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Questions

1) Why was Robert Catesby killed in 1605?

 

2) James Cook the famous british explorer, navigator and cartographer was born on the 7th November in the 28th year of which century?

 

3) Who was elected as American President for a record 4th time in November 1944?

 

4) Which Canadian singer/songwriter was born Roberta Joan Anderson in November 1943?

 

5) In November 1956 the United Nations General Assembly called on the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw troops from which country?

 

6) Mary Robinson became the first woman to be elected President of which country in 1990?

 

7) What was the nickname of Joseph William Frazier, who died in november 2011, and was the first boxer to beat Mohammed Ali?

 

8) Taking its name from its founder Sir Thomas Bodley, the Bodleian Library, one of the oldest in Europe, opened to the public in 1602. Where?

 

9) What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover whilst experimenting with electricity?

 

10) Whom did Donald Trump beat in the 2016 Presidential election in November of that year?

 

 

 

Answers

1) Why was Robert Catesby killed in 1605?

He was the ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters

 

2) James Cook the famous british explorer, navigator and cartographer was born on the 7th November in the 28th year of which century?

18th (1728)

 

3) Who was elected as American President for a record 4th time in November 1944?

Franklin D Roosevelt

 

4) Which Canadian singer/songwriter was born Roberta Joan Anderson in November 1943?

Joni Mitchell

 

5) In November 1956 the United Nations General Assembly called on the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw troops from which country?

Egypt (Suez Crisis)

 

6) Mary Robinson became the first woman to be elected President of which country in 1990?

The Republic of Ireland

 

7) What was the nickname of Joseph William Frazier, who died in november 2011, and was the first boxer to beat Mohammed Ali?

Smokin’ Joe

 

8) Taking its name from its founder Sir Thomas Bodley, the Bodleian Library, one of the oldest in Europe, opened to the public in 1602. Where?

University of Oxford

 

9) What did Wilhelm Röntgen discover whilst experimenting with electricity?

X-Rays

 

10) Whom did Donald Trump beat in the 2016 Presidential election in November of that year?

Hilary Clinton