| Question | Answer |
| Which composer was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770? | |
| Which Cold War 'monument' fell in 1989 after 28 years in place? | |
| What was the former name of Constantinople? | |
| Which city, on the banks of the Euphrates, was home to a Wonder of the Ancient World? | |
| Who was the only British Prime Minister to serve under three different monarchs? | |
| Which Archbishop of Canterbury was assassinated by followers of Henry II? | |
| How was Siddhartha Gautama better known? | |
| In which battle of the Wars of the Roses was Richard III killed? | |
| Which French prison contained only 7 prisoners when it was stormed in 1789? | |
| Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus? | |
| Which Italian Renaissance artist painted 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera?' | |
| Which 19th century German statesman was known as the 'Iron Chancellor?' | |
| Which Spanish city was witness to one of the bloodiest sieges of the Peninsular War? | |
| Which Celtic Queen destroyed modern-day Colchester in AD c.61? | |
| Which period of early manufacture was characterised by the use of copper and one of its alloys? | |
| Which assassin of Julius Caesar did John Wilkes Booth claim to be inspired by? | |
| Which Holy Roman Emperor shares his name with the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union? | |
| Which 70-metre long embroidery depicts the events of the Norman conquest of England? | |
| Which Venezuelan led Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia to independence? | |
| In which US city were three shiploads of tea destroyed in defiance to British rule? | |