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Fun with History

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did King John inherit the throne from?

a)

King Henry I

b)

King William II

c)

King Richard I

d)

King Henry II

2.

What is the Magna Carta?

a)

A document that forced the king to leave the throne

b)

A document that placed a limit on the king’s power

c)

A document that gave the king more power

d)

A document that gave the Queen more power

3.

How did king John enrage the nobles? (choose 3)

a)

His ruthlessness (having no pity)

b)

He was a lair

c)

He hurt animals

d)

He only cared for himself.

e)

He didn't care for the church

4.

Where did the nobles meet with King John to get his seal on the Magna Carta?

a)

Bruges

b)

Barcelona

c)

Runnymede

d)

Outside of London

5.

In 1215, a civil war broke out between King John and the Barons. What was this war called?

a)

King John's War

b)

First Barons' War

c)

The 1215 War

d)

King Richards War

6.

Which three document did the Magna Carta influence? (Choose 3)

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

U. S. Constitution

c)

U.S. Declaration

d)

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

e)

French Constitution

7.

Which baron led the magna carta

a)

James Eda

b)

Robert fitz

c)

Gary Leno

d)

Erik Nightingale

8.

WHat do you put in your petr bread

a)

Curry

b)

Rice

c)

Rice and curry

9.

When was the magna carta signed

a)

1234

b)

1216

c)

1215

d)

1210

10.

Where was the magna carta signed

a)

Sheffield

b)

Licoln

c)

London

d)

Runnymede

11.

How was the magna carta signed

a)

In pen

b)

In pecil

c)

With a stamp

d)

With a wax stamp

12.
The crusades were wars between Christians and 
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
13.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
14.
In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was
a)
the strengthening of the feudal system 
b)
the adoption of Islamic religious practices 
c)
an increased demand for goods from the East 
d)
increased European isolation 
15.
Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?
a)
Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East 
b)
Islamic influence dominated Europe 
c)
Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions 
d)
trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded 
16.
The Pope urged individuals to fight in the Crusades to save the world from the spread of
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
17.

Assume that you are writing an article about the Christian Crusades from the Muslim point of view. Which of the following would be the best title?

a)

Reclaiming Christianity’s Roots: The Crusades of the Middle Ages

b)

Christianity’s Just War

c)

Conquest of the Cross: Christian Europe’s Attack on the Holy Land

d)

The Medieval Crusades and the Flowering of Muslim Civilization

18.

History is a study of the...

a)

Everything

b)

Past

c)

Present

d)

Future

19.

A century is a period of...

a)

50 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

1,000 years

20.

If you were looking at a timeline, which period would we currently be in?

a)

ancient

b)

BCE

c)

CE

21.

3,500 - 3,000 BCE writing was invented in Mesopotamia. How long ago was that?

a)

years

b)

decades

c)

centries

d)

millennia

22.

Which ancient civilizations have we learned about in class?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

China

c)

Rome

d)

Egypt

e)

Greece

23.

Which ancient civilization would you want to learn more about?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

China

c)

Rome

d)

Egypt

e)

Greece

24.

What is "a large group of people that lived in an organized way"?

a)

ancient

b)

civilization

c)

artifacts

d)

empire

25.

What is "happening or existing very long ago"?

a)

ancient

b)

civilization

c)

artifacts

d)

empire

26.

What is "objects that were used by people in the past"?

a)

ancient

b)

civilization

c)

artifacts

d)

empire

27.

What is "a powerful nation with many lands and people under its control"?

a)

ancient

b)

civilization

c)

artifacts

d)

empire

28.

Which city is number 1 on the map?

a)

Belfast

b)

Glasgow

c)

Edinburgh

d)

Cardiff

29.

Which city is number 2 on the map?

a)

Sheffield

b)

Birmingham

c)

Newcastle

d)

Manchester

30.

Which city is number 3 on the map?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Manchester

c)

Bristol

d)

Sheffield

31.

Which city is number 4 on the map?

a)

Exeter

b)

Cardiff

c)

Southampton

d)

Bristol

32.

Which city is number 5 on the map?

a)

Glasgow

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Newcastle

d)

Belfast

33.

Which city is number 6 on the map?

a)

London

b)

Southampton

c)

Exeter

d)

Bristol

34.

Which city is number 7 on the map?

a)

Sheffield

b)

London

c)

Cardiff

d)

Birmingham

35.

Which city is number 8 on the map?

a)

Bristol

b)

Cardiff

c)

Exeter

d)

London

36.

Which city is number 9 on the map?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Belfast

c)

Manchester

d)

Newcastle

37.

Which city is number 10 on the map?

a)

Bristol

b)

Cardiff

c)

Southampton

d)

Exeter

38.

Which city is number 11 on the map?

a)

London

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Belfast

d)

Cardiff

39.

Which city is number 12 on the map?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Glasgow

c)

Newcastle

d)

Sheffield

40.

How did the first humans get to Britain?

a)

By boat

b)

By plane

c)

On foot

d)

By swimming

41.

What were clothes made from in the Stone Age?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wool

c)

Polyester

d)

Animal skins

42.

Which two metals is bronze made from?

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Nickel

d)

Tin

43.

What did the Vikings call York?

a)

Yorkanglia

b)

Jorvik

c)

Yorken

d)

Jork

44.

What were Viking ships called?

a)

Dragon boats

b)

Wave riders

c)

Long boats

d)

Battleships

45.

What were clothes made from in the Bronze Age?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wool

c)

Polyester

d)

Animal skins

46.

What were the Iron Age people in Britain called?

a)

Angles

b)

Saxons

c)

Celts

d)

English

47.

When did the Vikings attack Lindisfarne?

a)

AD773

b)

AD783

c)

AD793

d)

AD803

48.

Where did the Vikings come from?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Denmark

49.

Who was the Vikings chief god?

a)

Thor

b)

Odin

c)

Loki

d)

Hod

50.

Which king of Wessex stopped the Vikings?

a)

Alfred the Wise

b)

Albert the Great

c)

Ethelred the Unready

d)

Alfred the Great

51.

Who was the first king of England?

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

Athelstan

c)

Ethelred the Unready

d)

Edward the Confessor

52.

Where did the Anglo Saxons come from?

a)

Germany

b)

Denmark

c)

Sweden

d)

The Netherlands

53.

Which of these were not Anglo Saxon kingdoms

a)

Wessex

b)

Essex

c)

Mercia

d)

Northumbria

e)

Cumbria

54.

Who was the last Anglo Saxon king?

a)

Edward the Confessor

b)

Harold

c)

Arthur

d)

William the Conqueror

55.

Which monarch signed the Magna Carta?

a)

John

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Edward I

d)

Henry VIII

56.

Who was the monarch when the Act of Union joined Scotland and England?

a)

James I & VI

b)

Anne

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Victoria

57.

Which of these were married to Henry VIII?

a)

Jane Parr

b)

Katherine of Aragon

c)

Anne of Cloves

d)

Katherine Parr

e)

Anne Seymour

58.

When did Queen Victoria become queen?

a)

1835

b)

1836

c)

1837

d)

1838

59.

Which 2 cities did the first UK railway connect?

a)

London

b)

Liverpool

c)

Cardiff

d)

Glasgow

e)

Manchester

60.

In which year did World War 1 start?

a)

1912

b)

1914

c)

1916

d)

1918

61.

In which year did World War 1 end?

a)

1914

b)

1916

c)

1918

d)

1920

62.

In which year did World War 2 start?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

1942

63.

In which year did World War 2 end?

a)

1944

b)

1945

c)

1946

d)

1947

64.

From which French sea port did the British evacuate their army?

a)

Marseille

b)

Dunkirk

c)

Roscoff

d)

Calais

65.

How many tons did the WWII Maus tank weigh?

a)

Nearly 100 tons

b)

Nearly 125 tons

c)

Nearly 200 tons

66.

How many people around the world died in WWII?

a)

60 million

b)

65 million

c)

70 million

d)

75 million

67.

How many people died at the attack at Pearl Harbor?

a)

3,000

b)

2,000

c)

2,390

d)

4,000

68.

When was the Panzer I made?

a)

1920

b)

1930s

c)

1940

69.

Which American carrier was at wwll below

a)

Mosquito

b)

Glory

c)

Enterprise

70.

when did pearl harbor happen

a)

1940

b)

1930

c)

1941

71.

how many tons did the king tiger weigh

a)

40

b)

68

c)

72

d)

100

72.

what did the german weapon schmeisser mean

a)

schooter

b)

thrower

c)

launcher

73.

how many ships sank in wwll

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

1307

d)

1554

e)

2396

74.

how many v2 misles hit london in wwll

a)

2000

b)

2044

c)

2484

d)

1648

e)

2340

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