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1. In which city was the Titanic built and launched in the early 20th century?

2. Which English king lost the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

3. The “Long March” of 1934-35 was a key event in the rise of communism in which country?

4. In 79 AD, which Roman city was buried under ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

5. What was the name of the trade route that linked China with the Mediterranean?

6. Which empire was ruled by sultans based in Constantinople from the 15th to the early 20th century?

7. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1932?

8. In which century did the English Civil War between the Parliamentarians and Royalists begin?

9. In which country did the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 take place?

10. In which month of 1941 did Japan launch their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor?

Welcome to History Quiz #35…

1. In which century was L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz first published?

2. How old was Mozart when he began composing?

3. Which play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated on 14th April 1865?

4. Which Roman leader introduced the leap year?

5. Introduced in 1928, what was the first brand of bubble gum to hit the shelves?

6. Established in 1636, which is the oldest college in the U.S?

7. Which Queen of England was also celebrated for writing poetry?

8. WWI was ended by the signing of what?

9. The Statue of Liberty is constructed from 31 tons of what metal?

10. Where can you find the Colosseum?

Welcome to History Quiz #34…

1. Which famous singer’s son was kidnapped in 1963?

2. At 11:59pm on January 1st 1949, a UN ceasefire ended war between which two Commonwealth countries?

3. Why was Captain Thomas Blood arrested in 1671?

4. Which American outlaw was shot in 1882 by a member of his own gang, allegedly while adjusting a picture on the wall?

5. In 1930, Ellen Church became the first what? Was it:

A. Air Hostess

A. Female Channel Swimmer

A. TV Newsreader

6. Guru Nanak founded which religion in the 15th century?

7. Prime Minister William Pitt introduced income tax in 1799 as a temporary measure to fund what?

8. In 1909, the first British Woolworth’s store opened in which city?

9. Who defeated Thomas Dewey in the 1948 US Presidential election?

10. In which city was Dick Turpin hanged?

Welcome to History Quiz #33…

1. Which English city was the planned new capital if Adolf Hitler’s invasion plans had been successful?

2. In which US city was the worlds first skyscraper built in 1885?

3. Known as ‘The three hundred and thirty-five year war’, which country was officially at war with the Isles of Scilly between 1651 and 1986?

4. Which modern day country was known as British Honduras until 1973?

5. Which maritime explorer gave the Pacific Ocean it’s name?

6. Who was the only boxer to knockout Muhammed Ali?

7. What was the capital city of Portugal between the years of 1808 and 1821?

8. Gavrilo Princip assassinated whom?

9. What was the name of Stalin’s daughter who defected to the US in 1967?

10. According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?

Welcome to History Quiz #32…

1. In 1917, from which country did the USA purchase the US Virgin Islands?

2. In which decade did the first Wimbledon Tennis Championships take place?

3. Who was the first head of state to win a Nobel Prize? (Hint: He won it in 1906)

4. In which country did Ernest Hemingway live from 1940 to 1960?

5. The Battle of Santa Cruz was the only defeat for which Royal Navy leader?

6. Who was the Emperor of the Roman Empire at the time of the invasion of Britain in 43AD?

7. Founded in 597AD, what is the oldest Cathedral in England?

8. Which geological era came after the Jurassic period?

9. Complete the World War II slogan: “Loose lips…”

10. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which countries Sultan became the longest ruling monarch in the world?

Welcome to History Quiz #31…

1. In which month of 1914 did WWI begin?

2. Thomas De Torquemada was appointed the head of what in 1483?

3. By what name is Gregori Yefimovich Novykh better known?

4. How did Lord Kitchener die?

5. Which ruler referred to the English as ‘a nation of shoemakers’?

6. Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of which country?

7. Who was the Roman Gladiator who led the revolt against the Roman Emperor between 73 and 71 BC?

8. In which decade was London’s Crystal Palace destroyed by fire?

9. Which branch of the Armed Forces was established in 1918?

10. The ‘Treaty of Panmunjom’ ended which war?

Welcome to History Quiz #30…

1. During the Victorian Era, approximately how many people lived in the British Empire? Was it 400,000? 4 million? Or 400 million?

2. In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?

3. What was the name of Sir Francis Drakes’ Ship?

4. True or False: The Iron Age came before the Bronze Age?

5. In which city was William Shakespeare born?

6. Prohibition in the US began in 1919, when did it end?

7. Who was the first Roman Emperor to lead a successful invasion of Britain?

8. Which forest was the home of Robin Hood?

9. Which act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833?

10. During which century did Vincent Van Gogh live?

Welcome to History Quiz #29…

1. In what year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

2. Who was the third President of the United States?

3. What did Robert Ballard discover in 1985?

4. Which Royal Navy ship suffered the bloodiest mutiny in history in 1782?

5. Who led the British forces at the Siege of Mafeking during the 2nd Boer War?

6. Which country voted in the worlds first woman Prime Minister in 1960?

7. Who succeeded Hitler in 1945?

8. On 4th September 1957, what were the ‘Little Rock Nine’ prevented from doing?

9. Which of Henry VIII’s wives had the shortest reign?

10. Who discovered Radium and Polonium?

Welcome to History Quiz #28…

1. Who did Sitting Bull call ‘Little Sure Shot’?

2. Whose second term as British Prime Minister was between 1951-1955?

3. What is the oldest University in the UK?

4. The first flight of which mode of transport took place on 19th September 1783?

5. In Greek mythology, who was killed by a poisoned arrow in his heel?

6. In the 10 month Roman calendar, what was the first month of the year?

7. In which country did Karl Marx spend the last 34 years of his life?

8. Which British explorer brought back the potato and tobacco to England?

9. Which war commenced on 10th October 1899?

10. Who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald?

Welcome to History Quiz #27…

1. How was William H. Bonney known in the Wild West?

2. Was the Battle of Waterloo the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars? 

3. Where exactly was Elvis Presley when he died on 16th August 1977?

4. Who was the first King of England during the ‘Restoration’, following the collapse of the ‘Protectorate’ in 1659?

5. Which British coin ceased to be legal tender in the UK at the end of 1960?

6. Who was the first US President to be impeached (and subsequently acquitted)?

7. In what year did India gain independence from the UK?

8. Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?

9. Which was the last Apollo mission to land on the moon?

10. In 1959, which US state became the 49th to enter the union?