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1. 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to which city during the Second Crusade ?
Damascus
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Baghdad
2. 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. What was the War Wolf ?
Ranks of Archers
Trebuchet (Type of catapult)
Container of boiling oil
Device similar to the Trojan Horse
3. 1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on what ?
Restricted Hours of Work
Tobacco
Women in the Workplace
Foreign Beer
4. 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and is replaced by her son James VI. How old was James at the time ?
Three years
Newborn
One year
Seven years
5. 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes which city ?
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Nashville
6. 1847 – Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented a device that revolutionised which industry ?
Newspaper Publishing
Postal Services
Food Catering
Import / Export Shipping
7. 1901 – The author O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for what crime ?
Assault
Embezzlement
Theft
Publishing Offensive Material
8. 1927 – The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled in which town ?
Lille, France
Diekirch, Luxembourg
Weert, Netherlands
Ypres, Belgium
9. 1937 – Which state drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys" ?
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Tennessee
10. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes drop bombs by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. Which city ?
Cologne
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
11. 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in which ocean ?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Southern
12. 1977 – End of the Libyan–Egyptian War. It had been fought for how long ?
Eighteen Months
Six Weeks
Seven Hours
Four Days
13. 1987 – Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs which mountain becoming the oldest person to climb this peak ?
Fuji
Kilimanjaro
Matterhorn
Rainier
14. 2013 – A high-speed train derails whilst rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph) in which country ?
France
China
Spain
Japan
15. 1946 – Gallagher, American comedian and actor is born. What item does he regularly smash as part of his act ?
It's election day and you are representing the Lime Green Party of America. Name any state to grab its electoral votes and defeat the hated Periwinkle party.
Evil aliens have decided to kill everyone on Earth! Fortunately, they've given you two minutes to save as many as you can. All you have to do is name a country to save everyone in it.