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Lincroft Academy Quiz- week 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did the famous Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Micheal Collins land on the Moon.

a)

1966

b)

1969

c)

1970

d)

1979

2.

What information was recorded in the Doomsday book?

a)

Prisoners in gaol (old word for jail)

b)

Property ownership

c)

A set of laws

d)

Birthdays

3.

During WWII, Churchill, Truman and Stalin gathered to decide what would happen with Germany when the war finished. What did they decide?

a)

Agree a post- war settlement

b)

Argue over toilet roll

c)

Force Germany to surrender the pasta supplies

d)

To spread communism

4.

Who was the victor at the Battle of Fulford in 1066?

a)

Harold Godwinson

b)

Harald Hardrada

c)

William of Normandy

d)

George Michela

5.

Which hero of Greek and Roman myth was said to have carried out twelve labours, including killing the Hydra?

a)

Perseus

b)

Hercules

c)

Theseus

6.

What type of mammal was Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth?

a)

Dog

b)

Monkey

c)

Cat

7.

The Niña, Pinta and Santa María were the ships of which fifteenth-century explorer?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ferdinand Magel

c)

Christopher Columbus

8.

How many years separate the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama as U.S. President?

a)

100 years

b)

40 years

c)

5 years

d)

2 years

9.

How many years separate Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain and the end of World War Two?

a)

2,000 years

b)

5,000 years

c)

500 years

d)

50 years

10.

How many years separate the death of Queen Elizabeth the First and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second?

a)

150 years

b)

1,000 years

c)

350 years

d)

2,000 years

11.

How many years separate the Battle of Hastings and England winning the football World Cup?

a)

900 years

b)

450 years

c)

100 years

d)

50 years

12.

Which present-day European capital city was divided in two by a guarded concrete wall from 1961 until 1989?

a)

Paris

b)

Berlin

c)

Vienna

d)

Prague

13.

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?

a)

Theresa may

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Diane Abbott

d)

Margaret Thatcher

14.

In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?

a)

1066

b)

1966

c)

1666

d)

1466

15.

Which of these Kings and Queens reigned first?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Alfred I

c)

Charles I

d)

William the Conqueror

16.

Use the emoji's. Which Shakespeare play is this?

a)

Twelfth night

b)

A mid summer nights dream

c)

The night before Christmas

d)

Elf

17.

Use the emoji's. Which Shakespeare play is this?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Macbeth

c)

A Christmas carol

d)

1984

18.

The Ephesians banned any mention of the name of which of these villains after they destroyed the Temple of Artemis?

a)

Herostratus

b)

Voldemort

c)

Darth Vader

d)

Miss Golding

19.

Which of the following things did Ramesses II build more of than any other pharaoh?

a)

Hospitals

b)

Pyramids

c)

Statues

d)

Theme parks

20.

What is the name of the module that detached from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in order to land on the moon?

a)

Eclipse Module

b)

Lunar Module

c)

Moon Module

d)

Satellite Module

21.

Prince William of Cumberland, known as 'The Butcher' by his enemies, tried to ban which of these traditional Scottish things?

a)

Burns night

b)

Haggis

c)

Tartan

d)

Whiskey

22.

"I have a dream" is the name of a speech made by which civil rights activist in 1963?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Rosa Parks

23.

Which of these things did the infamous gangster Al Capone help introduce to the USA?

a)

Earl grey tea

b)

Jukeboxes

c)

Postage stamps

d)

Sell-by dates

24.

Pocahontas was a princess of which of these Native American tribes?

a)

Apache

b)

Cherokee

c)

Navajo

d)

Pamunkey

25.

Which happened first, the invention of the first steam locomotive OR the invention of the black and white tv?

a)

The invention of the first steam locomotive

b)

The invention of the black and white tv

26.

What happened first, Richard III as King of England OR Henry VII as King of England?

a)

King Richard III

b)

King Henry VII

27.

What happened first, the creation of the Bayeux Tapestry OR Anne Boleyn as Queen of England?

a)

Bayeux Tapestry

b)

Anne Boleyn as Queen of England

28.

What happened first, Queen Victoria's reign OR the beginning of World War I

a)

Queen Victoria's reign

b)

Beginning of World War I

29.

What happened first, the Tudor period OR Julius Caesar as Emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Tudor period

b)

Julius Caesar as Emperor of the Roman Empire

30.

What happened first, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II OR the first election of Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister?

a)

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

b)

First election of Sir Winston Churchill as Prime Minister