This weeks theme is History which is scary because several of the events have happened in my lifetime.
Answers as usual Friday.
1. Who led the Scottish army that beat the English in the Battle of Bannockburn
2. What scandal forced US President Richard Nixon to resign
3. Who did Tony Blair succeed as British Prime Minister
4. Jawaharial Nehru was the first Prime Minister of which country
5. The Siege of Sevastopol and the Battle of Balaclava were events in which conflict
6. In what year did the Gunpowder Plot take place
7. Who did Barack Obama beat to win the 2008 US Presidential election
8. Which two countries were involved in the Hundred Years War
9. Who was the leader of the Free French during World War 11
10. Whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922
11. The Tet Offensive was an attack during which war
12. Ceausescu was the Communist leader in which country
13. Which French monarch was executed in 1793
14. East Pakistan is the former name of which country
15. In what year was the Act of Union between England and Scotland signed
16, Who did The Praetorian Guard protect
17. What name was given to the period of industrial unrest in late 1978 and early 1979
18. In what country did the so-called Long March take place
19. Who makes sure that MPs attend important votes
A chains
B sticks
C whips
20. In what year did Russiaβs Bolshevik Revolution happen
A 1907
B 1917
C 1927
Good Luck
Answers as usual Friday.
1. Who led the Scottish army that beat the English in the Battle of Bannockburn
2. What scandal forced US President Richard Nixon to resign
3. Who did Tony Blair succeed as British Prime Minister
4. Jawaharial Nehru was the first Prime Minister of which country
5. The Siege of Sevastopol and the Battle of Balaclava were events in which conflict
6. In what year did the Gunpowder Plot take place
7. Who did Barack Obama beat to win the 2008 US Presidential election
8. Which two countries were involved in the Hundred Years War
9. Who was the leader of the Free French during World War 11
10. Whose tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922
11. The Tet Offensive was an attack during which war
12. Ceausescu was the Communist leader in which country
13. Which French monarch was executed in 1793
14. East Pakistan is the former name of which country
15. In what year was the Act of Union between England and Scotland signed
16, Who did The Praetorian Guard protect
17. What name was given to the period of industrial unrest in late 1978 and early 1979
18. In what country did the so-called Long March take place
19. Who makes sure that MPs attend important votes
A chains
B sticks
C whips
20. In what year did Russiaβs Bolshevik Revolution happen
A 1907
B 1917
C 1927
Good Luck
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