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The Great Fire of London

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Great Fire of London start?

a)

It started on September 2nd, 1666.

b)

It started on September 2nd , 1686.

c)

It started on September 4th, 1666.

d)

It started on September 3rd, 1666.

2.

It started in a shop.

a)

in a butcher's.

b)

in a baker's.

c)

in a fishmonger's.

d)

in a pub.

3.

On which street did the fire break out?

a)

on Finch Lane

b)

on Birchin Lane

c)

on Pudding Lane

d)

on Newgate street

4.

How did we learn about the fire?

a)

through painters

b)

through pictures

c)

through Samuel Pepys's diary

d)

through the news on tv

5.

How long did the fire last?

a)

It lasted for 5 days.

b)

It lasted for a week.

c)

It lasted for 3 days.

d)

It lasted just one day.

6.

How did the fire start?

a)

The baker forgot to put out the fire in his oven.

b)

Hannah forgot a candlestick

c)

a stray ember ignited a pile of twigs in the bakery.

d)

Someone set the bakery on fire

7.

Why did the fire spread so rapidly?

a)

because the houses were made of straw and daub.

b)

because there was a strong wind and it was dry.

c)

because the houses were very close to one another

d)

All of those

8.

Who was on the throne at the time of the Great Fire?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Charles II

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Queen Elisabeth

9.

What famous landmark was destroyed?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Saint Paul's Cathedral

c)

London Bridge

10.

Where did people flee?

a)

They fled to the bridge.

b)

They fled to the river Thames.

c)

They couldn't flee and died

11.

How did they stop the fire?

a)

They pulled down the houses with fire hooks.

b)

They used buckets of water.

c)

They called 911.

12.

What was the name of the baker who supposedly started the fire?

a)

Charles

b)

Samuel Pepys

c)

Thomas Farriner

d)

Christopher Wren

13.

Where did Charles II live at the time?

a)

He lived in Buckingham Palace

b)

He lived in Whitehall Palace.

c)

He lived in Windsor castle

14.

In order to protect their belongings, people

a)

carried them along to the river

b)

carried them in carts

c)

buried them in their gardens

d)

all of those