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It Happened in June

 

All the questions are about events that happened in the month of June.

 

The War of the Roses was ended when Lancastrian forces defeated Yorkist supporters in the final battle of the war. In which county did the final battle take place?
Nottinghamshire

 

In this month in 1936, Gone With the Wind was first published. Who was the author?
Margaret Mitchell

 

Prime Minister George Canning (Round 129)

 

The United States have won the most gold medals for swimming at the Olympics, but which country has won the next most?
Australia

 

Roald Amundsen the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, was which nationality?
Norwegian

 

The Maipo Valley is one of which South American country's most important wine-producing regions
Chile

 

Which actress played Forrest Gump's mother, Mrs Gump?
Sally Field

 

Joseph Priestly's Famous Invention (Round 128)

 

Joseph Priestly invented which mixer often drunk with alcoholic drinks or cordial?
Soda water

 

Who was the expadition leader when Edmund Hillary first climbed Everest?
John Hunt

 

The Garonne flows through which 2 countries?
Spain and France

 

As of season 2016-17, which city has always had a team in the highest division of English football?
Liverpool

 

Australia Quiz (Round 3)

 

What is the highest mountain in mainland Australia?
Mount Kosciuszko

 

In Australian Rules football, as of 2016, two teams share the record of most Premierships won with 16 apiece, one is Essendon, which is the other?
Carlton

 

The Australian Parliament is the world's sixth oldest continuous democracy. Which 3 components make up parliament?
The Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.

 

Sing a Song of Sixpence (Round 127)

 

Percy Shaw famously invented which safety feature?
Cat's Eye (reflective mirrors in roads)

 

Who first introduced into Europe, a practical system that allowed the mass production of printed books?
Johannes Gutenberg

 

What title did Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics hold?
Baron

 

Brazil was previously a colony of which european country?
Portugal

 

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