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- Q: How many years were between the Norman Conquest and the Great Fire of London?
A: 600. The Norman Conquest (Battle of Hastings): 1066. The Great Fire of London: 1666. - Q: The Nazi party blamed Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch communist, for setting fire to what in 1933?
A: The Reichstag (the German parliament) in February 1933. Specifically, Adolf Hitler used the fire as proof of a communist conspiracy against the state. Consequently, the government enacted the Reichstag Fire Decree, which suspended basic civil liberties and allowed for the mass arrest of political opponents. Ultimately, this single event paved the way for the total dismantling of German democracy. - Q: Which fire-breathing creature of Greek mythology has the head of a lion, body of a goat and the rear of a dragon?
A: The Chimaera. As described in Hesiod’s Theogony. - Q: In the Gerry Anderson TV series, who piloted Fireball XL5?
A: (Colonel) Steve Zodiac. In the 1962 Gerry Anderson series, co-pilot Robert the Robot and crew members Professor Matthew Matic and Venus supported Steve Zodiac. Paul Maxwell voiced the lead character. - Q: What launch on April 20th 1964, did not go ahead until the following day because of a fire at Battersea power station?
A: BBC2. Due to a major power failure, the fire crippled the BBC Television Centre in West London just before the channel’s scheduled opening, forcing the broadcast to begin in the morning on April 21st instead. - Q: Which Celtic fire festival marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter?
A: Samhain - Q: Which British poet (1914-1953) said, “When one burns one’s bridges, what a very nice fire it makes”?
A: Dylan Thomas. This quote is frequently attributed to Dylan Thomas as a reflection on moving forward and removing the possibility of returning to the past. - Q: At which battle of the American Revolutionary War did William Prescott say, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”?
A: Bunker Hill (1775). New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. Popularly known as “The Battle of Bunker Hill,” the bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures situated across the Charles River from Boston. - Q: Which band released albums called” War” and “The Unforgettable Fire” in the 1980s?
A: U2. They released War in February 1983 and The Unforgettable Fire in October 1984. - Q: Who designed the Glasgow School of Art, severely damaged by fire in May 2014?
A: Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Architectural historians hail the building—which builders completed in phases between 1897 and 1909—as a masterpiece of Art Nouveau style and a pioneer of early modern design.