Who became the first woman pilot to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930?
Which Scots born sailor became famous for his actions whilst serving the USA in the American Revolutionary War?
Which writer and humourist 1859–1927 is best known for his novels 'Three Men in a Boat' and 'Three Men on the Bummel'?
Which Shakespearean actor played Claudius in the TV series 'I, Claudius', Archbishop Cosmo Lang in 'The King's Speech' and Senator Gracchus in 'Gladiator'?
Which Welsh MP 1920–2003 served as Labour Home Secretary 1965–67 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1967–70?
Which Admiral won the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars?
Who developed the first successful vaccine, for smallpox in 1798?
Which architect's 1573–1652 buildings include the Banqueting House, Whitehall and Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace?
Which founding member and original bandleader of the Rolling Stones was found dead in his swimming pool in 1969?
Which crime novelist 1920–2014 rose to fame for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh?
Who won two Academy Awards for Best Actress 1969 & 1973 and was a Labour MP 1992-2013?
Who was the 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1770–1828 and Prime Minister 1812–1827?
Who took nine years compiling 'A Dictionary of the English Language' published 1755?
Which playwright and poet 1572–1637 is best known for his satirical plays 'Every Man in His Humour', 'Volpone, or The Foxe' and 'The Alchemist'?
Which judge is known as 'The Hanging Judge' because of the numbers hanged by 'The Bloody Assizes' following the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion of 1685?
Which sailor had his ear sliced of by a Spanish commander and gives his name to the 'War of ........ Ear' with Spain 1739-48?
Who commanded the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 during World War I?
The SI derived unit of energy is named after which English physicist?
Which leading Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher 1878–1961 painted many distinguished contemporaries including 'T. E. Lawrence', 'Thomas Hardy' and 'W. B. Yeats'?
Which colonialist led a botched raid on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic in December 1895, an event known as the '....... Raid'?
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