Round 3 -History

Q1
The Night of the Long Knives took place in which decade?
1930s (1934)
Q2
The area of Prussia was a dominant kingdom and historical state between 1701-1918 which had a defining role in the unification of which empire in 1871?
German
Q3
Which president, after surviving an assassination attempt, joked “Honey, I forgot to duck.”?
Ronald Reagan
Q4
In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched by NASA, West Germany won the FIFA World Cup held in Italy, Iraq invaded Kuwait, and the USA invaded Panama to depose General Manuel Noriega?
1990
Q5
The Rainbow Warrior was a prominent flagship famous for being sunk by French intelligence agents on July 10, 1985, in Auckland, New Zealand. To which organisation did it belong?
Greenpeace
Q6
Mrs Bug - who died in Suffolk in 1913, was the last known British person to be killed by what? A Corset, The Black Death, Rabies?
The Black Death
Q7
What was the name of the lauch rocket used during the Apollo program between 1967 and 1973?
Saturn V
Q8
Which war saw 19,240 British deaths on the first day alone?
Batlle of the Somme
Q9
Who was known as "The Iron Duke"?
The Duke of Wellington
Q10
What volcano destroyed Pompeii in 79AD?
Vesuvius