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1 Who received the Nobel peace prize in 1964 for his leadership in the American Civil Rights Movement?
A Martin Luther King Jr.. The Nobel Committee recognized his nonviolent approach to achieving equal rights for Black Americans.
2 Which British monarch was the first to live in Buckingham Palace?
A Queen Victoria. Taking up residence in 1837. She moved into the palace shortly after her accession to the throne, following the death of her uncle, King William IV, who never resided there.
3 Which mathematician and codebreaker appears on the reverse of the £50 note issued in June 2021?
A Alan Turing.
4 Who was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes?
A Roger Bannister. He ran it in 1954 at age 25 in 3:59.4.
5 Who was the youngest person elected as president of the U.S.A.?
A John F. Kennedy. At age 43; assassinated at age 46.
6 Which derivatives trader brought down Barings Bank in 1995?
A Nick Leeson. His unauthorised and hidden trading activities led to massive losses, ultimately causing the bank’s collapse.
7 Which 20th-century dictator awarded himself the title “Conqueror of the British Empire”?
A Idi Amin of Uganda. The full self-appointed title was: His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hajj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.
8 Who founded the pub chain J D Wetherspoon in 1979?
A Tim Martin. Tim Martin opened his first pub on Colney Hatch Lane in Muswell Hill, north London, on 9 December 1979. Notably, the establishment operated under the name “Martin’s Free House” for its first month. However, the owner rebranded the site as Wetherspoons early in 1980, launching the brand we recognise today.
9 Who was the UK’s last woman executed by hanging?
A Ruth Ellis. Authorities executed Ruth Ellis at Holloway Prison on July 13, 1955. Specifically, she faced the gallows for the murder of her lover, David Blakely, marking a pivotal moment in British legal history.
10 Who became the owner of “The News Of The World” in 1969?
A Rupert Murdoch. He acquired the newspaper through his company, News Ltd., after a year-long struggle against a rival bid from Robert Maxwell’s Pergamon Press.