HISTORY QUIZ NO. 15

[magpie in the 80's]

1 In which year did Harry S. Truman become US president
1945
2 In Roman myth, Neptune is equivalent to which Greek god
POSEIDON
3 Which king was defeated at Battle of Bosworth, 22nd-Aug-1485 (the last battle of the Wars of the Roses)
RICHARD III
4 What do we call the slab of basalt with inscriptions from 196BC found near the town of the same name in Egypt in 1799
ROSETTA STONE
5 What is a plant and a Greek mythology character who rejected the love of the nymph 'Echo'
NARCISSUS
6 In Arthurian legend, Caliburn is another name for what
EXCALIBUR
7 In which war was the 'Battle of Bunker Hill'
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
8 CREEP is an acronym for which campaign in 1972
CAMPAIGN TO RE-ELECT PRESIDENT NIXON
9 Falangists - formerly Spanish members of which (political) group
FACISTS
10 DORA, an acronym for which act passed in 1914 to confer extraordinary powers on government for the duration of WW1
DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT
11 What, formed in May 1940, was originally known as 'Local Defence Volunteers'
THE HOME GUARD
12 In which city was Florence Nightingale born (in 1820)
FLORENCE ITALY
13 The 2nd and 6th US presidents were father & son, who were they
JOHN AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
14 What was Britain's prize gain from the Treaty of Nanking, 1842
HONG KONG
15 Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which island, 1769
CORSICA
16 The ANZUS pact of 1951 was a defence treaty between which countries
AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
17 What did we call the houses built in whole sections in factories, and put up to help solve housing shortage after WW2
PRE FABS
18 Which Count was a German airship pioneer pre- and during WW1
ZEPPELIN
19 The Bow Street Runners, set up in the early 1750's were the first attempt to create what, in London
POLICE FORCE
20 Which 2 countries left EFTA in 1973
BRITIAN AND DENMARK

[godoubleblues]

Q11 - army reserve/national guard/territorial army
Q16 - Australia, New Zealand, US
Q19 - first professional police force

[JAS]

Q2 Poseidon
Q4 Rosetta stone
Q5 Narcissus
Q15 Corsica
Q17 Pre-fab's
Q18 Zeppelin

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 - army reserve/national guard/territorial army.........CLOSE ENOUGH
Q16 - Australia, New Zealand, US
Q19 - first professional police force

OTHER CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 Poseidon
Q4 Rosetta stone
Q5 Narcissus
Q15 Corsica
Q17 Pre-fab's
Q18 Zeppelin

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[Brock Landers]

7. World War II
14. Hong Kong?

[Brock Landers]

6. Excalibar?

[magpie in the 80's]

7. World War II...........INCORRECT
14. Hong Kong?............CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

6. Excalibar?

CORRECT BL

[Brock Landers]

7. World War II...........INCORRECT
14. Hong Kong?............CORRECT

7.Is it the American Civil War?

[magpie in the 80's]

7.Is it the American Civil War?

incorrect BL but right country

[Leaping Lindner]

1 - 1945
3 - Henry Tudor
7 - The War of Independance
9 - They were nationalists (right wingers who fought alongside the Nazis in the Civil War)
10 Defence Of (the) Realm Act - The english introduced it in WW1
12 - Florence was born in Florence
13 - John Adams

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - 1945
3 - Henry Tudor..............incorrect
7 - The War of Independance
9 - They were nationalists (right wingers who fought alongside the Nazis in the Civil War)
10 Defence Of (the) Realm Act - The english introduced it in WW1
12 - Florence was born in Florence
13 - John Adams....i'll except this answer but was looking for 2 names

all others correct LL

[Leaping Lindner]

1 - 1945
3 - Henry Tudor..............incorrect
7 - The War of Independance
9 - They were nationalists (right wingers who fought alongside the Nazis in the Civil War)
10 Defence Of (the) Realm Act - The english introduced it in WW1
12 - Florence was born in Florence
13 - John Adams....i'll except this answer but was looking for 2 names

all others correct LL

Sorry....John Adams and John Adams (throw in Quincy to be pedantic!)

So Richard III lost.....I'm trying to remember that episode of Blackadder

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - 1945
3 - Henry Tudor..............incorrect
7 - The War of Independance
9 - They were nationalists (right wingers who fought alongside the Nazis in the Civil War)
10 Defence Of (the) Realm Act - The english introduced it in WW1
12 - Florence was born in Florence
13 - John Adams....i'll except this answer but was looking for 2 names

all others correct LL

Sorry....John Adams and John Adams (throw in Quincy to be pedantic!)

So Richard III lost.....I'm trying to remember that episode of Blackadder

CORRECT

[panthergurl]

8. Committee to re-elect the president

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Committee to re-elect the president

WOW CORRECT PG

JUST THE LAST Q TO GO

[magpie in the 80's]

1 In which year did Harry S. Truman become US president
1945
2 In Roman myth, Neptune is equivalent to which Greek god
POSEIDON
3 Which king was defeated at Battle of Bosworth, 22nd-Aug-1485 (the last battle of the Wars of the Roses)
RICHARD III
4 What do we call the slab of basalt with inscriptions from 196BC found near the town of the same name in Egypt in 1799
ROSETTA STONE
5 What is a plant and a Greek mythology character who rejected the love of the nymph 'Echo'
NARCISSUS
6 In Arthurian legend, Caliburn is another name for what
EXCALIBUR
7 In which war was the 'Battle of Bunker Hill'
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
8 CREEP is an acronym for which campaign in 1972
CAMPAIGN TO RE-ELECT PRESIDENT NIXON
9 Falangists - formerly Spanish members of which (political) group
FACISTS
10 DORA, an acronym for which act passed in 1914 to confer extraordinary powers on government for the duration of WW1
DEFENCE OF THE REALM ACT
11 What, formed in May 1940, was originally known as 'Local Defence Volunteers'
THE HOME GUARD
12 In which city was Florence Nightingale born (in 1820)
FLORENCE ITALY
13 The 2nd and 6th US presidents were father & son, who were they
JOHN AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
14 What was Britain's prize gain from the Treaty of Nanking, 1842
HONG KONG
15 Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which island, 1769
CORSICA
16 The ANZUS pact of 1951 was a defence treaty between which countries
AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
17 What did we call the houses built in whole sections in factories, and put up to help solve housing shortage after WW2
PRE FABS
18 Which Count was a German airship pioneer pre- and during WW1
ZEPPELIN
19 The Bow Street Runners, set up in the early 1750's were the first attempt to create what, in London
POLICE FORCE
20 Which 2 countries left EFTA in 1973
BRITIAN AND DENMARK

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

END OF QUIZ