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Questions

Which Scots-born engineer devised the loading mechanism of the rifle which was the standard weapon for British forces in both World Wars?

Which Victorian explorer and translator was best known for his translations of the "Kama Sutra" and "Arabian Nights"?

Who, on his deathbed, said that he did not wish Queen Victoria to visit him because she would only give him a message for Albert?

Who was Speaker of the House of Commons immediately prior to Betty Boothroyd?

Which newspaper owner's career inspired the film "Citizen Kane"?