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Horrible Histories quiz NIA

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Romans use for mouthwash?

a)

Wine

b)

Human urine

c)

Saltwater

d)

Soap

2.

Castles were first built in England after which event?

a)

Julius Caesars invasion

b)

The Battle of Agincourt

c)

The Norman Conquest

d)

The Spanish Armada

3.

How was the Black Death Spread?

a)

By drinking dirty water

b)

by flies

c)

by fleas

d)

by open sewers

4.

After 1861 the only hanging offences in England were murder and what else?

a)

Piracy

b)

Sheep rustling

c)

Theft from the monarch

d)

Treason

5.

Where was the Magna Carta signed?

a)

Normandy

b)

At the bottom

c)

Runnymede

d)

Westminster Abbey

6.

Who was the Time MAgazine 'Man of the Year' in 1938?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Fred Astaire

7.

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.

a)

Bum

b)

Fart

c)

Guff

d)

Vomit

8.

In which year was the gunpowder plot attempted?

a)

1605

b)

1705

c)

1805

d)

1905

9.

In World War II, which of these did the government confiscate from some of the public to help the war effort?

a)

Pet dogs

b)

Pet cats

c)

Pet fish

d)

Pet pigeons

10.

In World War 2, why did some women put gravy on their legs?

a)

To keep them warm

b)

To look like tights

c)

To ward off German soldiers

11.

Who banned Christmas?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Elizabeth I

12.

The Romans came up with the invention of a sponge on a stick for what purpose?

a)

Cleaning their chariots

b)

Cleaning their horses

c)

Cleaning their bums