WorksheetsOpen Evening History Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which leader of the Normans conquered England in 1066?
Harold Godwinson
William Duke of Normandy
Harald Hardrada
Edward the Confessor
In 1215 the Magna Carta was signed by King John. What was it?
A document that forced the king to leave the throne.
A document that limited the king’s power.
A document that gave the king more power.
A document that gave all adults the vote.
When did India and Pakistan win their independence from the British Empire?
1925
1947
1965
1990
Which statement about the Industrial Revolution is true?
Children were not allowed to work in the mines.
Work conditions were generally safe.
There were no laws that stopped children from working until after the Industrial Revolution.
Children only worked when they were not as school.
What was the nickname of Richard I ?
Lionsmell
Lionmane
Lionheart
Lionteeth
Where did the Great Fire of London start in 1666?
In the royal palace
At a bakery
In a pub
In a blacksmiths
Who was the first queen to live in the Buckingham Palace?
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
When did the First World War happen?
1915-1920
1918-1920
1914-1918
1939-1945
Which famous battle for control of England occurred in 1066?
The War of Roses
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Britain
For many hundreds of years the British parliament has been made up of what?
British councils and the monarch.
A series of rules British people have to respect.
a House of Commons and a House of Lords
Which of the following did the Romans invent?
Aqueducts and arches
Epic poems
Democratic government
Metal working
Which African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Afeni Shakur
Coretta Scott King
Harriet Tubman
Which American civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963?
Malcolm X
Roy Wilkins
Bayard Rustin
Martin Luther King, Jr
Along the banks of which river did the earliest Indian civilisation begin?
Indus River
Ganges River
Yellow River
Yangtze
Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
Shah Suleman
Maratha
Bahadur Shah II
Nawaz Sharif
When did women in Britain receive the right to vote on equal terms to men?
1918
1832
1929
1945
