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1 During a 1984 radio microphone test, who joked, “I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.”
A U.S. President Ronald Reagan
2 What is the name of the US financier jailed for 150 years for fraud in June 2009?
A Bernie Madoff. The judge sentenced him on June 29, 2009, after he pleaded guilty to 11 federal crimes related to operating a massive Ponzi scheme.
3 Which 19th-century Australian outlaw wore metal body and head armour until police captured him by shooting and wounding his unprotected legs?
A Ned Kelly – the armour is preserved as a national treasure in the State Library of Victoria. His suit of armour was half his own body weight
4 Who preceded Ronald Reagan as the U.S. president?
A Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter served as the 39th U.S. president from 1977 to 1981. He outlived every other president in U.S. history and became the first to reach age 100.
5 Who was the most famous wife of baseball player Joe DiMaggio?
A Marilyn Monroe – The media highly publicised their 1954 marriage, even though the union lasted only nine months. While DiMaggio married twice before, the public still views his relationship with Monroe as his most iconic and famous.
6 Which US President was born in Hawai’i?
A Barack Obama. Obama earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Columbia University in 1983 and later organised communities in Chicago. He entered Harvard Law School in 1988 and became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review.
7 Which English Prime Minister left school in 1959 with just three O-level passes?
A John Major, passes in History, English Language and English Literature
8 Which heroic medieval King of Scotland probably died from leprosy complications?
A Robert the Bruce (Robert I, 11th July 1274 – 7th June 1329). He had been suffering from the illness for some time.
9 Who is the only 20th-century president to be carved into Mount Rushmore?
A Theodore Roosevelt. The 26th President of the United States
10 Which notorious criminal couple did officers shoot and kill in 1934?
A Bonnie and Clyde. Officers shot and killed Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934, following one of the nation’s most extensive manhunts.