History by Letter: B
History by Letter: B
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What was the surname of French Emperor Napoleon I, who lost decisive battles at Leipzig, Laon and most famously Waterloo?
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Ancient city near to modern-day Baghdad, most famous for its hanging gardens - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?
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Queen of the Iceni tribe, who led an infamous revolt against Roman forces stationed in Britain?
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Which city - the birthplace of JRR Tolkien and the historical capital of the Orange Free State - is now the judicial capital of the Republic of South Africa?
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Which British architect and engineer - one of the faces of the Industrial Revolution - is famous for structures such as Box Tunnel and the Clifton suspension bridge?
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Which Italian city in Emilia-Romagna (also the namesake of a pasta sauce) is the location of the world's oldest university in continuous operation?
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Which city in East Asia was often referred to as Peking by westerners during the 19th and 20th centuries?
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What was the surname of the 19th-century literary siblings Emily, Charlotte and Anne?
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Which English explorer became - during his attempts to locate the northwest passage between the Atlantic and Pacific - the namesake of a Canadian island, the world's fifth largest, and its neighbouring bay?
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Which Levantine city was often referred to during the 20th century as the Paris of the Middle East?
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Which man - the namesake of a country and the currency of his home nation - is credited with leading the liberation of much of South America?
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Which Scotsman is generally credited with the invention of the telephone?
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1 Which battle of 1314 - near modern-day Stirling - marked a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce over Edward II, solidifying Scottish independence over England?
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Which city - the state capital of Massachusetts and one of the oldest major cities in the US - was the location of an infamous "Tea Party" in 1773?
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Which modern-day country in western Africa was formerly known as Upper Volta during its French colonial period?
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The spiritual leader Siddhārta Gautama is most commonly known by what mononym?
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Which city - the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire - was renamed Constantinople in honour of Emperor Constantine I, before subsequently being renamed Istanbul under the Ottoman Empire?
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Which city was the official capital of Yugoslavia from its inception in 1918 until its uneasy dissolution in the 1990s?
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Which densely-populated nation in South Asia was formerly known as East Pakistan before it gained independence in 1971?
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What was the nickname of the famous Bristolian pirate born Edward Teach?
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What was the surname of French Emperor Napoleon I, who lost decisive battles at Leipzig, Laon and most famously Waterloo?Bonaparte
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Ancient city near to modern-day Baghdad, most famous for its hanging gardens - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world?Babylon
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Queen of the Iceni tribe, who led an infamous revolt against Roman forces stationed in Britain?Boudicca
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Which city - the birthplace of JRR Tolkien and the historical capital of the Orange Free State - is now the judicial capital of the Republic of South Africa?Bloemfontein
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Which British architect and engineer - one of the faces of the Industrial Revolution - is famous for structures such as Box Tunnel and the Clifton suspension bridge?Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Which Italian city in Emilia-Romagna (also the namesake of a pasta sauce) is the location of the world's oldest university in continuous operation?Bologna
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Which city in East Asia was often referred to as Peking by westerners during the 19th and 20th centuries?Beijing
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What was the surname of the 19th-century literary siblings Emily, Charlotte and Anne?Brontë
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Which English explorer became - during his attempts to locate the northwest passage between the Atlantic and Pacific - the namesake of a Canadian island, the world's fifth largest, and its neighbouring bay?Baffin
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Which Levantine city was often referred to during the 20th century as the Paris of the Middle East?Beirut
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Which man - the namesake of a country and the currency of his home nation - is credited with leading the liberation of much of South America?Simón Bolivar
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Which Scotsman is generally credited with the invention of the telephone?Alexander Graham Bell
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1 Which battle of 1314 - near modern-day Stirling - marked a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce over Edward II, solidifying Scottish independence over England?Bannockburn
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Which city - the state capital of Massachusetts and one of the oldest major cities in the US - was the location of an infamous "Tea Party" in 1773?Boston
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Which modern-day country in western Africa was formerly known as Upper Volta during its French colonial period?Burkina Faso
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The spiritual leader Siddhārta Gautama is most commonly known by what mononym?Buddha
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Which city - the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire - was renamed Constantinople in honour of Emperor Constantine I, before subsequently being renamed Istanbul under the Ottoman Empire?Byzantium
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Which city was the official capital of Yugoslavia from its inception in 1918 until its uneasy dissolution in the 1990s?Belgrade
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Which densely-populated nation in South Asia was formerly known as East Pakistan before it gained independence in 1971?Bangladesh
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What was the nickname of the famous Bristolian pirate born Edward Teach?Blackbeard
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