Taxing Trivia Quiz

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1. What was the name of the famous Greek historian who charted the history of the Peloponnesian war? Thucydides Themistocles Plato Pericles

2. Which chemical can be made through use of the 'Haber Process'? Sulphuric acid ammonia hydrogen sulphide carbon dioxide

3. Who recently won the British ice hockey playoffs? Bracknell Bees London Knights Manchester Storm Cardiff Dragons

4. In which year was the battle of Market Bosworth fought? 1495 1480 1485 1455

5. What type of geological fault is the San Andreas fault? Subductive Conservative Destructive Constructive

6. Name a sport which will be used as an exhibition sport in the Sydney Olympics. Answer: (Two Words)

7. In which small boat did Ernest Shackleton escape from the ice-bound 'Endurance'? Dudley Docker James Caird Bill Warwick Stancoombe Wills

8. In the sport of rugby union, how many points are awarded for scoring a try? 3 5 4 1

9. Who, in history, is accredited with the reunification of Italy? Answer: (One Word)

10. Whose body, according to Greek legend, did Achilles drag around the walls of Troy? Priam Hector Paris Menalaus