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1 Which US battleship is said to be the first to be sunk at Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941?
A USS Arizona. The USS Arizona remains where it sank on December 7, 1941, and it is preserved as a national cemetery.
2 Which US city was the scene of the so-called Rodney King riots in 1992?
A Los Angeles, also known as the South Central riots or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising; a series of civil disturbances that erupted in Los Angeles County following the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King.
3 The anniversary of which battle is celebrated annually in the UK on the 21st of October?
A Battle of Trafalgar, a significant naval victory over the French and Spanish fleets
4 What was the name of the plane in which Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927?
A Spirit of St. Louis, a custom-built, single-engine Ryan NYP monoplane.
5 Which North Sea oil rig disastrously caught fire in 1988?
A Piper Alpha. The disaster killed 167 people and remains the world’s deadliest offshore oil disaster. It also resulted in financial losses of some $6.4 billion (in 2024 dollars).
6 The volcano Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE destroying which Roman city?
A Pompeii, along with other settlements like Herculaneum and Stabiae
7 What was the cause of death in 1804 of the US politician and founding father Alexander Hamilton?
A Gunshot wound after duel. On July 11, 1804, mortally wounded during a duel with Aaron Burr for defaming him. He died the following day.
8 In what modern US state did the Mayflower first land in 1620?
A Massachusetts, specifically near Cape Cod. While the Pilgrims initially intended to settle in Virginia, they ended up anchoring in Cape Cod due to rough seas, before ultimately establishing Plymouth Colony within the state.
9 In what year did NASA’s Apollo 12 land on the moon?
A 1969 – 19h November. The mission was the second crewed lunar landing, following Apollo 11. The Apollo 12 crew, including Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean, and Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon, landed near the Surveyor 3 spacecraft in the Ocean of Storms.
10 Which English monarch was on the throne during the time of the Black Death?
A King Edward III. The plague, which decimated a significant portion of Europe’s population, appeared in England in 1348 and raged until 1349