WorksheetsCore Facts 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What chance / lucky event helped William at the Battle of Hastings?
He remembered to pack his best sword
The Pope gave him a banner
He attacked Harold before Harold was ready
He had 2-3 horses killed under him but was never badly hurt by this.
How did the Liberal Government of 1906 help people become healthier?
Set up the NHS
Give out free school meals
Make Smallpox Vaccine compuslory
Make people put red crosses on their door if they had plague
In which war did Howard Gillies create effective skin grafts to rebuild the faces of wounded soldiers?
World War 1
World War 2
Korean War
Vietnam War
Who discovered Fleming's work on Penicillin and went on to work out the freeze-dry method of mass production?
Adam Rutherford
James Simpson
Nye Bevan
Ernst Chain
What was Vietnamisation?
Replacing Vietnamiese troops with American troops
Replacing American troops with Vietnamese troops
Replacing American equipment with Vietnamese equipment
Sending more American troops into 'Nam
Agent Orange was used to destroy the jungle. It caused birth defects and which other disease?
Cancer
Flu
Smallpox
Cholera
Why did people vote for Richard Nixon in 1968?
He promised to invade Cambodia
He promised to invade Laos
He promised to step up the bombing of North Vietnam
He promised to get out of Vietnam
How many students were shot by the National Guard at Kent State University in 1970?
1
2
3
4
Which chemical was used for destroying VC bunkers but also burnt civilians?
Agent Orange
Napalm
HEAP
DDT
How many women and children were killed at the My Lai Massacre?
250
500
750
1000
What percentage of the French War effort against the Viet Minh did the Americans pay for?
20%
40%
60%
80%
What did America gain from the Korean War?
It showed it would stick to Containment and stop Communism spreading
It started a Domino Effect and after North Korea fell, so did China
It took over North Korea
It made South Korea part of the USA
Why did the knights from France, Brittany and Normandy were keen to fight for William because he prmised them what?
A new horse
Land
Money
A job as a bishop
Why was the Anglo-Saxon fyrd charging down hill a problem for Harold?
He couldn't keep up with them.
It opened up gaps in the shield wall.
It made them easier to kill as they were outside the shield wall
They forgot to take their horses with them
When Edward the Confessor died in 1066 what major problem did it cause?
His sons argued over who was to be king
Harold was his only son
He only had daughters
He had no sons to follow him
How did castles create long term work?
They were badly made and need to be repaired
All thje early castles were made of stone that needed cutting out
Castles needed to be provided with food and fuel etc creating new jobs in nearby towns
They kept on being burnt down and needing to be rebuilt
What percentage of the population were slaves before the Normans got rid of Slavery?
10%
20%
30%
40%
Writs were Royal Orders that were like laws. Why did William I send out more Writs than other kings?
He didn't trust the postal service
Everything had to be in Norman French and Lation
Because he wanted to have more control over how the country was run
He was very forgetful and would send out the same thing twice
In 1066 their were 60 monasteries. How many were there in 1135?
60
120
250
500
How many days did a community have to find out who killed a Norman before everyone was fined? [Murdrum]
3
5
7
40
How much did William II sell the position of Bishop of Durham for?
£500
£750
£1000
£1250
How did Nye Bevan presaude doctors to support the creation of the NHS?
Said they could keep having private fee paying patients.
Offered them gold fillings
Threatened to arrest them
Allowed them to have tax breaks on white coats
Who copied out medical books in the Middle Ages?
Surgeons
Nuns
Priests
Monks
Joseph Lister invented which antiseptic which cut death rates from 48% to 16%?
Chloroform
Opium
Carbolic Spray
Rose Oil and Turrepentine
Which doctor dissected apes and dogs to work out human anatomy?
Hippocrates
Galen
Versalius
Pare
Who did Edward Jenner learn to use scientific methods which helped him discover the link between cowpox and smallpox?
Pare
John Hunter
Joseph Lister
James Simpson
What inspired Louis Pasteur to research?
To win a Noble Prize
Rivalry with Germany / wanting to be better than them
To impress his wife
His son had died of cholera
What inspired Alexander Fleming to find an antibiotic?
To be better than Germany
To be better than France
To upset his mother-in-law
He had seen many men die of infected wounds during World War 1.
Edward Jenner discovered smallpox vaccine. Why couldn't he develop another one?
He died in a cow related accident
He didn't understand how it worked as he didn't know about germs
He gave up medicine and spent the money on dancing girls
He was afraid the doctors who liked innoculation would stop him
When did Karl landstiener discover blood groups?
1501
1701
1801
1901
Hans and Sophie Scholl belonged to which Munich based anti-Nazi group?
Red Orchestra
Eidelweiss Pirates
White Rose
Swing Youth
What laws banned marriage between Jews and Aryans?
Nuremberg Laws 1935
Berlin Decress 1935
Munich Laws 1935
Hansa Decrees 1935
How did Hitler 'get inside everyone's home'?
He broke into the all the homes
Posters had to be put up in every home
Cheap, Short Wave Radios
Everry family had to have one member in the Nazi Party.
What did the Army do after Hitler had the leaders of the SA killed in the Night of the Long Knives?
Arrested the leaders of the SS
Resigned in protest
Demanded the SS be killed
Swore an Oath of Allegiance to Hitler
What event started the Great Depression and lead to 6 million unemployed in Germany?
Wall Street Crash
Stressmann's Recovery
Hyperinflation
The Dot.Com Bubble
Dr Kapp took control of Berlin in 1920 with a force of right-wing Freikorps. How were they beaten?
The German Army crushed them
The French Army marched to Berlin
A General Strike of workers cutting off water and electricity.
The fought amongst themselves
How much of their iron industry did Germany lose under the Treaty of Versailles?
10%
16%
50%
75%
Why was the winter of 1916/17 known as the Turnip Winter in Germany?
People nicknamed the Kaiser 'The Turnip'.
People were so short of food they ate the turnips which were usually animal food.
In german Folklore a Turnip Winter means a bad winter
General Von Turvic won a great victory
How did the Kaiser buy off some of the working class support from the Socialists?
Providing cheap holidays
Offering them cruises to Norway
Providing social houisng and pensions
Creating new jobs for them in the German Labour Front
How much did Germany pay in Reparations when these were set in 1921?
£1 billion
£2.3 billion
£4 billion
£6.6 billion
