WorksheetsHistory: Who, What, When, Why?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
During which historical event was this picture taken?
The Battle of Waterloo
The Blitz
When Gran burnt the toast
D-Day
Which of the following happened first?
The Millennium
Barack Obama's Inauguration
Who became Queen in 1952?
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary I
Freddie Mercury
Queen Anne
In what year was Pendell Court (The Hawthorns School) built?
1024
1624
1984
1324
Who was Prime Minister when Britain won the Second World War?
Tony Blair
David Cameron
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Which of the following monarchs was a Tudor?
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry II
What building is this?
Tower Bridge
Buckingham Palace
Hampton Court Palace
The Tower of London
Who was this famous military man?
Lord Kitchener
Admiral Nelson
Field Marshal Haig
Lieutenant Kipling
Which famous sea battle is depicted here?
The Battle of Jutland
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of the Nile
What of the following were the two principle functions of the Tower of London?
Prison
Execution Site
Palace
Fortress
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. What did it promise?
That all slaves in America were now free
That International Slavery was to be banned
True or False? Those who were suspected of witchcraft in England, Scotland and Wales were burned at the stake.
True
False
The world's first jet fighter plane was introduced by the Nazis. True or False?
True
False
How many of Henry VIII's wives were executed?
One
Two
Three
Four
The Vikings had horns on their helmets. True or False?
True
False
