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the causes and effects of the great fire of london

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the King at the time of the fire?

a)

King Brad II

b)

King Albert II

c)

King Edward II

d)

King Charles II

2.

Who was the owner of the bakery in which the fire started?

a)

Thomas Farriner

b)

Samuel Pepys

c)

King Charles II

d)

Christopher Wren

3.

Where was the bakery?

a)

Trafalgar Square

b)

Bakery Lane

c)

Pudding Lane

d)

Dessert Lane

4.

The fire started in what kind of shop?

a)

A supermarket

b)

A bakery

c)

A pet shop

5.

What date did the Great Fire of London start?

a)

Saturday 7th August 1666

b)

Sunday 2nd September 1666

c)

Monday 30th September 1666

d)

Sunday 2nd September 1677

6.

What date did the fire end?

a)

Thursday 6th September 2020

b)

Wednesday 5th September 1666

c)

Thursday 6th September 1666

7.
People became sick from rats.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
What did King Charles II order to do?
a)
to call all the firemen
b)
to use river water to distinguish the fire
c)
to escape
d)
to pull all the houses down to create a "fire break"
9.
How did the people try to put out the fire?
a)
they used sand
b)
they used blankets
c)
They used river water
d)
they used fire distinguishers
10.

Why did the fire spread so quickly?

a)

Because the houses were made from wood

b)

Because the people let it

c)

Because the houses were made from bricks