HISTORY QUIZ NO. 38
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:23 pm1 In which decade did Josef Stalin die?
1950'S
2 In which century was the artist Paul Cezanne born?
19TH CENTURY
3 What was the last name of the legendary Scottish hero Rob Roy?
MACGREGOR
4 In what month was Julius Caesar killed?
MARCH
5 Who was the last inmate of Spandau Prison?
RUDOLPH HESS
6 In which famous shoot out did Billy Clanton die?
THE GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
7 Which Pope excommunicated Henry VIII?
POPE PAUL III
8 The city of Philadelphia was founded by members of which religious group?
THE QUAKERS
9 What is the name of Britain’s oldest order of chivalry?
MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER
10 By what name was the outlaw Robert Leroy Parker better known?
BUTCH CASSIDY
11 In October 1990 who was appointed as the first Chancellor of the newly united Germany?
HELMUT KOHL
12 Which disgraced medical man was hanged at Pentonville Prison on November 23, 1910?
DR. CRIPPEN
13 After which US President were teddy bears named?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
14 In which capital city is Oscar Wilde buried?
PARIS
15 In which decade was the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin born?
1920'S
16 Which organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977?
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
17 Which war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjon?
THE KOREAN WAR
18 Which President of the USA features on a $5 bill?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
19 What connects the monarchs Edward II, Richard II and Edward VIII?
THEY ALL ABDICATED
20 In 1821 the Romanian Republic declared itself independent from which European country?
SPAIN
1950'S
2 In which century was the artist Paul Cezanne born?
19TH CENTURY
3 What was the last name of the legendary Scottish hero Rob Roy?
MACGREGOR
4 In what month was Julius Caesar killed?
MARCH
5 Who was the last inmate of Spandau Prison?
RUDOLPH HESS
6 In which famous shoot out did Billy Clanton die?
THE GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
7 Which Pope excommunicated Henry VIII?
POPE PAUL III
8 The city of Philadelphia was founded by members of which religious group?
THE QUAKERS
9 What is the name of Britain’s oldest order of chivalry?
MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER
10 By what name was the outlaw Robert Leroy Parker better known?
BUTCH CASSIDY
11 In October 1990 who was appointed as the first Chancellor of the newly united Germany?
HELMUT KOHL
12 Which disgraced medical man was hanged at Pentonville Prison on November 23, 1910?
DR. CRIPPEN
13 After which US President were teddy bears named?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
14 In which capital city is Oscar Wilde buried?
PARIS
15 In which decade was the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin born?
1920'S
16 Which organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977?
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
17 Which war was ended by the Treaty of Panmunjon?
THE KOREAN WAR
18 Which President of the USA features on a $5 bill?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
19 What connects the monarchs Edward II, Richard II and Edward VIII?
THEY ALL ABDICATED
20 In 1821 the Romanian Republic declared itself independent from which European country?
SPAIN
