Will Young won Britain’s Pop Idol and Kelly Clarkson won American Idol, Moors murderer Myra Hindley died aged 60, and Star Wars movie Attack Of The Clones was released.ħ. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson got married, Nintendo released the video game The Legend Of Zelda, and Living Doll by Cliff Richard and The Young Ones was UK number one for three weeks.Ħ. West Germany joined NATO, Anthony Eden became Prime Minister, and James Dean died in a car accident.ĥ. Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?Ĥ. Mary I (of Scotland) also known as Mary Queen of Scotsġ0. Which Scottish monarch was convicted of treason and was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire on the 8th February 1587?
Which American battle is sometimes referred to as ‘Custer’s Last Stand’?Ĩ. What was the first name of the doctor who invented the Heimlich manoeuvre?Ħ. The German attack on which country caused Britain to enter the Second World War?ĥ. How many children did Queen Victoria have?Ĥ. Vietnam claimed independence from which country in 1945?ģ. Which two of Henry VIII’s wives were executed?Ģ. These are generic history questions, which should hopefully get your players scratching their heads and trying to remember their school days.ġ.