WorksheetsLincroft Academy Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
In what year was the Battle of Hastings?
1035
1065
1066
1086
In WWI, which countries were referred to as the central powers (Triple Alliance)?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
Britain, France and Russia.
Russia, Germany and Britain.
USA, Britain and France.
What was the role of a knight in the medieval period?
Protect pretty women.
Fight for the Barons.
Play in jousting tournaments.
Boss the peasants around.
In what year did William Wilberforce and others succeed with the first abolition of slavery act in Britain?
1830
1833
1888
1800
In what year did Rosa Parks famously refuse give up her seat to a white passenger?
1960
1955
In what year did King John sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede in Surrey?
1200
1218
1215
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?
1216
1218
1224
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?
Patchwork
Labyrinth
Mosaic
Tiles
"To be or not to be" was a quote by which famous writer who lived during the Tudor period?
J.K. Rowling
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Roald Dahl
Who is the individual most associated with being blamed for the gunpowder plot on the 5th November 1605?
Thomas Tresham
Robert Cecil
James I
Guy Fawkes
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?
The Great Exhibition
The Suffragettes
The Industrial Revolution
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?
Charles I
King Henry VIII
Richard III
George V
NHS Nightingale is a temporary hospital in London, named after Florence Nightingale. But what was she known as?
The lady of the light
The lady of the lamp
The lady of the lemon
The lady of the lampshade
From the following options, which are associated with diseases during the years 1800-1900? (2 answers needed)
Black death
Cholera
Dysentery
The plague
Who is the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Mary I
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Who is the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated?
Winston Churchill
Spencer Perceval
Lord North
Margret Thatcher
In which order were Henry VIII’s surviving children born?
Edward, Elizabeth then Mary
Mary, Elizabeth then Edward
Elizabeth, Mary then Edward
How did King Charles I die?
Died in battle
Beheaded
Old age
Died at sea
Name Henry VIII's 4th wife.
Catherine Howard
Anne of Cleves
Jane Seymour
Catherine Parr
When was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
1558
1536
1587
1603
Who famously broke the Enigma code at Bletchley Park during WWII?
Alexander Fleming
Alan Turing
Francis Crick
Harold Gillies
Which Suffragette threw herself under the King’s horse at the Derby in 1913?
Millicent Fawcett
Emily Wilding Davison
Emmeline Pankhurst
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
What was The War of The Roses?
A fight over a bunch of flowers
A fight over a movie
A fight over the houses of Lancaster and York
A fight for the last toilet roll
What is VE day?
A celebration of the end of WWI?
A celebration of the end of WWII?
A virtual endeavour?
A house party?
Which British man invented the Worldwide Web in 1989?
Rowan Atkinson
Pierce Morgan
Tim Berners-Lee
Bill Gates
