Font size
WorksheetsThe Great Fire of London
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did the Great Fire of London start?
It started on September 2nd, 1666.
It started on September 2nd , 1686.
It started on September 4th, 1666.
It started on September 3rd, 1666.
It started in a shop.
in a butcher's.
in a baker's.
in a fishmonger's.
in a pub.
On which street did the fire break out?
on Finch Lane
on Birchin Lane
on Pudding Lane
on Newgate street
How did we learn about the fire?
through painters
through pictures
through Samuel Pepys's diary
through the news on tv
How long did the fire last?
It lasted for 5 days.
It lasted for a week.
It lasted for 3 days.
It lasted just one day.
How did the fire start?
The baker forgot to put out the fire in his oven.
Hannah forgot a candlestick
a stray ember ignited a pile of twigs in the bakery.
Someone set the bakery on fire
Why did the fire spread so rapidly?
because the houses were made of straw and daub.
because there was a strong wind and it was dry.
because the houses were very close to one another
All of those
Who was on the throne at the time of the Great Fire?
Queen Victoria
Charles II
Henry VIII
Queen Elisabeth
What famous landmark was destroyed?
Buckingham Palace
Saint Paul's Cathedral
London Bridge
Where did people flee?
They fled to the bridge.
They fled to the river Thames.
They couldn't flee and died
How did they stop the fire?
They pulled down the houses with fire hooks.
They used buckets of water.
They called 911.
What was the name of the baker who supposedly started the fire?
Charles
Samuel Pepys
Thomas Farriner
Christopher Wren
Where did Charles II live at the time?
He lived in Buckingham Palace
He lived in Whitehall Palace.
He lived in Windsor castle
In order to protect their belongings, people
carried them along to the river
carried them in carts
buried them in their gardens
all of those
