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Century Quiz
Each number represents a year of the 20th Century. The letters and words represent an event which happened during that year which was of historical importance (This is UK biased if you are an overseas visitor to the site)
I didn't invent this so it was a joint effort to get all of the answers.
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YEAR:
ABBREVIATION
1900:
B of QE THE QM = Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
1901:
D of QV
1902:
L of H and G by EE
1903:
FF by the WB
1904:
PP by JMB
1905:
CB - PM
1906:
SFE and F
1907:
F of BSM
1908:
DLG-C of the E.
1909:
PR the NP.
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1910:
A of GV.
1911:
AR the SP.
1912:
S of T.
1913:
R of S, by S.
1914:
A of AFF at S.
1915:
GL.
1916:
B of the S.
1917:
RR.
1918:
E of FWW.
1919:
LNA - FWMP.
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1920:
P in USA.
1921:
IFS.
1922:
D of the T of T in E.
1923:
FFAC - W by BW.
1924:
D of L.
1925:
MK by AH.
1926:
GS.
1927:
FTP - the JS.
1928:
GZC the A.
1929:
WSC.
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1930:
D of the PP.
1931:
C of the ESB.
1932:
O of SHB.
1933:
AH - C of G.
1934:
I of DT in B.
1935:
P and B by G.
1936:
JM.
1937:
M of D of W and WS.
1938:
MA.
1939:
OPB of PC by TSE.
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1940:
D.
1941:
JA on PH.
1942:
FB of DID.
1943:
S of I.
1944:
DD.
1945:
ABD on H.
1946:
AGYG by IB.
1947:
M of PE and PM.
1948:
BAL.
1949:
D of a S by AM.
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1950:
B of PA.
1951:
F of BSM.
1952:
FP of the M.
1953:
FA of ME.
1954:
RA the C by BH and the C.
1955:
I of CT in B.
1956:
SC.
1957:
L of SS by USSR.
1958:
O of GA.
1959: FM in B.
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1960.W
of C" S by HM.
1961:
FMSF by YG.
1962:
D of MM.
1963:
GTR.
1964:
CBML by the B.
1965:
I of SMPHSL in B.
1966:
EWWC.
1967:
FHTO by CB.
1968:
A of MLK.
1969:
FM on the M - NA.
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1970:
D of G de G.
1971:
DD.
1972:
SJB - PL.
1973:
M of PA and CMP.
1974:
R of RN.
1975:
E of VW.
1976:
V1 L on M.
1977:
VWWWS at W.
1978:
B of ETTB.
1979:
MT - PM.
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1980:
E of MSH.
1981:
M of PC and LDS.
1982:
FW.
1983:
BMR.
1984:
B at GH in B.
1985:
O of F from S to G.
1986:
E in NR at C.
1987:
RB - Fhabf across A.
1988:
B on Pab over L.
1989:
O of BW.
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1990:
BY - P of R.
1991:
ODS in the GW.
1992:
SG and LC-WOG.
1993:
JP, D by SS.
1994:
TB - LPL.
1995:
FGW6O.
1996:
M at DPS.
1997:
Dof PD.
1998:
GFA for NI.
1999: C of MD (?!).
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