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Lincroft Academy Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

1035

b)

1065

c)

1066

d)

1086

2.

In WWI, which countries were referred to as the central powers (Triple Alliance)?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

b)

Britain, France and Russia.

c)

Russia, Germany and Britain.

d)

USA, Britain and France.

3.

What was the role of a knight in the medieval period?

a)

Protect pretty women.

b)

Fight for the Barons.

c)

Play in jousting tournaments.

d)

Boss the peasants around.

4.

In what year did William Wilberforce and others succeed with the first abolition of slavery act in Britain?

a)

1830

b)

1833

c)

1888

d)

1800

5.

In what year did Rosa Parks famously refuse give up her seat to a white passenger?

a)

1960

b)

1955

6.

In what year did King John sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in Surrey?

a)

1200

b)

1218

c)

1215

7.

Bedford Castle was besieged by King Henry III ( King John's son) because of a fall out with the owner, Falkes de Breaute. But, when did the Castle fall?

a)

1216

b)

1218

c)

1224

8.

Tiny pieces of coloured stone put together like a puzzle can be used to create flooring and walls. What do we call this type of decorative art the Romans brought when they invaded Britain?

a)

Patchwork

b)

Labyrinth

c)

Mosaic

d)

Tiles

9.

"To be or not to be" was a quote by which famous writer who lived during the Tudor period?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Roald Dahl

10.

Who is the individual most associated with being blamed for the gunpowder plot on the 5th November 1605?

a)

Thomas Tresham

b)

Robert Cecil

c)

James I

d)

Guy Fawkes

11.

Inventors and their inventions exploded on the scene during the Georgian era with pioneering discoveries that would change Britain and the rest of the world. What was this period better known as?

a)

The Great Exhibition

b)

The Suffragettes

c)

The Industrial Revolution

12.

Which king, who died in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field, was re-buried at Leicester Cathedral in 2015 after being found in a car park?

a)

Charles I

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Richard III

d)

George V

13.

NHS Nightingale is a temporary hospital in London, named after Florence Nightingale. But what was she known as?

a)

The lady of the light

b)

The lady of the lamp

c)

The lady of the lemon

d)

The lady of the lampshade

14.

From the following options, which are associated with diseases during the years 1800-1900? (2 answers needed)

a)

Black death

b)

Cholera

c)

Dysentery

d)

The plague

15.

Who is the longest-reigning monarch in British history?

a)

Mary I

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Victoria

16.

Who is the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Spencer Perceval

c)

Lord North

d)

Margret Thatcher

17.

In which order were Henry VIII’s surviving children born?

a)

Edward, Elizabeth then Mary

b)

Mary, Elizabeth then Edward

c)

Elizabeth, Mary then Edward

18.

How did King Charles I die?

a)

Died in battle

b)

Beheaded

c)

Old age

d)

Died at sea

19.

Name Henry VIII's 4th wife.

a)

Catherine Howard

b)

Anne of Cleves

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

20.

When was Mary Queen of Scots executed?

a)

1558

b)

1536

c)

1587

d)

1603

21.

Who famously broke the Enigma code at Bletchley Park during WWII?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Harold Gillies

22.

Which Suffragette threw herself under the King’s horse at the Derby in 1913?

a)

Millicent Fawcett

b)

Emily Wilding Davison

c)

Emmeline Pankhurst

d)

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

23.

What was The War of The Roses?

a)

A fight over a bunch of flowers

b)

A fight over a movie

c)

A fight over the houses of Lancaster and York

d)

A fight for the last toilet roll

24.

What is VE day?

a)

A celebration of the end of WWI?

b)

A celebration of the end of WWII?

c)

A virtual endeavour?

d)

A house party?

25.

Which British man invented the Worldwide Web in 1989?

a)

Rowan Atkinson

b)

Pierce Morgan

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Bill Gates