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WorksheetsHorrible Histories quiz NIA
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What did the Romans use for mouthwash?
Wine
Human urine
Saltwater
Soap
Castles were first built in England after which event?
Julius Caesars invasion
The Battle of Agincourt
The Norman Conquest
The Spanish Armada
How was the Black Death Spread?
By drinking dirty water
by flies
by fleas
by open sewers
After 1861 the only hanging offences in England were murder and what else?
Piracy
Sheep rustling
Theft from the monarch
Treason
Where was the Magna Carta signed?
Normandy
At the bottom
Runnymede
Westminster Abbey
Who was the Time MAgazine 'Man of the Year' in 1938?
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Fred Astaire
Which 2 of these new words did Geoffrey Chaucer include in the Canterbury Tales? Thought to be the first time they had been written down.
Bum
Fart
Guff
Vomit
In which year was the gunpowder plot attempted?
1605
1705
1805
1905
In World War II, which of these did the government confiscate from some of the public to help the war effort?
Pet dogs
Pet cats
Pet fish
Pet pigeons
In World War 2, why did some women put gravy on their legs?
To keep them warm
To look like tights
To ward off German soldiers
Who banned Christmas?
Julius Caesar
Henry VIII
Oliver Cromwell
Elizabeth I
The Romans came up with the invention of a sponge on a stick for what purpose?
Cleaning their chariots
Cleaning their horses
Cleaning their bums
