HISTORY QUIZ NO.61

[Il Duce]

9 - the battle of culloden moor
16 - Jericho

[magpie in the 80's]

9 - the battle of culloden moor
16 - Jericho

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[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who was married to Hiawatha?
MINNEHAHA
2 Aboard which ship did Captain Scott sail to the Antarctic in 1901?
THE DISCOVERY
3 What event does the Rhyme, 'Ring a ring o' roses' commemorate?
GREAT PLAGUE
4 On the standards of which army would you see the letters S.P.Q.R.?
ROMAN
5 What animal's head did a Minotaur have?
BULL
6 Through which city did Lady Godiva ride naked?
COVENTRY
7 What was the name of the German parliament prior to Hitler taking power?
REISTAG
8 Whose is the first birth to be recorded in the bible?
CAIN
9 What was the last Battle fought on British soil?
CULLODEN
10 In which country was the Battle of El Alamein fought?
EGYPT
11 On which island was Napoleon born?
CORSICA
12 In what year was the Berlin wall erected?
1961
13 What was the surname shared by the two US presidents who took office as a result of assassinations?
JOHNSON
14 What title, named after a region, was given to the eldest son of the King of France ?
DAUPHIN
15 What war began on 10th. October, 1899?
THE BOER WAR
16 In the Bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round it for 7 days?
JERICHO
17 Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japhet?
NOAH
18 Henry V111 was the first member of the Royal family to divorce. Who was the second?
PRINCESS MAGARET
19 What significant military action took place on July 10th.1940?
BATTLE OF BRITIAN
20 Who in Greek Mythology was the brother of Zeus and God of the sea?
POSEIDON

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

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