History 3

Historical happenings

1. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?

Dan Quayle

2. Which of Hitler's associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?

Goering

3. Which was the first woman to be shot and killed by the American agency the FBI?

Bonney Parker

4. What was the first condom made of, a)Leather, b)Linen, c)Goat Skin or d)Tree Bark

Linen

5. Which hotel had Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed just left when they were involved in the fatal car crash?

The Ritz

6. Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him the male heir he wanted?

Jane Seymour

7. Which Sioux Indian was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?

Crazy Horse

8. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?

Sir Walter Raleigh

9. Which is the only dead language that has been totally resurrected for every day use?

Hebrew - dead for 2,300 years

10. During the Second World War, who were said to be "Overpaid,

oversexed and over here"?

American troops