ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE!
1. Who was the first man to swim the English channel? - Captain Mathew Web - jaysay
2. What was the nationality of the first man to conquer the summit of mount Everest? - New Zealander - Churchill
3. Which prime minister had the nickname dizzy? - Benjamin Disraeli - poppy
4. Gainsborough painted the blue boy, who painted the little red boy?
5. Who is this country's most decorated soldier, now retired, former commander of the SAS, and now banned from attending their regimental association gatherings because of his book about the SAS? - General Sir Peter de Bilier - Churchill
6. Who in 1776 left England with two ships, resolution and discovery to try and find a route around north America? - Captain James Cook - Kels97
7. What famous World War II general went into battle wearing two ivory-handled revolvers on his hips? - General George Patton - Von
8. Who founded the conservative party and served three times as prime minister? - Sir Robert Peel - jaysay
9. Who jotted down his last entry on 31 may 1669? - Samuel Pepys - emmylou
10. Which Scottish missionary in the 1850's, explored Africa's interior in an attempt to introduce Christianity and eliminate slavery? - Dr Livingstone - jaysay
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