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1901 Which much-loved monarch of Great Britain and the Empire died in that year?
A  Edward VII B  Victoria C  George V
1902 Which imperial war officially ended on 31st May?
A  The Boer War B  The Tedious War C  The Dull War
1903 What were the fast names of the pioneer aviators the Wright brothers?
A  Wilbur and Orville B  Stan and Ollie C  Liam and Noel
1904 Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for studying the digestion habits of which creatures?
A  Horses B  Dogs C  Chelsea fans
1905 Actors in the New York premiere of “The Wizard of Oz” were arrested for offending public morals.
A  True B  False
1906 Which noise pollutant was banned from the streets of London?
A  Cockney street traders B  Promenade concerts C  Buses
1907 Which state became the 46th of the United States?
A  North Dakota B  Oklahoma C  New Mexico
1908 For what major event was White City Stadium built?
A  The first FA Cup B  The Olympic Games C  The London Whippet Derby
1909 Which architect designed the Glasgow School of Arts revolutionary building?
A  Edwin Lutyens B  Charles Rennie Mackintosh C  George Gilbert Scott
1910 Henry Royce became the first British aircrash fatality at Bounemouth.
A  True B  False
1911 What property of metals at low temperatures was discovered by Heike Onnes?
A  Superconductivity B  Phosphorescence C  Your hands stick to them
1912 Elmer Sperry invented which device to make the lives of early flyers easier?
A  Parachute B  Air hostess C  Automatic pilot
1913 Which dancer and choreographer married Countess Romola?
A  Shergar B  Arkle C  Nijinsky
1914 Which protesting group vandalised the painting ‘The Rokeby Venus’?
A  Pacifists B  Suffragettes C  Rail User Association
1915 St Paul’s Cathedral was sold to the nation for £6,600.
A  True B  False
1916 The Pacific Aero Products Company was founded by which engineer?
A  Douglas B  Lockheed C  Boeing
1917 Lenin returned to Russia from exile in which city?
A  Antwerp B  Marseilles C  Zurich
1918 In which month did the Australian cavalry take the town of Jericho?
A  January B  February C  November
1919 Which Inn of Court admitted the first woman bar student?
A  Gray’s Inn B  Lincoln’s Inn C  Middle Temple
1920 Douglas Fairbanks married fellow screen star Lillian Gish.
A  True B  False
1921 What was offered to the Irish by the British government?
A  A Free State B  Surrender or death C  A round of drinks
1922 Clergyman’s son DeWitt Wallace published which magazine for the first time?
A  The Reader’s Digest B  Popular Mechanics C  The Hollywood Enquirer
1923 Who defeated West Ham in the first FA Cup Final held at Wembley?
A  Blackburn Rovers B  Bolton Wanderers C  Blackpool Hooligans
1924 Who won the US presidential election?
A  Herbert Hoover B  Calvin Coolidge C  Warren Harding
1925 At the annual Boat Race, Oxford sank first Cambridge then themselves.
A  True B  False
1926 Which chain of general stores was started in the US in March?
A  Safeway B  Tesco C  Arkwright
1927 About which animal did Henry Williamson write?
A  Babar the Elephant B  Tarka the Otter C  Rupert the Bear
1928 Which musical had its London premiere at the Drury Lane Theatre?
A  Carousel B  The Pajama Game C  Show Boat
1929 In which Balkan country did King Alexander establish a military dictatorship?
A  Bulgaria B  Romania C  Yugoslavia
1930 The Channel Tunnel Committee approved the idea of tunnel to link England and France.
A  True B  False
1931 Which famous art deco building was opened on New York’s Fifth Avenue?
A  Flatiron Building B  Empire State Building C  Kong’s Gymnasium
1932 For what were five men arrested on the moors of Kinder Scout in the Peak District?
A  Sheep shearing B  Rambling C  Streaking
1933 Whose bodyline tactics caused trouble between England and Australia?
A  Aussie lifeguards B  English cricketers C  Edward, Prince of Wales
1934 Who was the Austrian Chancellor killed by the Nazis during a failed coup?
A  Engelbert Dollfuss B  Sacha Broomfest C  Charles Krankl
1935 The chocolate bar Kit Kat was launched in this year.
A  True B  False
1936 Crown Prince Farouk was proclaimed king of which country?
A  Egypt B  Jordan C  Syria
1937 Whose coronation was the first to be televised?
A  George V B  Edward VIII C  George VI
1938 European leaders conferred at Munich over Hitler’s territorial demands on where?
A  Poland B  Czechoslovakia C  Upper Canada
1939 The Heinkel 178 was the first what to fly?
A  Jet aircraft B  Practical helicopter C  Charter airline
1940 Neither the Houses of Parliament nor Buckingham Palace were hit during the Blitz.
A  True B  False
1941 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for the World War I film ‘Sergeant York’?
A  Spencer Tracy B  Burt Lancaster C  Gary Cooper
1942 Which battle saw the decisive defeat of Japan’s aircraft carrier fleet?
A  El Alamein B  Pearl Habor C  Midway
1943 What did Joe Sheridan invent to make arrival at Shannon Airport more welcoming?
A  Irish coffee B  Murphy’s stout C  Baileys Irish Cream
1944 What was the codename for the D-Day landings in Normandy?
A  Overcoat B  Overlord C  Overhere
1945 Over 10 million servicemen from all nations died in World War II.
A  True B  False
1946 What did Winston Churchill say had divided Europe?
A  A language problem B  An iron curtain C  Spain winning Eurovision
1947 Which Princess was married in November?
A  Elizabeth B  Margaret C  Grace
1948 Colonel Hallaren became the first what of the United States Army?
A  Female officer B  Female pilot C  Formerly male female
1949 In which film did Joseph Cottern arrive in Vienna in search of Harry Lime?
A  The Third Man B  The Gully C  The Silly Mid Off
1950 The newly discovered Tollund Man was hailed as Europe’s Frank Sinatra.
A  True B  False
1951 Which African country became the first independent state created by the United Nations?
A  Morocco B  Egypt C  Libya
1952 What wreaked havoc in the Devon village of Lynmouth?
A  Mods B  Property developers C  Floods
1953 What was the nickname of Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta?
A  Burning Spear B  Great Defender C  Fearless Hunter
1954 Who wrote ‘Italian Food’, helping to change British attitudes to food?
A  Jane Grigson B  Elizabeth David C  Fanny Craddock
1955 Eamonn Andrews presented the first edition of ‘Crackerjack’.
A  True B  False
1956 What did Khrushchev reportedly say after arguing with Labour politician George Brown?
A  I’d vote Tory. B  Siberia’s too good for him. C  Call that Socialism?
1957 Which strain of flu swept Britain during that year?
A  Spanish B  Asian C  Hong Kong
1958 Which French Republic began under a new president, Charles de Gaulle?
A  Third B  Fourth C  Fifth
1959 Who burned up the charts with ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’?
A  The Platters B  The Four Tops C  The Marlboro Men
1960 Princess Margaret married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at St Paul’s Cathedral.
A  True B  False
1961 The military fiasco of the Bay of Pigs was an attempted attack on where?
A  Benidorm B  North Vietnam C  Cuba
1962 What film was Marilyn Monroe making in the months before she died?
A  The Seven Year Itch B  The Misfits C  Something’s Got To Give
1963 What drink did 15-year-old Prince Charles buy in a hotel bar?
A  Cherry brandy B  Harvey Wallbabger C  Moscow Mule
1964 For conspiracy to do what was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment?
A  Repeal the Pass Laws B  Overthrow the state C  Run for Mayor of London
1965 It was reported that The Beatles smoked cannabis in Buckingham Palace whilst waiting to collect their MBEs.
A  True B  False
1966 Who had a number one hit with ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anywhere’?
A  Every Brothers B  Walker Brothers C  Golden Wonder Brothers
1967 Which oil tanker ran aground off the Cornish coast?
A  Amoco Cadiz B  Torrey Canyon C  Exxon Valdez
1968 In which Las Angels hotel was Robert Kennedy fatally shot?
A  Montgomery B  Ritz C  Ambassador
1969 What was astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s real first name?
A  Edwin B  Alain C  Second-Again
1970 Alexander Solzenitsyn won the Nobel Peace Prize.
A  True B  False
1971 What rock anthem was released by Led Zeppelin on their fourth album?
A  Paranoid B  Rocking All Over the World C  Stair way to Heaven
1972 Nixon was the first US president to shake hands with who?
A  A Soviet premier B  Chairman Mao C  A whitewash salesman
1973 Which air show witnessed the crash of the Soviet Tupolev supersonic airline?
A  Paris B  Farnborough C  Barnsley
1974 Who did Muhammad Ali defeat in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’?
A  Joe Fazier B  George Foreman C  Shere Khan
1975 The people of Papua New Guinea finally gained independence from Portugal.
A  True B  False
1976 Which British McLaren driver won a Formula 1 world championship?
A  John Waston B  Nigel Mansell C  James Hunt
1977 How old was Elvis Presley when he died?
A  40 B  42 C  44
1978 Which advertising agency was behind the ‘Labour isn’t working’ poster campaign in the winter of discontent?
A  Abbot Mead Vickers B  Lies R’Us C  Saatchi and Saatchi
1979 In the song, what did Ian Dury and the Blackheads want to be ‘Hit with’?
A  Your Rhythm Stick B  Your Baseball Bat C  Your Law Suit
1980 War broke out in the Persian Gulf with Iran’s invasion of Iraq.
A  True B  False
1981 Who replaced Norman St John-Stevas as Leader of the Commons?
A  Leon Brittan B  Michael Hesltine C  Fancis Pym
1982 Which risque cartoon strip was brought to life in a BBC TV series?
A  Fritz the Cat B  Jane C  George and Lynne
1983 Which historian backed the authenticity of the bagus Hitler diaries?
A  Alan Clark B  Lord Dacre C  Norman Davies
1984 Which product massively changed the personal computing industry?
A  The Macintosh B  The Anorak C  The Cagoule
1985 Garry Kasparov was 19 when he won the world chess championship.
A  True B  False
1986 Which organisation enjoyed a Big Bang as deregulation reforms were implemented?
A  Central Criminal Court B  Stock Exchange C  House of Lords
1987 What name was given to the post-deregulation stock market collapse?
A  Black Monday B  Black Wednesday C  Black Eye
1988 What finally opened all day in Britain?
A  Banks B  Public houses C  Slough
1989 What book earner Salman Rushdie a fatwa rather than the usual positive reviews?
A  The Moorish Scriptures B  Ayatollah You So C  The Satanic Verses
1990 British and French tunnellers met under the English Channel this year.
A  True B  False
1991 Who was the first British woman in space?
A  Natalie Portman B  Helen Sharman C  Cerys Matthews
1992 Who admitted that the year had been an ‘annus horribilis’?
A  Margaret Thatcher B  Queen Elizabeth II C  George Bush
1993 Who led the Branch Dravidian cult to a shootout with the authorities at Waco, Texas?
A  James Jones B  Edward Bundy C  David Koresh
1994 Whose pet named Pooh caused a tabloid sensation by going missing?
A  John Major B  Prince Charles C  The Duchess of York
1995 An airbone doctor used Austrian wine to sterilise instruments for emergency surgery on a fellow traveller.
A  True B  False
1996 Who admitted to taking lifts during an around-the-world walk?
A  Ffyond Campbell B  Claire Ferguson C  Ian Botham
1997 Tony Blair became Britain’s youngest prime minister since when?
A  1782 B  1812 C  I was a lad.
1998 Which newspaper bought the ‘Tamworth Two’?
A  The Mirror B  The Daily Express C  The Daily Mail
1999 Which veteran singer released the album Twenty Four Seven?
A  Tina Turner B  Cher C  Annie Lennox
2000 The film company 20th Century Fox changed its name to 21st Century Fox on 1st January 2000.
A  True B  False

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