HISTORY QUIZ NO.70

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which US President gave the White House its name?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
2 What was the nationality of the first man to climb Mount Everest?
NEW ZEALAND
3 Who designed the uniform of the Swiss Guard, the bodyguards of the Pope?
MICHELANGELO
4 Which sea is named after a 16th century Dutch navigator who made three voyages in search of the North West passage?
THE BARENT'S SEA
5 Who was the first US President to marry whilst in office?
JOHN TYLER
6 In 1932 who founded the British Union of Fascists?
OSWALD MOSELY
7 To which saint is Westminster Abbey dedicated?
ST PETER
8 In which capital city was the Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
9 What name was given to Britain’s first Polaris submarine?
HMS RESOLUTION
10 Who resigned as leader of the SDP in 1987?
DR. DAVID OWEN
11 Which King of England married Catherine of Valois?
HENRY V
12 The Babington Plot was a plot to assassinate which monarch?
QUEEN ELIZABETH
13 Between 1714 and 1830 what were all the British monarchs called?
GEORGE
14 In 1948 which king laid the foundation stone for the Aswan Dam?
KING FAROUK
15 With regards to Queen Elizabeth II, what connects the years of 1948, 1950, 1960 and 1964?
THE BIRTHS OF HER 4 CHILDREN
16 Who was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877?
QUEEN VICTORIA
17 Which king died at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
RICHARD III
18 What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
GERMAN
19 Which British monarch died at the Battle of Flodden Field?
JAMES IV
20 Which king was executed on January 30, 1649?
CHARLES I

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Q2 - new zealand

[Footy Chick]

15. The years her children were born?

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Q2 - new zealand

[magpie in the 80's]

15. The years her children were born?

[Kahuna]

4/ Bering
13/ George?
14/ King Hussain?
18/ Dutch
20/ William

[magpie in the 80's]

4/ Bering..close enough..Barent
13/ George?
14/ King Hussain?
18/ Dutch
20/ William

other 3 incorrect K

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which US President gave the White House its name?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
2 What was the nationality of the first man to climb Mount Everest?
NEW ZEALAND
3 Who designed the uniform of the Swiss Guard, the bodyguards of the Pope?
MICHELANGELO
4 Which sea is named after a 16th century Dutch navigator who made three voyages in search of the North West passage?
THE BARENT'S SEA
5 Who was the first US President to marry whilst in office?
JOHN TYLER
6 In 1932 who founded the British Union of Fascists?
OSWALD MOSELY
7 To which saint is Westminster Abbey dedicated?
ST PETER
8 In which capital city was the Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie born?
WARSAW
9 What name was given to Britain’s first Polaris submarine?
HMS RESOLUTION
10 Who resigned as leader of the SDP in 1987?
DR. DAVID OWEN
11 Which King of England married Catherine of Valois?
HENRY V
12 The Babington Plot was a plot to assassinate which monarch?
QUEEN ELIZABETH
13 Between 1714 and 1830 what were all the British monarchs called?
GEORGE
14 In 1948 which king laid the foundation stone for the Aswan Dam?
KING FAROUK
15 With regards to Queen Elizabeth II, what connects the years of 1948, 1950, 1960 and 1964?
THE BIRTHS OF HER 4 CHILDREN
16 Who was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877?
QUEEN VICTORIA
17 Which king died at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
RICHARD III
18 What nationality was Anne of Cleves?
GERMAN
19 Which British monarch died at the Battle of Flodden Field?
JAMES IV
20 Which king was executed on January 30, 1649?
CHARLES I

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ