Lockdown Pub Quiz - Fri 13th Nov

Here we go....10 questions + a bonus one. The proper 10 are on history. Answers in message body please, no googling and scores and winners will be revealed a bit later than normal about 9.30 - 10.00pm.

1) Who was the first Poet to be buried in Westminster Abbey's 'Poets Corner'?

2) Which 1836 battle was fought between American's, Mexican's and Native Indians?

3) Who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170?

4) Which English King was known as 'The Merry Monarch'?

5) In which year was King Edward VIII briefly King for 10 mths before abdication.

6) Whose idea was the disastrous WW1 attack on Gallipoli in 1915?

7) Who followed Mikhail Gorbachev as Russian President?

8) Crecy and Agincourt were both battles in which war?

9) Which monarch reputedly dropped some Crown Jewels in The Wash?

10) In which decade did the London Underground Train Service first start up?

And the additional question (tiebreaker if need be).
Which former Norwich City player was born on Friday 13th July 1979?

Posted By: Saucerer on November 13th 2020 at 18:38:04

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