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Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth in 1806, but what nationality was his father? |
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What was opened in London, on 30 June 1894, by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII? |
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What nationality was Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII? |
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In which county is the royal residence Sandringham House? |
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In 1891, Sir Hugh Munro published a list of what Scottish features? |
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Who became Britain's first female Member of Parliament in 1928? |
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In 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, to capture a succession of bridges leading into Germany, the final objective being the "Bridge Too Far" at Arnhem. In which country is Arnhem? |
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Which famous British playwright, actor, composer and singe was born on r16 December 1899 and died on 26 March 1973? |
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Which British national daily newspaper was founded in June 1855 by Colonel Arthur B. Sleigh? |
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Opened on 5 December 1958, what was the first British motorway? |
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What was the first name of Dr Beeching, author of the famous Beeching Report on British Railways in 1963, that resulted in the closure of thousands of miles of railway lines in the UK? |
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In which London cemetary was German philosopher and revolutionary Karl Marx buried? |
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Richard Trevithick was an inventor and mining engineer, generally credited with creating the first full scale work steam locomotive, but in which county was he born? |
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Which famous British novelist was born on 16 December 1775, at Steventon Rectory, in Hampshire? |
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In the first half of the nineteenth century, Elizabeth Fry was a leading campaigner in which field? |
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What was the first product marketed by the HJ Heinz food company in the nineteenth century? |
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The novel Tom Brown's Schooldays, written by Thomas Hughes and first published in 1857, was set in which famous English public school? |
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Sir Cliff Richard OBE, born 14 October 1940, has had a long and successful career in pop music, but what is his real name? |
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Who was appointed England cricket team's first professional captain in the 20th century? |
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Who commanded the Allied forces that beat the French at the Battle of Blenheim, in Bavaria, on 13 August 1704 ? |
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Which monarch was responsible for the building of Osborne House, near East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight? |
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Which of Henry VII's children first succeeded to the English throne upon his death? |
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James Watt was the famous inventor of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, but in which country was he born? |
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Which famous World War II commander became Honorary President of Portsmouth Football Club in the late 1940s? |
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What was the full name of Bonnie Prince Charlie? |
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