History Quiz 7
A history quiz with questions to suit all the family. To view the answers just move your mouse over the answer boxes, but no cheating!!
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Which famous battle was fought in 1815?Battle of Waterloo
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What was the surname of both the 41st and 43rd Presidents of the USA?Bush
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According to legend what game was Sir Francis Drake playing as the Armada approached?Bowls
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Who was known as The Mad Monk?Rasputin
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In which was did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place?Crimean War
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On which island did Napoleon die?Saint Helena
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What were Scots prohibited from wearing from 1745 to 1782?Tartan
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In which year did Great Britain change to decimal currency?1971
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Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?Anne Boleyn
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Who was the first man to fly the English Channel?Louis Bleriot
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Who crossed the Alps with elephants in 218 BC?Hannibal
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Who was the leader of Rhodesia when they declared UDI in 1965?Ian Smith
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Where did Alexander the Great die?Babylon
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What operation in World War 2 was codenamed "Dynamo"?The Evacuation of Dunkirk
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In which century did Baroque architecture begin to appear?Sixteenth
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Who was the first Prime Minister to br appointed during Queen Victoria's reign?Robert Peel
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What was the name of the U2 spy pilot shot down over Russia in 1960?Francis Gary Powers
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In which year was the London Congestion Charge first introduced?2003
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In which year was the death penalty abolished in the UK?1965
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Which US President remained a bachelor throughout his life?James Buchanan