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#1. In which year was the Battle of Hastings fought?
The Norman victory over Harold II took place at Hastings in 1066.
#2. Which civilisation built Machu Picchu in the Andes?
Machu Picchu was built by the Inca civilisation in what is now Peru.
#3. Which English king agreed to Magna Carta in 1215?
King John agreed to Magna Carta at Runnymede in June 1215.
#4. In which city was RMS Titanic built?
Titanic was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
#5. Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and later won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
#6. In which year did the uprising that began the Haitian Revolution take place?
The major uprising by enslaved people in French Saint-Domingue began in August 1791.
#7. Who published On the Origin of Species in 1859?
Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859.
#8. In which year did Northern Ireland formally come into existence?
Northern Ireland came into existence on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
#9. Who was British prime minister when Britain entered the Second World War in September 1939?
Neville Chamberlain was prime minister in September 1939; Winston Churchill succeeded him in May 1940.
#10. Which treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783?
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 recognised the independence of the United States and ended the war between Britain and the United States.
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