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1. 'No queues for Booze'. (16 January 1920, USA). What had happened?
2. 'A perfect ten for the young lady'. About whom was this remark made in Montreal at the Olympics in 1976?
3. 'It's official. Dads have their day'. 1966. Which US president made that announcement?
4. 'Who the dickens are you?' Which of these Dickens characters did Queen Elizabeth II find in her bedroom on 9th July 1982?
5. 'Out of this world'. 28 April 2001. How much, if anything, did Dennis Tito pay to be the first space tourist?
6. 'We are not amused, Superbrat'. Wimbledon 1983 and 1984. Which US tennis player earned the title 'Superbrat' from the UK tabloids?
7. 'A swan among dams'. July 21, 1970. On what great river is the Aswan dam built?
8. 'We are not alone'. 31 December 1924. Which scientist made that now famous remark?
9. 'Can this "can" er, er, work?' What product was sold for the first time in canned form on January 24, 1935?
10. 'Lost but never forgotten'. Which famous aviator was lost on July 2, 1937?
11. 'Kitchen Talks'. June 24, 1959. Which future US president debated with Krushchev in Moscow?
12. 'NY in 4 hours '. May 24, 1976. What famous plane reduced flying time from Europe to NY to less than 4 hours?
13. 'Fool, fool the first of April'. 1 April 1957. According to a famous joke played by the BBC what grew on the tree in Ticino?
14. 'This lady really is first'. 20 July 1960. What job was Mrs. Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), the first to hold?
15. 'Wrong way voyage ends in glory'. 6 August 1971. Which of these UK sailors had sailed East to West in 292 days?
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