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1. An early version of the houndstooth (or dogtooth) check pattern was discovered on the Gerum Cloak - an ancient artifact believed to date back to between 360 and 100 BC. Where was the Gerum Cloak discovered in 1920?
2. In the early 13th century, which Doge of Venice was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade?
3. Doglegs - bends in the direction of a hole on a golf course - would have been a familiar sight for Scottish men in the early 15th century until which king banned the sport in 1457?
4. The first Siege of Ceuta, which began in the 17th century and ended in the 18th century required particularly dogged determination on the part of both the defenders and attackers. How many years did it last for?
5. On 8 December 1854, which pope issued the 'Ineffabilis Deus' which defined the Immaculate Conception of Mary as part of the official dogma of the Roman Catholic church?
6. A tall two-wheeled carriage known as a dogcart was a common sight on the streets of Victorian Britain. From what was its name derived?
7. William McGonagall's doggerel poem 'The Tay Bridge Disaster' commemorates a tragic incident of December 1879 involving what type of transport?
8. In October 1904, forces from which country's navy fired on a British fishing fleet in what became known as the Dogger Bank incident?
9. During which conflict is a dogfight - a close aerial battle between two aircraft - believed to have first taken place?
10. "Dogsbody" was the nickname of which notable figure of the Second World War?
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