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It Happened in May (Round 2)

A quiz on historical events from the month of May

It Happened in May

 

All the questions relate to events that happened in May of particular years

 

In May 1707 the Act of Union joined which 2 kingdoms together?
England and Scotland

 

On 1st may 1851, Queen Victoria opened what in London?
The Great Exhibition

 

In 1994 which 3 times World Formula 1 champion was killed in the San Marino Grand Prix?
Ayrton Senna

 

Kiss The Girls and Make Them Cry (Round 126)

 

Which animal is a small, furry rodent, similar in size to a rabbit, that is native to the Andes mountains of South America. 
Chinchilla

 

In the nursary rhyme who 'Kissed the girls and made them cry'?
Georgie Porgie

 

Which actor played the role of Batman in the film The Dark Knight?
Christian Bale

 

What was the Manhattan Project?
The development of the Atomic Bomb

 

Waterloo! (Round 125)

 

ABBA won the eurovision song contest with 'Waterloo' but what was the year?

a) 1974 b) 1975 c) 1976
a) 1974

 

John Dezso Ratzenberger is famous for playing the part of Cliff Clavin in which american sitcom?
Cheers

 

Released in 1985 who had a number 1 hit with the anti-war themed '19'?
Paul Hardcastle

 

Which English king was known as 'Lionheart'?
Richard I

 

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