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    Q) Who was the mythic founder of Britain?
    A) Brutus
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    Who commanded the Light Brigade during its fateful charge: Lord Cardigan.
    Or was The Battle of Balaclava, at which the Charge of the Light Brigade, a victory or defeat for the British Army? Victory.
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    Wich king drowned due his own armour, on his way to Jeruzalem.

    Barbarossa, Emperor Friedrich II

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    Who surrendered the german troops at stalingrad in winter 1943 (42)

    General Paulus

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    Ok, keep them coming.

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    Q: Which Roman Emperor conquered Britain and added it to the empire?
    A: Claudius

    Q: When did the battle of Agincourt take place?
    A: October 2th 1415

    Q: When did Queen Victoria die?
    A: January 22nd 1901
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    Q.which general of the roman republic defeated hannibal in north africa
    A.Cornelius Scipio Africanus
    Q.What emperor first banned the gladitorial games and events associated with it
    A. Caligula (most people get this wrong, and say claudius)
    Q.What nations began ww1
    A. serbia, austria, prussia, russia (france and england were brought into the war by prussia attacking france)
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    Q: The Marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine started the English craze for which wine?
    A: Claret. Bordeaux wines were made in Aquitaine.

    Q: The names of which historical Kings are the sizes of large wine bottles?
    A: Jeroboam (4 bottles), Rehoboam (6), Methuselah (8), Salmanazar (12), Balthazar (16), Nebuchadnezzar (20), Melchior (24).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Emperor Umeu 1
    Who surrendered the german troops at stalingrad in winter 1943 (42)

    General Paulus
    Q.Of those that surrendered at Stalingrad how many survived the POW camps until the end of the war.
    A. 5-10 percent

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