HISTORY QUIZ NO. 6

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Who sat astride Copenhagen at Waterloo?
DUKE OF WELLINGTON
2 In World War II who did Winston Churchill refer to as, “the few”?
THE ALLIED PILOTS IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
3 What title was given to military leaders of Japan until 1867?
SHOGUN
4 What war was ended in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht?
THE WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESS
5 Who led the victorious troops at the Battle of Issus in 333BC?
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
6 In which city were French kings crowned prior to 1825?
RHEIMS
7 Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
ANNE BOLEYN
8 Who, executed in 1793 was played on film 145 years later by Norma Shearer?
MARIE ANTOINNETTE
9 Who is the only English king to be crowned on a battlefield?
HENRY THE 7TH
10 What was the official residence of British monarchs throughout the 18th century?
ST. JAMES PALACE
11 Which European capital city was named after the Greek goddess of victory?
NIKE
12 Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty?
APHRODITE
13 What food and drink did the Greek gods dine on?
AMBROSIA AND NECTAR
14 Which Greek hero was portrayed by Brad Pitt in the movie Troy?
ACHILLES
15 Which flower bears the name of the Greek mythological figure who rejected the love of Echo?
NARCISSUS
16 Which country was invaded by Italy in 1935 and assisted by Bob Geldof fifty years later?
ETHIOPIA
17 Who was expelled from the Soviet Union on January 29, 1929?
LEON TROTSKY
18 In 1927 who completed the first solo non stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
CHARLES LINDBERG
19 What was the title of the personal manifesto published by Adolf Hitler in 1925?
MEIN KAMPF
20 What was ended in the USA in 1933 by the Blaine Act?
PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL
21 How many different men preceded Tony Blair as a British Labour Prime Minister?
FOUR
22 What three surnames did the First Lady of JFK have in her lifetime?
BOUVIER - KENNEDY - ONASSIS
23 Who replaced Mo Mowlam as General Secretary for Northern Ireland in 1999?
PETER MANDELSON
24 In 1990 which Chancellor delivered Britain’s first televised Budget?
JOHN MAJOR
25 Who is the only person to have been the daughter of a 20th century Prime Minister, the mother of a 20th century Prime Minister and a Prime Minister herself?
INDIRA GANDHI
26 What year witnessed the tragic death of Princess Grace of Monaco?
1982
27 Name any year that Genghis Khan was alive
1162 / 1227
28 In what year did Richard Nixon announce his resignation as President?
1974
29 In what year was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
1968
30 What year witnessed the deaths of Telly Savalas, Ayrton Senna and John Candy?
1994

[Hazbeen]

14. Achilles
19. Mein kempf (not sure of spelling)
29. 1968

[JAS]

Q1 Duke of Wellington...it's his horse
Q2 The RAF...specifically the ones who took part in the Battle of Britain
Q7 Anne Boleyn
Q11 Nicosia in Cyprus ?
Q12 Aphrodite
Q13 Ambrosia
Q15 Narcissus

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

14. Achilles..........
19. Mein kempf (not sure of spelling)
29. 1968

all correct HB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 Duke of Wellington...it's his horse
Q2 The RAF...specifically the ones who took part in the Battle of Britain
Q7 Anne Boleyn
Q11 Nicosia in Cyprus ?..........INCORRECT
Q12 Aphrodite
Q13 Ambrosia
Q15 Narcissus

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[JAS]

Q16 Ethiopia ?
Q18 Charles Lindberg
Q22 Kennedy, Onassis and Bouviere
Q25 Indira Ghandi

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q16 Ethiopia ?
Q18 Charles Lindberg
Q22 Kennedy, Onassis and Bouviere
Q25 Indira Ghandi

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS

[Hazbeen]

14. Achilles...........
19. Mein kempf (not sure of spelling)
29. 1968

ALL CORRECT HB sack the quizmaster

[spell_check]

30) 1994

[magpie in the 80's]

30) 1994

correct spelly

[magpie in the 80's]

where are the historians

[Hazbeen]

20. Prohibition of alcohol?

[magpie in the 80's]

20. Prohibition of alcohol?

CORRECT HB

[JAS]

Q11 This is annoying me now...goddess of victory is Nike but can't think of another capital that would fit.
Q17 Trotsky ?
Q27 1050

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 This is annoying me now...goddess of victory is Nike but can't think of another capital that would fit.
Q17 Trotsky ?
Q27 1050 .INCORRECT

Regards
JAS

OTHER 2 CORRECT JAS

[Leaping Lindner]

3 Shogun (?)
4 the War between Spain and Britain
6 Rheims
8 Marie Antioinette
9 Henry the ???? (4th???)
10 Kensington Palace
26 1982
27 1220
28 1974
30 1994

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Shogun (?)
4 the War between Spain and Britain
6 Rheims
8 Marie Antioinette
9 Henry the ???? (4th???)........CLOSE ENOUGH .ACTUALLY 7TH
10 Kensington Palace.....INCORRECT
26 1982
27 1220.....CLOSE BUT INCORRECT
28 1974
30 1994

ALL OTHERS CORRECT LL

[Peterxtc]

21. 5

[magpie in the 80's]

21. 5

CLOSE ENOUGH PETE .....4

[Peterxtc]

24. Nigel Lawson?