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1 Mary Robinson was the first female president of which country?
A Republic of Ireland
2 Who was the only American First Lady who didn’t change her name on marrying?
A Eleanor Roosevelt – she was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt – a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States
3 What is Donald Trump’s middle name?
A John
4 In which year did Prince Charles marry Camilla Parker-Bowles?
A 2005, 9th April
5 Joseph Smith (1805-1844) is the founder of which religious movement?
A Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
6 How was Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod better known during the First World War?
A Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer and courtesan who gained notoriety for her alleged role as a German spy during World War I. “Mata Hari” is an Indonesian phrase meaning “sun” or “eye of the day”.
7 Who was the principal architect of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral?
A Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, he won the design competition in 1903 and oversaw construction until he died in 1960.
8 Who was the UK Prime Minister at the end of the First World War?
A David Lloyd George. He became Prime Minister in December 1916 and remained in office until 1922, after the end of the war.
9 Whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, was a pivotal moment in the US civil rights movement?
A Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus, as required by segregation laws at the time.
10 Peter Benenson founded which organisation in 1961?
A Amnesty International. He launched an “Appeal for Amnesty” campaign in 1961, aiming to obtain an amnesty for prisoners of conscience worldwide.