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Open Evening History Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which leader of the Normans conquered England in 1066?

a)

Harold Godwinson

b)

William Duke of Normandy

c)

Harald Hardrada

d)

Edward the Confessor

2.

In 1215 the Magna Carta was signed by King John. What was it?

a)

A document that forced the king to leave the throne.

b)

A document that limited the king’s power.

c)

A document that gave the king more power.

d)

A document that gave all adults the vote.

3.

When did India and Pakistan win their independence from the British Empire?

a)

1925

b)

1947

c)

1965

d)

1990

4.

Which statement about the Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines.

b)

Work conditions were generally safe.

c)

There were no laws that stopped children from working until after the Industrial Revolution.

d)

Children only worked when they were not as school.

5.

What was the nickname of Richard I ?

a)

Lionsmell

b)

Lionmane

c)

Lionheart

d)

Lionteeth

6.

Where did the Great Fire of London start in 1666?

a)

In the royal palace

b)

At a bakery

c)

In a pub

d)

In a blacksmiths

7.

Who was the first queen to live in the Buckingham Palace?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

Queen Victoria

8.

When did the First World War happen?

a)

1915-1920

b)

1918-1920

c)

1914-1918

d)

1939-1945

9.

Which famous battle for control of England occurred in 1066?

a)

The War of Roses

b)

The Battle of Trafalgar

c)

The Battle of Hastings

d)

The Battle of Britain

10.

For many hundreds of years the British parliament has been made up of what?

a)

British councils and the monarch.

b)

A series of rules British people have to respect.

c)

a House of Commons and a House of Lords

11.

Which of the following did the Romans invent?

a)

Aqueducts and arches

b)

Epic poems

c)

Democratic government

d)

Metal working

12.

Which African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Afeni Shakur

c)

Coretta Scott King

d)

Harriet Tubman

13.

Which American civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Roy Wilkins

c)

Bayard Rustin

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr

14.

Along the banks of which river did the earliest Indian civilisation begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

15.

Who was the last Mughal Emperor?

a)

Shah Suleman

b)

Maratha

c)

Bahadur Shah II

d)

Nawaz Sharif

16.

When did women in Britain receive the right to vote on equal terms to men?

a)

1918

b)

1832

c)

1929

d)

1945