Here are the answers to History Quiz #27…
1. How was William H. Bonney known in the Wild West?
A. Billy the Kid
2. Was the Battle of Waterloo the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars?
A. No. The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18th June 1815. The last battle of the Napoleonic wars was the Battle of Wavre, which occurred 18th to 19th June 1815.
3. Where exactly was Elvis Presley when he died on 16th August 1977?
A. On the Toilet
4. Who was the first King of England during the ‘Restoration’, following the collapse of the ‘Protectorate’ in 1659?
A. Charles II
5. Which British coin ceased to be legal tender in the UK at the end of 1960?
A. Farthing
6. Who was the first US President to be impeached (and subsequently acquitted)?
A. Andrew Johnson
7. In what year did India gain independence from the UK?
A. 1947
8. Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?
A. Boris Yeltsin
9. Which was the last Apollo mission to land on the moon?
A. Apollo 17
10. In 1959, which US state became the 49th to enter the union?
A. Alaska
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