HISTORY QUIZ NO.71
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:08 pm1 Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle?
FERDINAND PORSHE
2 In 1992 which city replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria?
ABUJA
3 Which American President penned an autobiography entitled, Where’s the Rest of Me?
RONALD REAGAN
4 Which disc jockey is credited with coining the phrase, rock and roll?
ALAN FREED
5 Who was hanged for the murder of David Blakely?
RUTH ELLIS
6 In 1991 who was appointed as the first female head of MI5?
STELLA REMINGTON
7 By what name was the dictator Francois Duvalier also known?
PAPA DOC
8 Which Poet Laureate died in 1998?
TED HUGHES
9 In the 1990s which member of the British Royal Family was offered the throne of Estonia?
PRINCE EDWARD
10 In 1907 what became the first European country to allow female MPs?
FINLAND
11 Which century witnessed The Gunpowder Plot?
17TH
12 Which country joined the Commonwealth in 1947, left it in 1972 and rejoined in 1989?
PAKISTAN
13 In which decade of the 19th century did the Irish Potato Famine occur?
1840'S
14 Which was the first ever country to adopt the metric system?
FRANCE
15 Which South American country was named after the man who sailed on the Santa Maria?
COLOMBIA
16 Who wrote a book entitled The History of the World whilst imprisoned in the Tower of London?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
17 Who, the subject of a hit record by Boney M, was nicknamed The Mad Monk?
RASPUTIN
18 Who was the tallest ever President of the USA?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
19 Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty, a vessel that witnessed an infamous mutiny in 1879?
WILLIAM BLIGH
20 Who made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the crown jewels in 1671?
THOMAS BLOOD
FERDINAND PORSHE
2 In 1992 which city replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria?
ABUJA
3 Which American President penned an autobiography entitled, Where’s the Rest of Me?
RONALD REAGAN
4 Which disc jockey is credited with coining the phrase, rock and roll?
ALAN FREED
5 Who was hanged for the murder of David Blakely?
RUTH ELLIS
6 In 1991 who was appointed as the first female head of MI5?
STELLA REMINGTON
7 By what name was the dictator Francois Duvalier also known?
PAPA DOC
8 Which Poet Laureate died in 1998?
TED HUGHES
9 In the 1990s which member of the British Royal Family was offered the throne of Estonia?
PRINCE EDWARD
10 In 1907 what became the first European country to allow female MPs?
FINLAND
11 Which century witnessed The Gunpowder Plot?
17TH
12 Which country joined the Commonwealth in 1947, left it in 1972 and rejoined in 1989?
PAKISTAN
13 In which decade of the 19th century did the Irish Potato Famine occur?
1840'S
14 Which was the first ever country to adopt the metric system?
FRANCE
15 Which South American country was named after the man who sailed on the Santa Maria?
COLOMBIA
16 Who wrote a book entitled The History of the World whilst imprisoned in the Tower of London?
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
17 Who, the subject of a hit record by Boney M, was nicknamed The Mad Monk?
RASPUTIN
18 Who was the tallest ever President of the USA?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
19 Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty, a vessel that witnessed an infamous mutiny in 1879?
WILLIAM BLIGH
20 Who made an unsuccessful attempt to steal the crown jewels in 1671?
THOMAS BLOOD
