Why did the Brithish Royal Family change its name from 'Saxe-Coburg and Gotha' to 'Windsor' in 1917?
because it was too long
because it sounded too German
because it was too difficult to pronounce
In what year were Tsar Nicolas II and his family killed by the Bolsheviks?
1916
1917
1918
What were Swiss women finally allowed to do in 1971?
vote in national elections
get a divorce
open a bank account
Which famous American was assassinated on 4th April 1968?
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
Bobby Kennedy
The sale of what was banned in the USA in January 1920?
cigarettes
alcohol
tobacco
Which Italian city was destroyed when a volcano erupted in 79 AD?
Rome
Pompeii
Naples
Who wrote his thoughts in a 'Little Red Book'?
Lenin
Ghandi
Mao Zedong
In 1922, a 14-year-old boy was given the first human experimental dose of what?
penicillin
insulin
paracetamol
When were bar codes first used?
the 1980s
the 1960s
the 1970s
In which city did the second Olympic Games of the modern era take place in 1900?
Athens
Rome
Paris