Hisdates•ComHistorical Facts
Saturday, 23 August 2025
Q: Which wife of Henry VIII had already married twice before she became queen, and married for a fourth time after Henry's death?
A: Catherine Parr.
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Q: What was the name of the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought in 1485?
A: Battle of Bosworth.
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Q: Who was the prime minister of South Africa who was assassinated in 1966?
A: Hendrik Verwoerd.
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Q: Which 17th-century king of Sweden was known as the "Lion of the North"?
A: Gustavus Adolphus.
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Q: What year saw the nationalization of British Railways?
A: 1948.
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Q: Who are the only two English sovereigns from whom Prince Charles is not descended?
A: Charles II and James II.
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Q: Who succeeded the Roman emperor, Trajan?
A: Hadrian.
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Q: In which country is the castle that gives the Habsburg dynasty its name?
A: Switzerland.
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Q: Who was the admiral of the French fleet defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar?
A: Pierre de Villeneuve.
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A: Trivia Country!
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Q: During which war was the Battle of Blenheim?
A: War of Spanish Succession.
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Q: Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
A: House of Lancaster.
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Q: In which Indian city did British troops open fire without warning on a crowd of 10,000 in 1919?
A: Amritsar.
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Q: In which war was the Battle of Ramillies?
A: War of Spanish Succession.
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Q: Which sultan of Egypt, who precipitated the third Crusade, subsequently made peace with Richard I?
A: Saladin.
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Q: In which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
A: 1941.
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Q: In which naval battle did Rome decisively defeat the forces of Antony and Cleopatra?
A: Battle of Actium.
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Q: Which new policy in 1958 was an attempt to achieve "true communism" in China?
A: The Great Leap Forward.
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Q: Who was appointed successor to Hitler in 1939 but expelled from the Nazi party six years later?
A: Hermann Goering.
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