HISTORY QUIZ NO. 45

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which war took place between 1853-1856?
CRIMEAN WAR
2. Who was the first man to fly the English Channel?
LOUIS BLERIOT
3. Which video cassette system, introduced in the 1970s, couldn’t compete with the VHS and disappeared?
BETAMAX
4. In which month was President Kennedy assassinated?
NOVEMBER
5. Apart from being a baker, what is Thomas Farynor famous for?
THE MAN WHO STARTED THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
6. In the UK in which decade were l-platesmade compulsory for all learner drivers?
1930'S
7. What was the name of the tanker that suffered a severe oil spill in Alaska in 1989?
EXXON VALDEZ
8. In the US civil war did Britain support the confederacy or the union?
CONFEDERACY
9. Name the famous bear who celebrated his 75th birthday in October 2001?
WINNIE THE POOH
10. Liverpool airport was renamed in honour of which famous son of the city?
JOHN LENNON
11. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
12. Who was the first president of the USA?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
13. The invasion of which country led to the outbreak of World War II?
POLAND
14. Which French heroine was burned at the stake having been tried for witchcraft?
JOAN OF ARC
15. Which English admiral won the battle of Trafalgar?
HORATIO NELSON
16. What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
17. Which French statesman crowned himself emperor in 1804?
NAPOLEON
18. Who was Spain's dictator until his death in 1975?
FRANCISCO FRANCO
19. Which admiral organised the German navy of World War I?
TURPITZ
20. Which civil rights leader was shot dead in Memphis in 1968?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

[FlyingHigh]

3/ Beta
4/ August
7/ Exxon Valdez
11/ 8
16/1912
20/ Martin Luther King

[FattyLumpkin]

9 Pooh
10 Lennon??
13 Poland
17 Napolean ?
14 Joan d'Arc

[old moz]

4---november
12---g. washington
18---franco

[magpie in the 80's]

3/ Beta
4/ August
7/ Exxon Valdez
11/ 8
16/1912
20/ Martin Luther King

OTHERS CORRECT FH

[magpie in the 80's]

9 Pooh
10 Lennon??
13 Poland
17 Napolean ?
14 Joan d'Arc

FL

[magpie in the 80's]

4---november
12---g. washington
18---franco

OM

[Mr Beefy]

2 Louis Bleuriot
11 7

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Louis Bleuriot
11 7... close enough..6

[Kahuna]

1/ Crimean
5/ Great Fire of London started in his shop
8/ Confederates
15/ Nelson
19/ Doenitz

[magpie in the 80's]

1/ Crimean
5/ Great Fire of London started in his shop
8/ Confederates
15/ Nelson
19/ Doenitz

OTHERS CORRECT K

[Il Duce]

6. 1930s
19. Turpitz

[magpie in the 80's]

6. 1930s
19. Turpitz

CORRECT Il Duce

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which war took place between 1853-1856?
CRIMEAN WAR
2. Who was the first man to fly the English Channel?
LOUIS BLERIOT
3. Which video cassette system, introduced in the 1970s, couldn’t compete with the VHS and disappeared?
BETAMAX
4. In which month was President Kennedy assassinated?
NOVEMBER
5. Apart from being a baker, what is Thomas Farynor famous for?
THE MAN WHO STARTED THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON
6. In the UK in which decade were l-platesmade compulsory for all learner drivers?
1930'S
7. What was the name of the tanker that suffered a severe oil spill in Alaska in 1989?
EXXON VALDEZ
8. In the US civil war did Britain support the confederacy or the union?
CONFEDERACY
9. Name the famous bear who celebrated his 75th birthday in October 2001?
WINNIE THE POOH
10. Liverpool airport was renamed in honour of which famous son of the city?
JOHN LENNON
11. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
12. Who was the first president of the USA?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
13. The invasion of which country led to the outbreak of World War II?
POLAND
14. Which French heroine was burned at the stake having been tried for witchcraft?
JOAN OF ARC
15. Which English admiral won the battle of Trafalgar?
HORATIO NELSON
16. What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
17. Which French statesman crowned himself emperor in 1804?
NAPOLEON
18. Who was Spain's dictator until his death in 1975?
FRANCISCO FRANCO
19. Which admiral organised the German navy of World War I?
TURPITZ
20. Which civil rights leader was shot dead in Memphis in 1968?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

END OF QUIZ