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  1. 1st May 1972Who accidentally discovered penicillin's antibacterial effect, and in what year?
  2. 2nd May 1972What action did Snow persuade local officials to take?
  3. 3rd May 1972What is significant about the first day of the Battle of the Somme in terms of British casualties?
  4. 4th May 1972In what way did mustard gas, introduced in 1917, work differently from chlorine and phosgene?
  5. 5th May 1972Why is the period 1925-1928 sometimes called the Nazi Party's 'lean years'?
  6. 6th May 1972Why were some restrictions on women working quietly relaxed later in the 1930s?
  7. 7th May 1972What is the difference between a Plains Indian tribe and a band?
  8. 8th May 1972What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 attempt to set out for different Plains Indian nations?
  9. 9th May 1972What kind of linking language should a strong narrative account use?
  10. 10th May 1972Which country opened its border with Austria in May 1989, creating a route for East Germans to escape westward?
  11. 11th May 1972What two reform policies did Gorbachev introduce inside the USSR from 1985?
  12. 12th May 1972Why did some Catholics regard Elizabeth as illegitimate?
  13. 13th May 1972Which French territory did England lose shortly before Elizabeth became queen?
  14. 14th May 1972What happened to the group of settlers sent to Roanoke in 1587?
  15. 15th May 1972What kind of government response did the Great Plague of 1665 see?
  16. 16th May 1972Give one reason the Second World War helped speed up the development of penicillin.
  17. 17th May 1972In what year did cholera first reach Britain?
  18. 18th May 1972Give one specific way the mud at Passchendaele affected the treatment of wounded soldiers.
  19. 19th May 1972Why did mustard gas cause huge numbers of casualties but comparatively fewer deaths than phosgene?
  20. 20th May 1972What percentage of the vote and how many Reichstag seats did the Nazi Party win in the May 1928 election?
  21. 21st May 1972How did school curriculums change under the Nazis?
  22. 22nd May 1972What did many Plains Indian peoples believe about the ownership of land?
  23. 23rd May 1972What did the Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 provide funding for?
  24. 24th May 1972What is the key difference between the 'explain two consequences' question and the 'narrative account' question?
  25. 25th May 1972What happened in August 1991, and how did it affect Gorbachev's authority?
  26. 26th May 1972Name one arms control agreement signed during the era of detente.
  27. 27th May 1972In what year did Elizabeth I become queen of England?
  28. 28th May 1972Name one unpaid role that carried out government business in the localities.
  29. 29th May 1972When and where was Drake knighted by Elizabeth?
  30. 30th May 1972What did the Public Health Act of 1875 require every council to provide?
  31. 31st May 1972What had Fleming noticed in his contaminated laboratory dish?