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What powered James Watt's engine in 1765?

Steam

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What would you use Isaac Singer's invention for?

Sewing

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In which room would you be most likely to use the inventions of Kenneth Wood - known to his friends as Ken?

Kitchen

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Which essential for foreign tourists was invented by American Express?

Traveller's cheque

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1 August 1990 saw 100,000 Iraqi troops invade which neighbouring state, sparking off the first Gulf War?

Kuwait

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On 19 August 1968, Soviet tanks rolled into which country?

Czechoslovakia

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In which month of which year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

December

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Who led the Gallic tribes in their resistance to Julius Caesar's Roman legions?

Vercingetorix

What name is given to 8 May to mark the unconditional surrender of the German Army at the end of World War II?

VE Day

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What were people told to 'keep burning' in the hit song of 1914?

Home fires

In the 1915 song where did you 'Pack Up Your Troubles'?

In your old kit bag

What was the 1914-18 war known as until 1939?

The Great War

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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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Which predecessor of the CD player did Thomas Edison create?

Gramophone

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What type of lamp is Humphry Davy famous for?

Safety lamp

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Which method of food preservation did Clarence Birdseye invent?

Deep freezing

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For whom did Louis Braille develop his writing system?

Blind people

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Who invented a code made up of dots and dashes?

Morse

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Which communication system is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?

Telephone

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Which engine used in aircraft was invented by Sir Frank Whittle?

Jet

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Which air cushion vehicle was invented by Christopher Cockerell?

Hovercraft

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What type of pen did Lewis Waterman invent?

Fountain pen

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What was developed by Andre and Edouard Michelin?

Tyres

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What nationality was motor vehicle pioneer Gottlieb Daimler?

German

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Which fashion item is Oscar Levi Strauss responsible for?

Jeans

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What was invented by Lazlo and Georg Biro?

Ball-point pen

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What name is given to the Japanese skill of growing miniature trees?

Bonsai

In which city in 1916 was the Easter Rising?

Dublin

Bouillabaisse is what kind of fish dish?

Soup