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Gutted!

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Introduction:
"Fire is both our friend and our enemy. This quiz, (my hundredth by the way), asks questions on some notorious fires in history. Best of luck."


1. In which US city were 300 people killed by fire in 1871?
    Chicago
    San Francisco
    New York
    Seattle


2. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt which city after a disastrous fire in 1666?
    Bristol
    Birmingham
    Edinburgh
    London


3. In which Canadian city was a faulty stove responsible for a huge fire in 1904?
    Calgary
    Vancouver
    Montreal
    Toronto


4. The financial heart of which big city was gutted in a great fire in 1835?
    Frankfurt
    New York
    London
    Paris


5. Before 9/11 the worst fire in the USA was at Peshtigo. What is eerily unusual about that fire?
    It started the same day as the Chicago fire
    It was an act of terrorism
    A medium foretold it
    An arsonist was responsible


6. Why did so many people die at the Cinq-Sept night club near Grenoble in France in 1970?
    Roof collapsed
    Club over crowded
    Floor collapsed
    Exits locked


7. What caused the fatal blaze at King's Cross/St. Pancras underground station in London on November 18, 1987?
    Arson
    A match
    Electrical fault
    Bomb


8. What was Piper-Alpha on which a disastrous fire broke out in 1988?
    Ship
    Train
    Mine
    Oil rig


9. What was the cargo in one lorry which ignited in the St. Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland in 2001?
    Tyres
    Chemicals
    Oil
    Fertiliser


10. In which country were the 'Ash Wednesday' fires in 1983?
    Australia
    Ireland
    France
    Mexico


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