In which year was the Battle of Bannockburn fought?
1214, 1314, 1425, or 1514? |
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Which English king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1415? |
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Which monoarch was executed at Fotheringhay Castle on
8 February 1587 |
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Who was the last wife of Henry VIII of England? |
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How many kings of England were there in 1066? For a bonus point, can you name them? |
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In September of which year was Radio 1 launched? |
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Which British based charity was launched in 1980? |
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Which monarch immediately preceded Queen Victoria on the British throne? |
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In which year did the Russian Revolution force the abdication of Czar Nicholas II? |
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The assassination of the heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne in June 1914 precipitated the start of World War I - can you name him? |
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In which year was the Nobel Peace Prize first awarded? |
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Which famous American figure was assassinated on 4 April 1968? |
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The ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade, at the Battle of Balaclava, was part of which campaign? |
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T E Lawrence, was better known as Lawrence of Arabia - but what do the initials T E stand for? |
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Emil Jellinek named which engine (and then car) after his daughter, early in the 29th century? |
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