Pub Quiz - History By Years

In which year was the revolver invented?	1835
In which year were postage stamps introduced?	1840
In which year did Texas become a US state?	1845
The first weather report in a newspaper appeared in which year?	1848
The Spanish Dublone was legal tender in the USA until which year?	1857
In which year were blue jeans invented?	1874
In which year was the light bulb invented?	1880
In which year did electricity replace steam powered locomotives in the London Underground?	1890
In which year was the Tower Bridge in London completed?	1894
What year did the infamous San Francisco earthquake take place?	1906
In which year did Oklahoma become a US state?	1907
In which year was the first successful Channel crossing by an airplane?	1909
In which year did New Mexico become a US state?	1912
In which year did the Titanic sink?	1912
In which year were false eyelashes invented?	1916
In which year was the infamous ‘black sox’ scandal?	1919
In which year did Charles Lindbergh fly solo across the Atlantic?	1927
In which year was nylon invented?	1935
What year saw Adolph Hitler committing suicide?	1945
In which year was the microwave oven invented?	1947
In which year was the transistor invented?	1947
In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?	1948
In which year did the hula hoop craze first circle the world?	1958
In which year was the Berlin wall built?	1961
In which year did JFK get assassinated?	1963
In which year did the mini skirt first turn heads?	1964
In which year was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison?	1964
In which year was the first ‘Great Blackout’ in the eastern United States and Canada?	1965
In which year was the first successful heart transplant performed?	1967
In which year was Prince Charles invested as The Prince of Wales?	1969
In which year was the 747 Jumbo jet introduced?	1970
In what year was the Falkland war?	1982
In which year did the Rainbow Warrior sink?	1985
In which year was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?	1991
In which year was the EURO TUNNEL officially opened?	1994
In which year did a US-led coalition invade Iraq?	2003
Timber selected from how many fully grown oak trees were needed to build a large 3 decker Royal Navy battle ship in the 18th century?	3,500