Hisdates•ComHistorical Facts
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Q: What was the name of the last person in England to be judicially beheaded?
A: Lord Lovat
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Q: In 1989, Carlos Menim was elected president of what country?
A: Argentina
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Q: What was a hoplite in ancient Greece?
A: A Soldier
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Q: Atahualpa was the last ruler of what people?
A: Incas
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Q: What 6th century Greek poet is considered the father of drama?
A: Thespis
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Q: The first commercial in the United States advertised what product?
A: Bulova Watches
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Q: Franz Liszt was the farther-in-law of what composer?
A: Richard Wagner
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Q: What 19th century explorer translated the Kama Sutra?
A: Sir Richard Burton
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Q: Pliny the philosopher believed dead souls went into what?
A: Beans
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Q: Who has the best world history trivia quiz questions with answers?
A: Trivia Country!
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Q: Nekal was the first type of what product introduced in Germany in 1917?
A: Detergent
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Q: In 1752 Mr. Blake and Mr. Callahan raced and thus began what sport?
A: Steeplechase
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Q: What famous pirate sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's Revenge?
A: Blackbeard
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Q: In 1961 Anton Geesink was the first non Japanese to do what?
A: Win a Judo title
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Q: After being cast adrift, Captain Bligh landed on what island?
A: Timor
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Q: Pompeii and what other city was buried by Vesuvius in A.D. 79?
A: Herculaneum
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Q: What are or were Tester, Royal, Mark and Noble?
A: Old English coins
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Q: In what country was the mariners compass invented?
A: China
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Q: Launfal, Pelleas and Tristram were part of what group?
A: Knights of the Round Table
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