Welcome to History Quiz #2…
1. In 1857 Mary Queen of Scots was executed on the Royal orders of her cousin, who was her cousin?
2. Hiroshima received the first atom bomb on 6th August 1945, which City received the second one just three days later?
3. In which decade was the abolition of the death penalty made permanent in Great Britain?
4. In which war did the ‘Battle of Bunker Hill’ take place?
5. Who became Russia’s first democratically elected president in 1991?
6. What was the final battle that Napoleon fought in?
7. What ‘Age’ came after the Stone Age?
8. Which current member of the Royal family qualified as a Motor Mechanic during WWII?
9. What did Spain send to attack Britain in 1588?
10. Who was known as “The Lady with the Lamp” during the Crimean War?
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