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WorksheetsLincroft Academy Quiz- week 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
In what year did the famous Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Micheal Collins land on the Moon.
1966
1969
1970
1979
What information was recorded in the Doomsday book?
Prisoners in gaol (old word for jail)
Property ownership
A set of laws
Birthdays
During WWII, Churchill, Truman and Stalin gathered to decide what would happen with Germany when the war finished. What did they decide?
Agree a post- war settlement
Argue over toilet roll
Force Germany to surrender the pasta supplies
To spread communism
Who was the victor at the Battle of Fulford in 1066?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
George Michela
Which hero of Greek and Roman myth was said to have carried out twelve labours, including killing the Hydra?
Perseus
Hercules
Theseus
What type of mammal was Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth?
Dog
Monkey
Cat
The Niña, Pinta and Santa María were the ships of which fifteenth-century explorer?
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magel
Christopher Columbus
How many years separate the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama as U.S. President?
100 years
40 years
5 years
2 years
How many years separate Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain and the end of World War Two?
2,000 years
5,000 years
500 years
50 years
How many years separate the death of Queen Elizabeth the First and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second?
150 years
1,000 years
350 years
2,000 years
How many years separate the Battle of Hastings and England winning the football World Cup?
900 years
450 years
100 years
50 years
Which present-day European capital city was divided in two by a guarded concrete wall from 1961 until 1989?
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Prague
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
Theresa may
Michelle Obama
Diane Abbott
Margaret Thatcher
In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?
1066
1966
1666
1466
Which of these Kings and Queens reigned first?
Elizabeth I
Alfred I
Charles I
William the Conqueror
Use the emoji's. Which Shakespeare play is this?
Twelfth night
A mid summer nights dream
The night before Christmas
Elf
Use the emoji's. Which Shakespeare play is this?
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
A Christmas carol
1984
The Ephesians banned any mention of the name of which of these villains after they destroyed the Temple of Artemis?
Herostratus
Voldemort
Darth Vader
Miss Golding
Which of the following things did Ramesses II build more of than any other pharaoh?
Hospitals
Pyramids
Statues
Theme parks
What is the name of the module that detached from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in order to land on the moon?
Eclipse Module
Lunar Module
Moon Module
Satellite Module
Prince William of Cumberland, known as 'The Butcher' by his enemies, tried to ban which of these traditional Scottish things?
Burns night
Haggis
Tartan
Whiskey
"I have a dream" is the name of a speech made by which civil rights activist in 1963?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Nelson Mandela
Rosa Parks
Which of these things did the infamous gangster Al Capone help introduce to the USA?
Earl grey tea
Jukeboxes
Postage stamps
Sell-by dates
Pocahontas was a princess of which of these Native American tribes?
Apache
Cherokee
Navajo
Pamunkey
Which happened first, the invention of the first steam locomotive OR the invention of the black and white tv?
The invention of the first steam locomotive
The invention of the black and white tv
What happened first, Richard III as King of England OR Henry VII as King of England?
King Richard III
King Henry VII
What happened first, the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry OR Anne Boleyn as Queen of England?
Bayeux Tapestry
Anne Boleyn as Queen of England
What happened first, Queen Victoria's reign OR the beginning of World War I
Queen Victoria's reign
Beginning of World War I
What happened first, the Tudor period OR Julius Caesar as Emperor of the Roman Empire?
Tudor period
Julius Caesar as Emperor of the Roman Empire
What happened first, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II OR the first election of Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister?
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
First election of Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister
