Our opening history round, weighted towards the twentieth century. The date of D-Day, the year Castro took power in Cuba, and the city where Kennedy was assassinated.
Two questions reach further back, to Hadrian's Wall and the marital arithmetic of Henry VIII.
- What date was D-Day?
- How many of King Henry VIII's wives were called Catherine?
- Which country was General Franco dictator over?
- What famous wall, built by a Roman Emperor, lies between Scotland and England?
- During which year did Fidel Castro gain power over Cuba?
- What is the name of the city where John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
- Which war first introduced the use of tanks?
- What year did Sir Winston Churchill step into power over Great Britain?
- Since retiring from service, where is the QE2 docked on a permanent basis?
- What was the Nazi symbol called?
- What were Norsemen better known as?
- During which year did the RMS Titanic sink?
- Who was the first president of America?
- What year did Adolf Hitler die?
- During which year did Christopher Columbus discover the Bahamas?