History Quiz
Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 2:00 pm
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
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