How long did the Wright Brothers first flight last?

59 sec

12 sec

3 sec   

24 sec

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What was the cargo on board the HMS Bounty?

Breadfruit

Grapefruit

Sauerkraut

Watermelon

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Who was Patrick Stewart's best man at his wedding?

Brent Spiner

William Shatner

LeVar Burton

Johnathan Frakes

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Off the coast of which country did the Edmund Fitzgerald sink?

Canada

Ireland

Scotland

Australia

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The press coined which famous pilot 'The Flying Fool' in 1927?

Charles Lindbergh

Baron von Richtofen

Orville Wright

Amelia Earhart

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In which country did an earthquake kill an estimated 650,000 people in 1976?

China

Pakistan

Mexico

Japan

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Punch editor A P Herbert once wrote a cheque on the side of a what?

cow

bus

taxi

egg

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The USA bought the Virgin islands from which country?

Denmark

GB

Holland

France

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Which city was never the capital of the USA?

Detroit

New York 

Baltimore

Philadelphia

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Tollbooth was an infamous 18th century prison in which city?

Edinburgh

Halifax

London

Bristol

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Which queen at one time banned the use of mirrors?

Elizabeth I 

Elizabeth II 

Mary

Freddie Mercury

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How often does Airforce One undergo a complete overhaul or D-Check?

every 154 days

every 54 days

every 254 days

every 354 days

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In the 1930s, what was the 'Phalange'?

Fascist movement in Spain

Secret police in Italy

Abstract art movement

Dance craze

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The NAZIS declared war on which country 3 March 1945?

Finland

Japan

France

Italy

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Off the coast of which country did the Amoco Cadiz sink?

France

USA

Spain

South Africa

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The Roman province Aquitania was found in which modern day country?

France

Scotland

Portugal

Austria

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Which explorer first entered San Francisco Bay in 1579?

Francis Drake

Juan Ponce de Leon

Henry Hudson

Amerigo Vespucci

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Baby Doc Duvalier was the dictator of which country?

Haiti

Senegal

Vietnam

Algeria

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Herodotus is known as the father of what?

History

Medicine

Theatre

Music

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Between which two countries was the 1969 'Football War'?

Honduras and El Salvador

Brazil and Argentina

Algeria and Tunisia

 Chile and Peru 

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