1. Where was British explorer Captain James Cook murdered by natives in 1779?

 
 
 
 
 

2. In what year did the Church of England ordain its first women priests?

 
 
 
 
 

3. In what year was the battle of Waterloo?

 
 
 
 
 

4. The League of nations began in 1920 with just 42 members and peaked in 1935 with 58 members, but how many active members were left by 1940?

 
 
 
 
 

5. How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?

 
 
 
 
 

6. Chief Sitting Bull was one of the native American leaders who defeated General Custer at The Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.  In what year did he die?

 
 
 
 
 

7. At the start of The Battle of Britain in July 1940, Britain’s RAF had 900 serviceable fighter aircraft to defend against attack.  How many planes did the RAF lose by the end of that battle?

 
 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 
 

9. Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian to assume the title Tsar.  But in what year did he take on that role?

 
 
 
 
 

10. How many years did Prohibition last in the US?

 
 
 
 
 

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