Name The Year: Mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies.?

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For what kind of paintings was Alfred Mannings famous?

Which University has a rowing eight called Isis?

Since 1969, who is the only ma apart from Stephen Hendry to have won 4 successive world snooker championships?

What is the collective name for beavers?

In which english town was the Spode pottery works established in the 1760s?