1. The battle for Baghdad in April 2003 between the US-led Coalition forces and the Iraqi army lasted how many days?

 
 
 
 
 

2. In what did Bangladesh declare its independence from Pakistan?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Who was the first explorer to sail around the world?

 
 
 
 
 

4. Jesse James, American outlaw, led the gang who carried out the first train robberies.  When was he born?

 
 
 
 
 

5. When was the Act of Union made law, joining England and Scotland as one country?

 
 
 
 
 

6. Which USA President was a licensed bar-tender?

 
 
 
 
 

7. In what year was Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Paul III, after marrying his second wife Anne Boleyn?

 
 
 
 
 

8. In which year did Hitler’s rising Nazi party win almost half the seats in the German election?

 
 
 
 
 

9. When did St Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order, die?

 
 
 
 
 

10. In which year was Gibraltar ceded to Britain following the Treaty of Utrecht?

 
 
 
 
 

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