In 1863, American president Lincoln delivered a famous speech which began with the words, 'Four score and seven years ago'. What was the speech called?
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The Iowa Speech
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The Kentucky Poem
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The Gettysburg Address
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The Mississippi Story
Q.2.
In 1085-6, King William I drew up a document to detail land and resources. What was it called?
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The Apocalypse Document
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The Doomsday Book
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The Armageddon Story
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The Catastrophe Text
Q.3.
A document was produced on February 21st, 1878 which ensured the telephone was a success. What was it?
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The instructions on how to use the phone
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The first telephone directory
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A guide to good etiquette on the phone
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Advice on where to position the phone in the house
Q.4.
The Dictionary of the English Language was written by Samuel Johnson and was the first dictionary to do what?
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To put the words into alphabetical order
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To only focus on the interesting words
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To offer explanations for each word
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To have more than half of the words spelled correctly
Q.5.
The Rosetta Stone bears ancient inscriptions written in four languages. What did they later help to solve?
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Where Egyptian Kings went on holiday
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Why stone is heavier than paper
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The mystery of stone
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The riddle of Egyptian hieroglyphics
Q.6.
In 1963, Martin Luther King read a rousing speech about equal rights for black people. What is a famous line from the speech?
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I had a nightmare
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I have a dream
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I didn't sleep a wink
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I woke early
Q.7.
King John wrote the Magna Carta in the 13th Century to make very clear laws for everyone. What was it written on?
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Papyrus
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Large, flat leaves
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Tissue paper
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The skin of a sheep
Q.8.
The Bible is widely considered to be the best selling book of all time. How many copies are estimated to have been sold?
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Exactly 400,000
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Less than 1 million
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About 1000
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Over 5 billion
Q.9.
In 1905, Alfred Binet wrote something which most of us may face in our lifetime. What was it?
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The IQ test
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A newspaper
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A driving test
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A love letter
Q.10.
In 1840, Catherine Elizabeth Benson Brewer was the first ever woman to receive a very important piece of paper. What was it?
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A note from the Queen
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A college degree
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An invitation to a ball
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A letter from the prime minister
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