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1. The Humber Estuary Bridge was opened on June 24th 1981, but when did they start building it?
2. An idea for the World Trade Center was first proposed in 1946 and its ribbon- cutting ceremony was on April 4th 1973, but when did they first break ground on this structure?
3. The Sydney Opera house, which has been called anything from the world's ugliest to the world's most beautiful building, was formally completed in 1973. In March of which year did building commence?
4. I was born in 1963, so the Space Needle in Seattle was built during my lifetime. (Yes or no)
5. The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and is the only viable route between Europe and the Middle East for ships that do not want to sail around the Cape of Africa. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps' company open the canal to shipping?
6. Let's go to England, and visit the Queen in Buckingham Palace. I wonder in what year was it originally built?
7. In his novel "Ivanhoe", Sir Walter Scott refers to "Coningsburgh Castle". This is based on a real castle near Doncaster, that I often visited as a child. In what century was that Castle built?
8. Bonjour! It's time to take a visit to Paris and have a look around the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower. What year did Monsieur Gustave and his crew start building this monument of France?
9. Most people know that Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine, which was the forerunner of the modern day computer. When was the Difference Engine actually built, from Babbage's design?
10. Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak built the Apple II micro-computer, one of the most popular micros and a 'standard' for many years. When did Apple introduce this to the world?
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