HISTORY QUIZ NO.35

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KINGS AND QUEENS

1 Which King of England married Catherine of Valois?
HENRY V
2 The Babington Plot was a plot to assassinate which monarch?
QUEEN ELIZABETH
3 Between 1714 and 1830 what were all the British monarchs called?
GEORGE
4 In 1948 which king laid the foundation stone for the Aswan Dam?
KING FAROUK
5 With regards to Queen Elizabeth II, what connects the years of 1948, 1950, 1960 and 1964?
THE BIRTH OF HER 4 CHILDREN
6 Who was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877?
QUEEN VICTORIA
7 Which king died at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
RICHARD III
8 What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
GERMAN
9 Which British monarch died at the Battle of Flodden Field?
JAMES IV
10 Which king was executed on January 30, 1649?
CHARLES I

THE 20TH CENTURY

11 Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?
DR. FERDINAND PORSCHE
12 In 1992 which city replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria?
ABUJA
13 Which American President penned an autobiography entitled, Where’s the Rest of Me?
RONALD REAGAN
14 Which disc jockey is credited with coining the phrase, rock and roll?
ALAN FREED
15 Who was hanged for the murder of David Blakely?
RUTH ELVIS
16 In 1991 who was appointed as the first female head of MI5?
STELLA RIMINGTON
17 By what name was the dictator Francois Duvalier also known?
PAPA DOC
18 Which Poet Laureate died in 1998?
TED HUGHES
19 In the 1990s which member of the British Royal Family was offered the throne of Estonia?
PRINCE EDWARD
20 In 1907 what became the first European country to allow female MPs?
FINLAND

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11. Dr Porche

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11. Dr Porche

CORRECT PETE

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17. General Franco

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17. General Franco

INCORRECT FL

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6 --queen victoria
5---birth of her children

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6 --queen victoria
5---birth of her children

CORRECT OM

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17/ Papa Doc

[Q.]

12. Abuja

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17/ Papa Doc

CORRECT K

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12. Abuja

CORRECT Q

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No. 13 Ronald regan

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7. Richard III

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9. James IV of Scotland

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10. Charles I - English Civil War (Game 1)

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10. Charles I - English Civil War (Game 1)

CORRECT JIMMY

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9. James IV of Scotland

CORRECT JIMMY

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7. Richard III

CORRECT JIMMY

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No. 13 Ronald regan

CORRECT SP

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8. French