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Whose circus started its first tour of the United States in 1835?
P.T. Barnum

 

Who was the suffragette who was killed after she ran out in front of King George V's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby.
Emily Davison

 

Which British Secretary of State for War resigned following a sex scandal in 1963?
John Profumo

 

1649 was the year in which the King of England was executed. Who was he?
King Charles I

 

The Menai Suspension Bridge which connects Anglesey to the mainland was built by which Scottish Civil Engineer?
Thomas Telford

 

Sir Winston Churchill died and was buried in January of which year?
1965

 

In 1856 Queen Victora established the Victoria Cross to recognize acts of bravery during which war?
Crimean War

 

The first Holy Roman Emperor died in 814. What was his name?
Charlemange

 

In 1547, 9 year old Edward VI becomes king following the death of his father. Who was his father?
Henry VIII

 

What did James W. Marshall find at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento in 1848?
Gold