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The questions are based on events that happened in a January

 

The 'Yorkshire Ripper' was arrested in January 1981 following one of the largest police investigations ever. What was his real name?
Peter Sutcliffe

 

Why did the USA president Richard Nixon sign a bill in 1974 restricting the speed limit for cars to 55mph?
To conserve fuel during an OPEC embargo

 

Pete Postlethwaite who died in January 2011 starred as Danny Ormondroyd the conductor of the band in which film?
Brassed Off

 

In 1941 German bombing severely damaged Llandaff Cathedral in which city?
Cardiff

 

Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun was launched by which country in 1959?
Soviet Union

 

Born in January 1936 which American singer is perhaps best known for his hit song and karaoke classic 'King of the Road'?
Roger Miller

 

In January 1777 which American General defeated the British General Cornwallis at the battle of Princeton?
General George Washington

 

In 1833 the British claimed sovereignty over which south Atlantic islands?
The Falklands

 

Which state was admitted as the 49th US State in January 1959?
Alaska