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It Happened in August (Round 2)

 

In what year during Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sailed into what is now known as Hudson Bay? a) 1610 b) 1660 c) 1710
a) 1610

 

Who commanded the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 which was rammed by a Japenese ship in WWII, and went on to have an important political career?
John F Kennedy

 

August 2017 News Quiz (Round 1)

 

Which ship arrived back at Portsmouth after undergoing 2 months of sea trials?
HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

Who is scheduled to headline a benefit concert when the M.E.N Arena re-opens?
Noel Gallagher

 

Daniel Craig has apparently signed up for his fifth Bond movie. How many Bond films have been released in the franchise?
24

 

Australia's Largest City (Round 139)

 

What is Australia's largest city in terms of population?
Sydney

 

Which physicist and chemist was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel prize?
Marie Curie

 

The United States Military Academy is at West Point, but in which County of New York is it in?
Orange County

 

Who won the Bradford West by-election standing as a Respect Party candidate in 2012?
George Galloway

 

Sports Quiz (Round 17)

Which pair of Dutch twins played for Glasgow Rangers in the early 2000s?

Frank & Ronald De Boer

 

Alexander Stadium, home of the Birchfield Harriers, is found in which British city?

Birmingham

 

Where did the Rowing and Canoe Sprint events take place at the 2012 Summer Olympics hosted in Britain?

Eton Dorney

 

Which northern side has won the British Basketball League seven times since 2005-06?

Newcastle Eagles

 

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