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Core Facts 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What chance / lucky event helped William at the Battle of Hastings?

a)

He remembered to pack his best sword

b)

The Pope gave him a banner

c)

He attacked Harold before Harold was ready

d)

He had 2-3 horses killed under him but was never badly hurt by this.

2.

How did the Liberal Government of 1906 help people become healthier?

a)

Set up the NHS

b)

Give out free school meals

c)

Make Smallpox Vaccine compuslory

d)

Make people put red crosses on their door if they had plague

3.

In which war did Howard Gillies create effective skin grafts to rebuild the faces of wounded soldiers?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

4.

Who discovered Fleming's work on Penicillin and went on to work out the freeze-dry method of mass production?

a)

Adam Rutherford

b)

James Simpson

c)

Nye Bevan

d)

Ernst Chain

5.

What was Vietnamisation?

a)

Replacing Vietnamiese troops with American troops

b)

Replacing American troops with Vietnamese troops

c)

Replacing American equipment with Vietnamese equipment

d)

Sending more American troops into 'Nam

6.

Agent Orange was used to destroy the jungle. It caused birth defects and which other disease?

a)

Cancer

b)

Flu

c)

Smallpox

d)

Cholera

7.

Why did people vote for Richard Nixon in 1968?

a)

He promised to invade Cambodia

b)

He promised to invade Laos

c)

He promised to step up the bombing of North Vietnam

d)

He promised to get out of Vietnam

8.

How many students were shot by the National Guard at Kent State University in 1970?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which chemical was used for destroying VC bunkers but also burnt civilians?

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Napalm

c)

HEAP

d)

DDT

10.

How many women and children were killed at the My Lai Massacre?

a)

250

b)

500

c)

750

d)

1000

11.

What percentage of the French War effort against the Viet Minh did the Americans pay for?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

12.

What did America gain from the Korean War?

a)

It showed it would stick to Containment and stop Communism spreading

b)

It started a Domino Effect and after North Korea fell, so did China

c)

It took over North Korea

d)

It made South Korea part of the USA

13.

Why did the knights from France, Brittany and Normandy were keen to fight for William because he prmised them what?

a)

A new horse

b)

Land

c)

Money

d)

A job as a bishop

14.

Why was the Anglo-Saxon fyrd charging down hill a problem for Harold?

a)

He couldn't keep up with them.

b)

It opened up gaps in the shield wall.

c)

It made them easier to kill as they were outside the shield wall

d)

They forgot to take their horses with them

15.

When Edward the Confessor died in 1066 what major problem did it cause?

a)

His sons argued over who was to be king

b)

Harold was his only son

c)

He only had daughters

d)

He had no sons to follow him

16.

How did castles create long term work?

a)

They were badly made and need to be repaired

b)

All thje early castles were made of stone that needed cutting out

c)

Castles needed to be provided with food and fuel etc creating new jobs in nearby towns

d)

They kept on being burnt down and needing to be rebuilt

17.

What percentage of the population were slaves before the Normans got rid of Slavery?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

18.

Writs were Royal Orders that were like laws. Why did William I send out more Writs than other kings?

a)

He didn't trust the postal service

b)

Everything had to be in Norman French and Lation

c)

Because he wanted to have more control over how the country was run

d)

He was very forgetful and would send out the same thing twice

19.

In 1066 their were 60 monasteries. How many were there in 1135?

a)

60

b)

120

c)

250

d)

500

20.

How many days did a community have to find out who killed a Norman before everyone was fined? [Murdrum]

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

40

21.

How much did William II sell the position of Bishop of Durham for?

a)

£500

b)

£750

c)

£1000

d)

£1250

22.

How did Nye Bevan presaude doctors to support the creation of the NHS?

a)

Said they could keep having private fee paying patients.

b)

Offered them gold fillings

c)

Threatened to arrest them

d)

Allowed them to have tax breaks on white coats

23.

Who copied out medical books in the Middle Ages?

a)

Surgeons

b)

Nuns

c)

Priests

d)

Monks

24.

Joseph Lister invented which antiseptic which cut death rates from 48% to 16%?

a)

Chloroform

b)

Opium

c)

Carbolic Spray

d)

Rose Oil and Turrepentine

25.

Which doctor dissected apes and dogs to work out human anatomy?

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Galen

c)

Versalius

d)

Pare

26.

Who did Edward Jenner learn to use scientific methods which helped him discover the link between cowpox and smallpox?

a)

Pare

b)

John Hunter

c)

Joseph Lister

d)

James Simpson

27.

What inspired Louis Pasteur to research?

a)

To win a Noble Prize

b)

Rivalry with Germany / wanting to be better than them

c)

To impress his wife

d)

His son had died of cholera

28.

What inspired Alexander Fleming to find an antibiotic?

a)

To be better than Germany

b)

To be better than France

c)

To upset his mother-in-law

d)

He had seen many men die of infected wounds during World War 1.

29.

Edward Jenner discovered smallpox vaccine. Why couldn't he develop another one?

a)

He died in a cow related accident

b)

He didn't understand how it worked as he didn't know about germs

c)

He gave up medicine and spent the money on dancing girls

d)

He was afraid the doctors who liked innoculation would stop him

30.

When did Karl landstiener discover blood groups?

a)

1501

b)

1701

c)

1801

d)

1901

31.

Hans and Sophie Scholl belonged to which Munich based anti-Nazi group?

a)

Red Orchestra

b)

Eidelweiss Pirates

c)

White Rose

d)

Swing Youth

32.

What laws banned marriage between Jews and Aryans?

a)

Nuremberg Laws 1935

b)

Berlin Decress 1935

c)

Munich Laws 1935

d)

Hansa Decrees 1935

33.

How did Hitler 'get inside everyone's home'?

a)

He broke into the all the homes

b)

Posters had to be put up in every home

c)

Cheap, Short Wave Radios

d)

Everry family had to have one member in the Nazi Party.

34.

What did the Army do after Hitler had the leaders of the SA killed in the Night of the Long Knives?

a)

Arrested the leaders of the SS

b)

Resigned in protest

c)

Demanded the SS be killed

d)

Swore an Oath of Allegiance to Hitler

35.

What event started the Great Depression and lead to 6 million unemployed in Germany?

a)

Wall Street Crash

b)

Stressmann's Recovery

c)

Hyperinflation

d)

The Dot.Com Bubble

36.

Dr Kapp took control of Berlin in 1920 with a force of right-wing Freikorps. How were they beaten?

a)

The German Army crushed them

b)

The French Army marched to Berlin

c)

A General Strike of workers cutting off water and electricity.

d)

The fought amongst themselves

37.

How much of their iron industry did Germany lose under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

10%

b)

16%

c)

50%

d)

75%

38.

Why was the winter of 1916/17 known as the Turnip Winter in Germany?

a)

People nicknamed the Kaiser 'The Turnip'.

b)

People were so short of food they ate the turnips which were usually animal food.

c)

In german Folklore a Turnip Winter means a bad winter

d)

General Von Turvic won a great victory

39.

How did the Kaiser buy off some of the working class support from the Socialists?

a)

Providing cheap holidays

b)

Offering them cruises to Norway

c)

Providing social houisng and pensions

d)

Creating new jobs for them in the German Labour Front

40.

How much did Germany pay in Reparations when these were set in 1921?

a)

£1 billion

b)

£2.3 billion

c)

£4 billion

d)

£6.6 billion