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Lincroft Academy- week 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who accidentally discovered penicillin?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Louis Pasteur

2.

Trepanning is an ancient human practice that involves doing what to a human's head?

a)

Shaving

b)

Massaging

c)

Smelling

d)

Drilling

3.

What did Romans wear when they visited their public baths?

a)

Flippers

b)

Bikinis

c)

Goggles

d)

Nothing at all

4.

Which of the following was a real Victorian health fad?

a)

Charcoal toothpaste

b)

Electric corsets

c)

Smoothie makers

d)

Exercise penny-farthings

5.

What was the occupation of Charles-Francois Felix, who operated on King Louis XIV's painful bottom?

a)

Barber

b)

Chef

c)

Florist

d)

Shoemaker

6.

Which of the following is an Ancient Egyptian pregnancy test?

a)

Peeing on a statue

b)

Peeing in a field

c)

Peeing on a stick

d)

Peeing on a sheep

7.

What unusual item became a popular wedding present in the 19th century?

a)

Sugar

b)

False teeth

c)

Marbles

d)

Test tubes

8.

Which of these things did Dr Kellogg encourage as part of a healthy lifestyle?

a)

Cabbage soup

b)

Mud face masks

c)

Enemas

d)

Tapeworms

9.

What item would some renaissance Italians stuff down their shirts in order to give themselves super curves?

a)

Tagliatelle

b)

Tea bags

c)

Tights

d)

Towels

10.

What role did the nobleman John De Vesci play in the marriage between Prince Alfonso III of Aragon and Princess Eleanor of England?

a)

Best man

b)

Groom

c)

Bride

d)

Priest

11.

In 1534, who did Henry VIII appoint as the head of his new church?

a)

Archbishop of Canterbury

b)

Himself

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

The Pope

12.

What surprising thing did Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha do on her wedding day?

a)

Sang her own wedding tune

b)

Performed magic tricks at the altar

c)

Ran away with the maid of honour

d)

Threw up over her mother-in-law

13.

The Sacred Band of Thebes are famous for doing what?

a)

Blowing kisses at the enemy

b)

Fighting in couples

c)

Picking flowers from the battlefield

d)

Writing love poems to unwind

14.

Who was the last wife of Henry VIII?

a)

Catherine Parr

b)

Katherine Howard

c)

Katherine of Aragon

15.

What did the notorious flirt Casanova end up working as towards the end of his life?

a)

Accountant

b)

Chimney Sweep

c)

Farmer

d)

Librarian

16.

What is the name of Rattus Rattus' ex-girlfriend?

a)

Doretea

b)

Horatia

c)

Ratalie

d)

Ratrina

17.

Greetings, I am Queen Victoria, ruler of Britain and its vast empire.

I was also Empress of India, though I never actually went there. Instead I had Indian servants come over to live in my palace. But what did my favourite servant, Abdul Karim, do to help me understand his culture better?

a)

Teach me India's languages

b)

Cook me Indian food to try

c)

Explain Islam and Hinduism to me

d)

All of the above

18.

Good day to you, I am George Washington.

I led the American army to secure independence from Britain, and in peacetime I served as the first ever President. But you know what I really loved doing? Playing with my dogs! Oh my gosh, I love dogs! They are literally the best! And I love giving them hilarious names. Can you guess which of these were NOT real names of my pet pooches?

a)

Tipsy, Taster and Drunkard

b)

Madame Moose, Mopsey and Sweet Lips

c)

Licker, Cruncher and Muncher

19.

Salutations, I’m Queen Gorgo, wife to King Leonidas of Sparta.

We spartan women are famously tough on our kids. When one mother saw her son return from war defeated, and without his shield, what did she do?

a)

Make him dance in the street

b)

Get angry and kill him

c)

Cover him in goat poo

20.

Good day, I am famous scientist Charles Darwin, discoverer of the theory of evolution.

I also tried to be scientific in my own personal life. So, how did I decide whether to marry my cousin, Emma?

a)

Ask a jury of intelligent monkeys to decide for me

b)

Make a list of the pros and cons of marriage

c)

Wrote a maths equation