HISTORY QUIZ NO. 29

[magpie in the 80's]

5 - Did he start a small fire?

JUST A LITTLE ONE JIMMY

[Jimmy_041]

That would be london?

Reminds me of a story

I was working in London down by Monument, and was in one of those really old pubs in London

The walls were shocking - all brown stained

I said to the Pommies - Good pub, but you'd think they would clean this place up. They cacked themselves so much that about 20 tables turned around to see what was going on.

Apparently the stains were caused by smoke damage from the Great Fire of London in 1666

All I could say was: "You'd think they would have cleaned it up by now"

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which war took place between 1853-1856?
CRIMEAN WAR
2. Who was the first man to fly the English Channel?
LOUIS BLERIOT
3. Which video cassette system, introduced in the 1970s, couldn’t compete with the VHS and disappeared?
BETAMAX
4. In which month was President Kennedy assassinated?
NOVEMBER
5. Apart from being a baker, what is Thomas Farynor famous for?
THE MAN WHO STARTED THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
6. In the UK in which decade were l-plates made compulsory for all learner drivers?
1930's
7. What was the name of the tanker that suffered a severe oil spill in Alaska in 1989?
EXXON VALDEZ
8. In the US civil war did Britain support the confederacy or the union?
THE CONFEDERACY
9. Name the famous bear who celebrated his 75th birthday in October 2001?
WINNIE THE POOH
10. Liverpool airport was renamed in honour of which famous son of the city?
JOHN LENNON
11. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
12. Who was the first president of the USA?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
13. The invasion of which country led to the outbreak of World War II?
POLAND
14. Which French heroine was burned at the stake having been tried for witchcraft?
JOAN OF ARC
15. Which English admiral won the battle of Trafalgar?
HORATIO NELSON
16. What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
17. Which French statesman crowned himself emperor in 1804?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
18. Who was Spain's dictator until his death in 1975?
FRANCISCO FRANCO
19. Which admiral organised the German navy of World War I?
TURPITZ
20. Which civil rights leader was shot dead in Memphis in 1968?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTION UNANSWERED IS IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ