HISTORY QUIZ NO. 16

[magpie in the 80's]

1. For what event in history is baker Thomas Farynor known?
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
2. What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
ITALIAN
3. Who is credited with introducing the Red Rose to represent The Labour Party?
PETER MANDELSSON
4. Who in 1961 made the first space flight?
YURI GAGARIN
5. Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was constructed?
JOHN F KENNEDY
6. What was the Roman name for Scotland?
CALEDONIA
7. What was the first country to issue postage stamps?
GREAT BRITIAN
8. What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825?
BUCHINGHAM PALACE
9. Who was the first American President to resign from office?
RICHARD NIXON
10. Which country has the world's oldest flag?
DENMARK
11. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
MICHELANGELO
12. How many Tolpuddle Martyrs were there?
SIX
13. Which English king was killed at the Battle Of Bosworth Field?
RICHARD III
14. In which decade did the Berlin airlift begin?
1940's
15. What was the hot news of 1666?
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
16. Stanley Baldwin was the only prime minister during the reign of which king?
EDWARD III
17. Who was Henry VIII’s second wife?
ANNE BOLEYN
18. Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false?
FALSE
19. During which decade did all women first get the vote in the UK ?
1920'S
20. Who took the throne after Queen Victoria?
EDWARD VII

[Interceptor]

2. What nationality was Christopher Columbus? Italian
4. Who in 1961 made the first space flight? Yuri Gagarin
5. Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was constructed? Franklin Roosevelt
9. Who was the first American President to resign from office? Nixon
11. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo
15. What was the hot news of 1666? Great Fire of London
18. Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false? False

[JAS]

Q6 Caledonia
Q13 Richard III
Q17 Anne Boleyn
Q20 Edward VII

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

2. What nationality was Christopher Columbus? Italian
4. Who in 1961 made the first space flight? Yuri Gagarin
5. Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was constructed? Franklin RooseveltINCORRECT
9. Who was the first American President to resign from office? Nixon
11. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo
15. What was the hot news of 1666? Great Fire of London
18. Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false? False

ALL OTHERS CORRECT INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Caledonia
Q13 Richard III
Q17 Anne Boleyn
Q20 Edward VII

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS

[Peterxtc]

7. England
14. 1950's

[magpie in the 80's]

7. England......correct
14. 1950's......incorrect

[Hazbeen]

1. Great fire of London

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Great fire of London

CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

ONLY 8 Q'S TO GO HERE HISTORIANS

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ HISTORY FANS

[JAS]

Morning Guru

Q5 I think it was built the year I was born which would make the answer JFK
Q10 China?
Q16 Edward VIII

Regards
JAS

[mal]

19
David Bowie sang a song called Suffragette City
Suffagettes are the women who instigated the voting
I think they started voting at the end of WWI in about 1919

Decade = 1910-1920 ?

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Guru

Q5 I think it was built the year I was born which would make the answer JFK
Q10 China?................incorrect
Q16 Edward VIII

Regards
JAS

other 2 correct jas

[magpie in the 80's]

19
David Bowie sang a song called Suffragette City
Suffagettes are the women who instigated the voting
I think they started voting at the end of WWI in about 1919

Decade = 1910-1920 ?

correct MAL

[RustyCage]

10- Denmark

[magpie in the 80's]

10- Denmark

CORRECT PAFC

[Kahuna]

14. 1950's......incorrect

14/ Must be 40,s then?

[magpie in the 80's]

14. 1950's......incorrect

14/ Must be 40,s then?

correct K

[magpie in the 80's]

1. For what event in history is baker Thomas Farynor known?
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
2. What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
ITALIAN
3. Who is credited with introducing the Red Rose to represent The Labour Party?
PETER MANDELSSON
4. Who in 1961 made the first space flight?
YURI GAGARIN
5. Who was the American President when the Berlin Wall was constructed?
JOHN F KENNEDY
6. What was the Roman name for Scotland?
CALEDONIA
7. What was the first country to issue postage stamps?
GREAT BRITIAN
8. What famous building did John Nash rebuild in 1825?
BUCHINGHAM PALACE
9. Who was the first American President to resign from office?
RICHARD NIXON
10. Which country has the world's oldest flag?
DENMARK
11. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
MICHELANGELO
12. How many Tolpuddle Martyrs were there?
SIX
13. Which English king was killed at the Battle Of Bosworth Field?
RICHARD III
14. In which decade did the Berlin airlift begin?
1940's
15. What was the hot news of 1666?
GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
16. Stanley Baldwin was the only prime minister during the reign of which king?
EDWARD III
17. Who was Henry VIII’s second wife?
ANNE BOLEYN
18. Winston Churchill won the Nobel Peace Prize. True or false?
FALSE
19. During which decade did all women first get the vote in the UK ?
1920'S
20. Who took the throne after Queen Victoria?
EDWARD VII

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

END OF QUIZ