In which month of 1914 did the First World War begin?
August
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What were people told to 'keep burning' in the hit song of 1914?
Home fires
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What was the occupation of Edith Cavell, who was shot by the Germans on a spying charge?
Nurse
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Who became Prime Minister of Britain in 1916?
Lloyd George
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What did George V ban in his household to encourage others to do the same and help the war effort?
Alcohol
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In the 1915 song where did you 'Pack Up Your Troubles'?
In your old kit bag
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At which battle in 1916 was there said to be a million fatalities?
Somme
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Which new weapon was introduced in battle in 1916?
Tank
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What was the 1914-18 war known as until 1939?
The Great War
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In which year did the United States enter the First World War?
1917
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Why were British soldiers called Tommies (short for Tommy Atkins)?
Sample name on recruitment form
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Which new British military force was established in 1918?
RAF
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The German attack on which country caused Britain to enter the Second World War?
Poland
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Which German word means 'lightning war' when translated into the English language?
Blitzkrieg
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According to the World War II poster, what did 'Careless Talk' do?
Costs Lives
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According to Churchill, he had nothing to offer in 1940 but what?
Blood, toil, tears, and sweat
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Which great evacuation of 1940 was called Operation Dynamo?
Dunkirk
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Which US band-leader went missing over the Channel in 1944?
Glenn Miller
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What was the popular name for pilotless bombs, V-1s?
Doodle-bug or buzz bomb
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Who commanded the Allied forces that invaded Europe on D-Day?
General Dwight Eisenhower
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In which French city did Germany surrender in World War II?
Reims
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Which member of the British royal family was murdered by IRA in 1979?
Lord Mountbatten
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Golda Meir was the Prime Minister of which country from 1970-1974?
Israel
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What was the meaning of Mahatma Gandhi's message 'Satyagraha'?
Non-violent resistance
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Whose presidency was known a 'the businessman's administration'?
Eisenhower
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In the 1970s, because of the Watergate scandal, who became the first Us attorney general to serve prison time?
John Mitchell
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In which year was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister in Britain?
1979
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Name the Queen's art expert who, in 1978, was disclosed as being 'the fourth man' following the defection of Burgess and MacLean in 1951?
Sir Anthony Blunt
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What nationality was Sir Edmund Hillary, who with Sherpa Tenzing, was the first to reach the summit of Everest in 1953?
New Zealander
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