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1 Who gained her 15 minutes of fame when streaking at Twickenham in 1982?
A Erica Rowe. She was a 24-year-old bookshop assistant who caught the public’s attention and became known as the “original streaker queen”.
2 Which twentieth-century king reigned for only 326 days?
A Edward VIII, from 20th January to 10th December 1936. He abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
3 Who is the only twentieth-century US President carved on Mount Rushmore?
A Theodore Roosevelt. Mount Rushmore features his face alongside those of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.
4 Who was the bride in the first British royal wedding to be screened in colour on television?
A Princess Anne. She married Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on November 14, 1973.
5 Radio 1 DJ Michael Pasternak was better known under which name?
A Emperor Rosko. He was one of the early presenters on Radio 1 and also worked on Radio Caroline.
6 What was the name of the teenage showgirl who caused MP John Profumo to resign?
A Christine Keeler. She was 19 years old at the time of the scandal. The Profumo affair was a major scandal in British politics involving an affair between Profumo and Keeler, which led to Profumo’s resignation.
7 Who famously said in a speech, “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner)?
A President John F. Kennedy, in his speech on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin. It was part of a broader message of solidarity with the people of West Berlin during the Cold War.
8 Whom did the British exile to the island of St. Helena in 1815?
A Napoleon I (Bonaparte). The British government exiled Napoleon to St. Helena after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. They chose the island for its extreme isolation in the South Atlantic to prevent him from escaping or plotting further uprisings.
9 Which queen did Elizabeth I send to the executioner’s block at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587?
A Mary Queen of Scots. The commission found her guilty of treason, and an executioner beheaded her in the castle’s Great Hall.
10 Which Member of Parliament campaigned against the British transatlantic slave trade in the 18th century?
A William Wilberforce. He targeted the abolition of the slave trade first before seeking the complete end of slavery; Parliament finally passed the Slave Trade Act in 1807.