HISTORY QUIZ NO. 59

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17. Princess Beatrice
18. JFK

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10 Countess

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17. Princess Beatrice
18. JFK

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10 Countess

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1: What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight?
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
2: What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname?
THE RED BARON
3: Who invented the jet engine in 1930?
FRANK WHITTLE
4: Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881?
PAT GARRET
5: Which English cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1666?
ST PAULS
6: The Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name?
BEEFEATERS
7: Who invented jeans?
LEVI STRAUSS
8: Which composer wrote The Water Music?
HANDEL
9: On which day is Remembrance Day?
NOVEMBER THE 11TH
10: What is the wife of an Earl called?
COUNTESS
11: Who looked at Lady Godiva as she rode bareback through town?
PEEPING TOM
12: Who succeeded Churchill as prime minister in 1955?
SIR ANTHONY EDON
13: What was the nickname of the pirate Edward Teach?
BLACKBEARD
14: How many kings of England have been called Philip?
NONE
15: Which tribe did Geronimo lead?
THE APACHE
16: Name the Greenpeace trawler which was sunk in July 1985.
RAINBOW WARRIOR
17: Who is the first female in line to the British throne?
PRINCESS BEATRICE
18: Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was constructed?
JOHN F KENNEDY
19: For what event in history is baker Thomas Farynor known?
STARTED THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
20: Captain Matthew Webb, famous for swimming the English Channel, drowned in 1883 attempting to swim what?
THE RAPIDS BELOW NIAGRA FALLS

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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