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| Which month of the year is named after the Roman god of gates, doorways and transitions? | |
| Which French saint was burnt at the stake in 1431, aged 19? | |
| Which pop 'royal' died on June 25th 2009? | |
| Which geologic period lasted from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous? | |
| Which mysterious figure killed five prostitutes in Whitechapel in 1888? | |
| What name was given to a person dedicated to the restoration of Stuart kings to British thrones? | |
| Who ascended the throne of England and Scotland after the death of Elizabeth I? | |
| The old walled part of which city is divided into Armenian, Christian, Jewish and Muslim quarters? | |
| A 1755 dictionary by which man was viewed as the eminent English dictionary for 150 years? | |
| Which African city was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek? | |
| Which WWI battle off the coast of Denmark was the largest naval battle of the war? | |
| Which Mediæval sport was discontinued in France following the death of Henry II? | |
| Who was the first pope to use two names for his regnal name? | |
| Which US President oversaw the Louisiana Purchase? | |
| Which Irish author wrote Ulysses in 1922? | |
| Who was the Roman goddess of marriage? | |
| Which Byzantine emperor is known for the Corpus Juris Civilis, a code of civil law? | |
| Which scientist discovered a vaccination for smallpox in 1796, after observing milkmaids? | |
| Which Middle-Eastern city is the earliest known walled city? | |
| Which calendar was superseded by the Gregorian calendar due to an error regarding leap years? | |
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