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1. The capital city of which great empire was devastated by a fire that burned for nearly a week in AD64?
2. In 1613, which London theatre was destroyed by a fire that started during a production of the historical play 'Henry VIII'?
3. The Great Fire of London, which took place in the year 1666, started in a bakery in which aptly named street?
4. Jamestown, the oldest permanent English settlement in North America, was burned to the ground in September 1676 during which rebellion?
5. In 1734, a city in New France was severely damaged in a fire that was believed to have been set by Marie-Joseph Angélique, a runaway slave who was later executed for the crime. What is the name of the city, formerly known as Ville-Marie, in which this event took place?
6. The Great New York City Fire of 1845 started in a commercial building in Manhattan. What type of business occupied the premises?
7. The city of Atlanta, Georgia suffered a major blaze at the hands of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Which military leader gave the order for parts of the city to be burned?
8. Portland, Maine has the motto 'Resurgam' (meaning 'I Will Rise Again' in English) because of the number of devastating fires it has suffered over the years. In 1866, the city suffered a 'Great Fire' on which day of celebration?
9. A massive blast devastated the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 6th, 1917. The explosion was the result of a fire onboard which ship that was carrying munitions destined for the WW1 battlefields of Europe?
10. Marinus van der Lubbe, a Dutch Communist, was executed for setting fire to which European parliamentary building in 1933?
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