1. Catherine of Braganza was the wife of which king of England?

 
 
 
 
 

2. Which country was formerly called Persia?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Off which USA state did the supertanker Exxon Valdez run aground in 1989 and leak 11 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean?

 
 
 
 
 

4. How many times did the IRA bomb luxury London store, Harrods?

 
 
 
 
 

5. How many days did the Siege of Leningrad last in World War Two?

 
 
 
 
 

6. In which year was Richard I (Richard The Lionheart) crowned King, aged just 31, following the death of his father, Henry II

 
 
 
 
 

7. In what year did Josef Stalin become ruler of the Soviet Union?

 
 
 
 
 

8. Which English king was victorious at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

 
 
 
 
 

9. In what year did the RAF’s first monoplane fighter, The Hawker Hurricane, make its maiden flight?

 
 
 
 
 

10. In what year was infamous Roman Emperor Caligula assassinated?

 
 
 
 
 

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