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Y6 History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
2.
Which of the following was NOT part of the mummification process?
a)
burning the body on a raft on the Nile river
b)
placing the vital organs in canopic jars
c)
rubbing the body with natron salts
d)
wrapping the body in strips of linen cloth
3.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
4.

When did WW2 begin?

a)

1935

b)

1939

c)

1914

d)

1945

5.

Who was the British Prime Minister during WW2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of these took place during WW2?

a)

Rationing

b)

The Blitz

c)

The first Nuclear bomb

d)

All of the above

7.

Who became King of England in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Harald Hardrada

c)

King Cnut

d)

Alfred the Great

8.

Which famous book collected information about everyone who lived in England in 1086?

a)

The Book of Records

b)

The Book of Doom

c)

The Book of Knowledge

d)

The Domesday Book

9.

Which of these people was NOT a Tudor monarch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which one of these Kings of England was executed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

For how many days did Lady Jane Grey reign as Queen?

a)

9 days

b)

9 months

c)

1 year

d)

1 day

12.

Which of these did the Ancients Greeks invent?

a)

Democracy`

b)

The alarm clock

c)

The Olympics

d)

Twitter

13.
Greeks went to special places called _______ to ask the gods questions.
a)
Agoras
b)
Temples
c)
Oracles
d)
Temples
14.
Who is the king of the Greek Gods?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Zeus
c)
Poseidon
d)
Hades
15.
He is a brother of Zeus and the god of the seas.
a)
Poseidon
b)
Pluto
c)
Hades
d)
Apollo
16.

The Battle of Marathon is how we got the term for the modern day marathon race.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Where did the Vikings come from before invading England?

a)

China

b)

France and Italy

c)

Norway and Sweden

d)

North America

18.

What was the Viking name for York?

a)

Jorvik

b)

Eboracum

c)

Ebor

d)

York

19.
The words Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are derived from the names of 
a)
Celtic gods
b)
Anglo-saxon gods
c)
Roman gods
d)
legendary kings
20.
Why were Viking longships so effective?
a)
They could carry a lot of loot from raids.
b)
They could travel in shallow water and were extremely fast.
c)
They were unsinkable due to their materials.
21.

How were Gladiators chosen to fight at the Colosseum?

a)

Most Gladiators were plebeians

b)

Patricians would volunteer to fight for glory

c)

Gladiators were prisoners or slaves

d)

Roman soldiers who wanted to leave the military early

22.

Who is the Roman god of war?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Vulcan

23.
What was the Roman name of York?
a)
 Eboracum
b)
Yorvik
24.
What is the name of the famous medieval street in York?
a)
The Old street
b)
The Shambles
25.

What do you call the little passageways that link streets in York?

a)

Roads

b)

Paths

c)

Snickleways

d)

Passages

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