HISTORY QUIZ NO. 13
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:01 pm1 Who was king of England in the year AD1000?
ETHELRED
2 In which year was William Shakespeare born?
1564
3 12 October, or the second Monday in October, is a public holiday in many states of the USA. What event of 1492 does it commemorate?
CHRISTPHER COLOMBUS DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD
4 What event of 1453 is thought to have contributed substantially to the renaissance of learning and art in western Europe?
THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE TURKS
5 The composer Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel were both born in the same year. What year was it?
1685
6 Who compiled a book of words (published in 1852) that were arranged according to their meanings?
PETER MARK ROGET
7 How many years after the Battle of Trafalgar did the Battle of Waterloo take place?
10
8 What was the number of the last King Louis to be king of France?
18TH
9 Who said 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford'?
SAMUAL JOHNSON
10 When did Adolf Hitler come to power in Germany?
1933
11 Who became president of the United States in 1929, the year of the Wall Street Crash?
HOOVER
12 In what year did Elvis Presley first enter the UK charts with 'Heartbreak Hotel'?
1956
13 Which British politician won the Admiral's Cup in 1971 in his yacht 'Morning Cloud'?
SIR EDWARD HEATH
14 In which year was a British task force sent to recover the Falkland Islands after an Argentinian invasion?
1982
15 In which year did Tony Blair become leader of the British Labour Party?
1994
16 In 1066, before the Battle of Hastings, King Harold fought a battle that shares its name with a famous football ground. What is it?
STAMFORD BRIDGE
17 Who became king of England in the year AD1100?
KING HENRY I
18 In what year was the Magna Carta signed by King John?
1215
19 In which century was the Ming dynasty in China conquered and succeeded by the Manchu dynasty?
17TH CENTURY
20 What was the first book believed to have been printed by Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, around 1455?
THE BIBLE
21 In which year was the French king Louis XVI executed on the guillotine?
1792
22 Who wrote General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money?
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
23 Where did the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte die in 1821?
ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA
24 Which famous author of fairy tales was born in 1805?
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
25 In which year did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place at the Battle of Balaclava?
1854
26 In which year was Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy?
1922
27 Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the British General Strike of 1926?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
28 In which year did Mikhail Gorbachov become general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party?
1985
29 In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison in South Africa?
1990
30 Which former first secretary at the British Embassy in Washington died in 1988?
KM PHILBY (HAROLD ADRIAN RUSSELL)
ETHELRED
2 In which year was William Shakespeare born?
1564
3 12 October, or the second Monday in October, is a public holiday in many states of the USA. What event of 1492 does it commemorate?
CHRISTPHER COLOMBUS DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD
4 What event of 1453 is thought to have contributed substantially to the renaissance of learning and art in western Europe?
THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE TURKS
5 The composer Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel were both born in the same year. What year was it?
1685
6 Who compiled a book of words (published in 1852) that were arranged according to their meanings?
PETER MARK ROGET
7 How many years after the Battle of Trafalgar did the Battle of Waterloo take place?
10
8 What was the number of the last King Louis to be king of France?
18TH
9 Who said 'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford'?
SAMUAL JOHNSON
10 When did Adolf Hitler come to power in Germany?
1933
11 Who became president of the United States in 1929, the year of the Wall Street Crash?
HOOVER
12 In what year did Elvis Presley first enter the UK charts with 'Heartbreak Hotel'?
1956
13 Which British politician won the Admiral's Cup in 1971 in his yacht 'Morning Cloud'?
SIR EDWARD HEATH
14 In which year was a British task force sent to recover the Falkland Islands after an Argentinian invasion?
1982
15 In which year did Tony Blair become leader of the British Labour Party?
1994
16 In 1066, before the Battle of Hastings, King Harold fought a battle that shares its name with a famous football ground. What is it?
STAMFORD BRIDGE
17 Who became king of England in the year AD1100?
KING HENRY I
18 In what year was the Magna Carta signed by King John?
1215
19 In which century was the Ming dynasty in China conquered and succeeded by the Manchu dynasty?
17TH CENTURY
20 What was the first book believed to have been printed by Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, around 1455?
THE BIBLE
21 In which year was the French king Louis XVI executed on the guillotine?
1792
22 Who wrote General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money?
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
23 Where did the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte die in 1821?
ISLAND OF SAINT HELENA
24 Which famous author of fairy tales was born in 1805?
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
25 In which year did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place at the Battle of Balaclava?
1854
26 In which year was Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy?
1922
27 Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the British General Strike of 1926?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
28 In which year did Mikhail Gorbachov become general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party?
1985
29 In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison in South Africa?
1990
30 Which former first secretary at the British Embassy in Washington died in 1988?
KM PHILBY (HAROLD ADRIAN RUSSELL)
