In which century was The War of the Roses?
15th

In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the first practical spinning frame with multiple spindles, by what was it known?
The Spinning Jenny. 

The first steam driven public railway was opened in 1825 and was called what?
The Stockton and Darlington Railway

2001 saw the completion of the project to map the genetic structure of the human body. What was the project called?
The Human Genome Project

Name the actor and the film that the following quotes are from:

1940's romantic drama - "Here's looking at you, kid." 
Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

1960's thriller, "A boy's best friend is his mother." 
Anthony Perkins, Psycho

1970's family film - "Daddy! My Daddy!" 
Jenny Agutter, The Railway Children

1970's Comedy - "He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!" 
Terry Jones, Monty Python's Life of Brian

One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, he set up a band featuring his wife Linda and Denny Laine.
Paul McCartney

Born in Gateshead in 1967, this English footballer has been described as 'the most naturally gifted English midfielder of his generation'. Name him.
Paul Gascoigne

American actor and star of the Fast & Furious series of films who sadly died in a car crash.
Paul Walker

The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri all share a border with which US states?

Kansas

Which French chemist and microbiologist was renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization?

Louis Pastour

One half of a legendary comic duo, they starred in many films in the early days of cinema
Oliver Hardy

Prolific film director and writer, amongst many others he directed Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone

Originally the MP for Huntington, he lead one side in the English civil war.
Oliver Cromwell