These events were all front page news when they happened but have now faded from the memory or become part of history. Maybe the suggested alternatives given here will jog your memory or recall a history lesson!
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Question of
Who was found dead in a bungalow near Hollywood on 5th August 1962?
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Elvis Presley
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Sharon Tate
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Marilyn Monroe
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Jayne Mansfield
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Question of
Which nuclear accident took place in April 1986?
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Chernobyl
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Three Mile Island
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Fukushima
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Sellafield
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Question of
Where were four men, equipped with electronic surveillance devices, arrested in June 1972?
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The Elysee Palace, Paris
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The Houses of Parliament, London
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The Kremlin, Moscow
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The Watergate Building, Washington DC
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Sporting history was made at Iffley Road, Oxford, UK, on 6th May 1954. What was it?
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Both boats sank during the Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race
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The first sub-four minute mile was run
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A British boxer became world heavyweight champion for the first time
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The first international cricket match was played between England and India
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Question of
What famous structure was torn down in 1989?
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The Berlin Wall
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Hadrian`s Wall
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The Great Wall of China
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Offa’s Dyke
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Question of
The Bay of Pigs was the centre of world attention in 1961. Where is it?
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Jamaica
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Haiti
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Cuba
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Canada
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Who, meeting for their annual conference, were the targets of a terrorist bomb at the Grand Hotel, Brighton, UK, in 1984?
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Labour Party members
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Liberal Party members
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Trades Union Congress members
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Conservative Party members
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What was the name of the book by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988, that led to him being forced into hiding following international death threats?
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Midnight’s Children
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The Satanic Verses
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Shame
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Fury
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Question of
In what year did Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
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1939
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1949
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1959
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1969
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Question of
Where is the prison in which Nelson Mandela was held between 1964 and 1982?
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Robben Island
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Wrenn Island
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Gull Island
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Penguin Island
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7 out of 10. And I got the toad correct. ? Great quiz! ?
i got 8 out of 10 nice
Sorry i got only 3/10 I love the quiz though
Only 4/10
Yey! I got 7 here.
I got 10 out of 10. 100%. Some well-chosen events, so readily recalled. Excellent quiz. ?
Well done, Daniel!
got 6 out of 10 right!
I got 6/10. Perhaps I should research history a bit more!! Great quiz 🙂
Great quiz! I got 9 out of 10. I had no idea on the Alaska and Hawaii question. Also, the sporty one was a lucky guess ?
Eight out of 10
Nine out of ten.
The quiz calculated my result and as you can see, it allows my post…
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