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History quiz...ish

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Mr Stubbings born?

a)

1989

b)

1992

c)

1995

d)

1986

2.

In what year was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

1066

b)

1966

c)

1166

d)

1666

3.

In what year was the Titanic sunk?

a)

1912

b)

1902

c)

1908

d)

1910

4.

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

a)

Corsica

b)

Majorca

c)

Sardinia

d)

Santorini

5.

Which Rock band formed in 1994 takes its name from a term used by the Allies in WW2 to describe various UFOs?

a)

The Foo Fighters

b)

Nirvana

c)

Nickleback

d)

Blur

6.

Who led the Scottish army to victory over the English in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314?

a)

Robert the Bruce

b)

William Wallace

c)

Mrs Purdham

d)

Mary Queen of Scots

7.

Which of the following was NOT a beach codename used by the Allies on D-Day?

a)

Juno

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Utah

8.

In what year did the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster occur?

a)

1986

b)

1988

c)

1984

d)

1982

9.

Who was the only one of Henry VIII's wives to receive a Queen's funeral?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Catherine Parr

c)

Anne Boleyn

d)

Anne of Cleves

10.

What did the Romans call Scotland?

a)

Mordor

b)

Caledonia

c)

Beyond the wall

d)

Alba

11.

Which US president has the middle name 'Milhous'?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Bill Clinton

12.

What was the original colour of the Pyramids of Giza?

a)

White

b)

Silver

c)

Gold

d)

Grey

13.

From which country did Mozambique declare independence in 1975?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

U.K

14.

Which Country was previously known as the 'Dutch East Indies'?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

d)

Fiji

15.

In which year was the Berlin Wall constructed?

a)

1961

b)

1951

c)

1955

d)

1965

16.

Which house ruled England between 1603 and 1714?

a)

The Tudors

b)

The Stuarts

c)

Plantagenet

d)

Interregnum

17.

How many Crusades were there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

18.

Which Chinese Dynasty ruled between 1368 and 1644?

a)

Ming

b)

Qing

c)

Yuan

d)

Song

19.

In Roman Numerals what does LXXIV stand for?

a)

74

b)

86

c)

76

d)

84

20.

Which English Silver coin was taken out of circulation in the 17th century? (Worth 4pennies)

a)

The Groat

b)

Quarter Florin

c)

Quarter Noble

d)

The Rose Ryal

21.

Which small car did Austin and Morris Lauch in 1959?

a)

Morris Miner

b)

Mini

c)

Landrover

d)

Beetle

22.

In what year did Wyndham School cease to exist?

a)

2008

b)

2010

c)

2012

d)

2004

23.

In what year was Calder Hall, Sellafield, officially opened by the Queen?

a)

1956

b)

1966

c)

1952

d)

1962

24.

Which of these Mountain ranges did Hannibal and his Elephants March through in 218B.C.? (Select Two)

a)

Pyrenees

b)

Alps

c)

Carpathian

d)

Ural

25.

Which City was destroyed by 'Little Boy'?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Osaka

d)

Tokyo