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1 Who was the last Czar of Russia?
A The Bolsheviks killed Czar Nicholas II, his wife, Alexandra, and their children in July 1918. Consequently, the Romanov dynasty ended with their deaths.
2 Which post in the shadow cabinet did David Cameron hold immediately before becoming the leader?
A He served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
3 Which French scientist produced the first vaccine for anthrax?
A Louis Pasteur. He developed the vaccine in the 19th century; furthermore, his work on anthrax marked a significant breakthrough in medical science.
4 Which presidential surrogate introduced the concept of “alternative facts” after Donald Trump’s inauguration?
A Kellyanne Conway, then a Counsellor to the President, introduced the term during a January 2017 interview.
5 Which artist and television presenter designed the Blue Peter ship logo?
A Tony Hart. He created the ship design for another BBC programme; subsequently, the network adapted it for Blue Peter.
6 Which scientist was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is widely known as the “father of the atomic bomb”?
A J. Robert Oppenheimer. He directed the laboratory during the development of the first nuclear weapons.
7 Which Soviet politician succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union in 1953?
A Georgy Malenkov. Malenkov held power only briefly; specifically, a collective leadership replaced him within a matter of weeks.
8 Which USA president was responsible for the 1803 “Louisiana Purchase”?
A Thomas Jefferson. He negotiated a landmark real estate deal with France that doubled the size of the United States.
9 Which Nobel Prize-winning physiologist studied dogs and their conditioned reflexes?
A Ivan Pavlov. (1849–1936), A Russian physiologist won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the digestive system. While researching digestion in dogs, he discovered “classical conditioning” by observing that dogs learned to associate neutral stimuli (like a bell) with food, triggering a conditioned salivation reflex.
10 Which U.S. President authorised the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A Harry S. Truman. He ordered the attacks on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945).