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The Guinness Book of World Records lists which author of whodunits and creator of 'Miss Marple' as the best-selling novelist of all time?
Which General surrendered at Yorktown 1781 effectively ending the American Revolution?
Who was the artist 1776–1847 whose paintings include 'Dedham Vale' and 'The Hay Wain'?
Who was Henry VIII's Chief Minister from 1532 until his sudden execution in 1540?
Who became the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532 and was burned at the stake in 1556?
Who was the Duke of Marlborough who won the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies and Malplaquet during the War of the Spanish Succession?
Which Prime Minister is best remembered for his appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s?
Which abolitionist 1760-1846 rode ~45,000 miles on horseback in his almost lifelong fight against slavery?
Which land and water world speed record holder was killed on Coniston Water in 1967?
Which playwright and composer is best known for his plays 'Private Lives' and 'Blithe Spirit' and the song 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen'?
Who became the first person to sail single-handed around the world in 1966-67 in his yacht 'Gipsy Moth IV'?
Which writer 1906-98 of over 90 novels, many set in Newcastle, made total sales topping 100 million worldwide?
Who invented the hovercraft in the 1950s?
Who was the instigator and leader of the 1605 'Gunpowder Plot'?
Which archaeologist discovered the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun in 1922?
Which writer and printer introduced the printing press into England in 1476?
Who won the Battle of Plassey 1757 that gave the East India Company control over Bengal India?
Who is known as 'the Father of English literature' who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' at the end of the 14th century?
Which English nurse was controversially executed for treason by a German firing squad in 1915?
Which Romantic poet 1772-1834 wrote 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Christabel' and 'Kubla Khan'?