History pub quiz questions

1. Stanley Baldwin was the only Prime Minister during which monarch's reign?

   Edward VIII

2. First approved in 1998, under what name was the drug Sildenafil normally sold?

   Viagra

3. What was the real name of "The Yorkshire Ripper" who was convicted of 13 counts of murder in 1981?

   Peter Sutcliffe

4. Who in 1875 became the first man to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids?

   Captain Matthew Webb

5. Whose army defeated Saladin in the Battle of Jaffa in 1192?

   Richard I (the Lionheart)

6. Which team were victors in the first FA Cup final in 1872?

   Wanderers (they beat Royal Engineers 1-0)

7. Known as Jack the Dripper, which artist died in August 1956?

   Jackson Pollock

8. The first Miss World competition was held in London in 1951, from which country did the winner hail?

   Sweden (Kimi Hakansson)

9. Who scored both goals as Manchester United won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1991?

   Mark Hughes

10. In which year was Cardiff made the capital city of Wales, [a] 1845, [b] 1901, [c] 1035 or [d] 1955?

    [d]1955

11. 80S TV Shows: In The Show Cheers,What Was The Name Of The Bar That Always Played Practical Jokes On The Gang At Cheers?

    Gary's Old Time Tavern

12. What was the name of the first successful US satellite launched in January 1958?

    Explorer I

13. What Notorious Event Occurred On The 24Th October 1929?

    The Wall Street Crash Or "Black Thursday"

14. How old was Catherine Howard when she married Henry VIII?

    19 years old

15. In which country did the 1986 FIFA World Cup take place?

    Mexico

16. Which forensic technique was developed by Sir Alec Jeffreys at Leicester University?

    DNA Fingerprinting & Profiling

17. 80S TV Shows: What Is The Name Of The Dukes Of Hazzards Car?

    General Lee

18. For what novel were Penguin Books prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act in 1960?

    "Lady Chatterley's Lover"

19. Who did Muhammed Ali defeat in boxing's "Thrilla in Manilla" in October 1975?

    Joe Frazier

20. On which motor racing circuit did Jim Clark crash to his death in 1968?

    Hockenheim (West Germany)

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