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On the same day as the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, Edward VIII was born. How long was Edward King of the United Kingdom before he abdicated, so as to be able to marry US divorcee Wallis Simpson?

326

In 1917, in a baseball game between Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, pitcher Ernis Shaw retired 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth who was ejected from the game. True or False: Babe Ruth was ejected from the gamer for being drunk?

FALSE

he was ejected for punching the umpire!

Born in 1927, this is an actor/dancer/choreographer/director. He directed and choreographed the classic musicals Cabaret in 1972, and Chicago, in 1975. Who is he?

Bob Fosse

Born in 1957, Actress Frances McDormand is a winner of the 'Acting Triple Crown'. What three awards do you need to win to win an acting Triple Crown?

Oscar/Academy Award, Tony Award, Emmy Award

only 24 people have won it so far, including Al Pacino, Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons) (The longest time to win it was 47 years for actress and former British Politician Glenda Jackson who won her Oscar/Emmy in 1971/2 and her Tony in 2018!

Born in 1972, this French footballer is one of only 5 players to be sent off in a world cup final?

Zinedine Zidane (aka Zizou)

In 1996, which video game console was released that was codenamed Project Reality during production, and was the last major home console to use cartridges for games?

Nintendo 64 / N64

In 2013, Nick Wallenda became the first person to cross which Geographical location/feature on a tightrope?

Grand Canyon

In which year did the following events happen: The first woman was sent into space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; The Profumo affair rocked the UK (secretary of state for war, John Profumo had an affair with a model who may have been also seeing a Soviet Naval attache Yevgeny Ivanov); Alcatraz prison was closed; JFK was assassinated

1963

In which year did the following events happen: The USSR was founded; The Lincoln Memorial dedication took place; King George opened the new Centre Court at Wimbledon; The movie Nosferatu premiered; Gandhi was imprisoned.

1922

In which year did the following events happen: The Maastricht treaty takes effect in Europe; Buckingham Palace opened its doors to the public; Czechoslovakia split to form Czech Republic and Slovakia.

1993

In which year did the following events happen: Fiji became a republic after splitting from the UK; The Simpsons first appeared on TV; A Cessna plane landed next to Red Square and the Kremlin, flown by teenager Mathias Rust from Finland to create an imaginary bridge to the East, and that his flight was intended to reduce tension and suspicion between the two Cold War sides. (He was sentenced to four years in a general-regime labour camp for hooliganism, for disregard of aviation laws, and for breaching the Soviet border.); Ronald Reagan called for Gorbachev to 'Tear Down This Wall'.

1987

In which year did the following events happen: The Human Genome project was completed, having mapped 99% of the human genome; The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, when the space shuttle exploded shortly after lift off; The final concorde flight took place; The US department of Homeland Security was formed; US Congress renamed French Fries and French toast to Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast.

2003

In which year did the following events happen: The movie Bambi premiered at the cinema; The first nuclear reactor was created by physicist Enrico Fermi, built under the University of Chicagos Stagg Field football stadium; The US Womens Army Auxiliary Corps was formed to provide support to the army; In the UK, British Government asked the people to bathe in 5 inches of water or less to help the war effort.

1942

Blathers, Charlotte and Fagin are characters from which Charles Dickens tale?

Oliver Twist

In which year was Nelson Mandela elected leader of South Africa?

1994

Where was Albert Einstein born?

• Germany
• Austria
• Israel

Germany

In which year was cocaine finally removed from the ingredients of Coca Cola?

• 1919
• 1929
• 1939

1929

a miniscule amount had been used for the syrup for the previous 20 or so years to keep the name accurate, before that, more had been used, marketed as medicinal

What does IPA mean when buying beer?

India Pale Ale

What flower does the spice Saffron come from?

• Orchid
• Crocus
• Nasturtium

Crocus

Which type of tea, originally from the Chinese province of Fujian, gains its distinctive flavour from being smoke-dried over pinewood fires?

Lapsang Souchong

Production of Singha beer began in which country in 1934?

Thailand

Who is associated with the address 221B Baker Street, London?

Sherlock Holmes

What name is given to animals which eat both plants and meat?

Omnivore

How Did Louis Washkansky Of South Africa Make History In 1967?

Received 1st heart transplant

What are The Chiuhauhan, the Nubian and the Alaskan types of?

Desert

Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary rules is known as what?

Kosher

What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

What is the national sport of Japan ?

Sumo Wrestling

The name of which Japanese multinational corporation is also the second most common last name in Japan?

Suzuki

What gentle way was created by Jigoro Kanoin, in 1882?

Judo

the translation of judo is gentle way