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History Quiz

PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2020 2:00 pm
by tonyp
History:
1.The metric system was first developed at the end of the 18th century in which country?
2.Who was the last King of France before the French Revolution?
3.Who was the leader of the Antarctic expedition which was the first to reach the South Pole, in December 1911?
4.Which British archaeologist was funded by Lord Carnavon in his 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb?
5.In which year was British India divided into India and Pakistan?
6.What did the Scottish parliament ban in 1457 because it interfered with archery practise?
7.Which monarch had Sir Walter Raleigh executed?
8.How many British sovereigns reigned in the 19th century?
9.During which war was the battle of Inkerman?
10.In which decade did compulsory driving testing begin in the UK?


Tie Break:In which year did the world's population reach 1 billion?
The 1832 cholera outbreak killed how many people in Glasgow?


Answers on Sunday

Re: History Quiz

PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 10:24 am
by tonyp
Answers to History
History:
1.The metric system was first developed at the end of the 18th century in which country? France.
2.Who was the last King of France before the French Revolution? Louis XVI.
3.Who was the leader of the Antarctic expedition which was the first to reach the South Pole, in December 1911? Roald Amundsen.
4.Which British archaeologist was funded by Lord Carnavon in his 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb? Howard Carter.
5.In which year was British India divided into India and Pakistan? 1947.
6.What did the Scottish parliament ban in 1457 because it interfered with archery practise? Golf.
7.Which monarch had Sir Walter Raleigh executed? James I.
8.How many British sovereigns reigned in the 19th century? 4 George III, George IV William IV, Victoria.
9.During which war was the battle of Inkerman? Crimean.
10.In which decade did compulsory driving testing begin in the UK? 1935.

Tie Break: In which year did the world's population reaches 1 billion? 1804.
The 1832 cholera outbreak killed how many people in Glasgow? 3000, 32,000 in Scotland & England.