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