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History 131126 is a selection of 10 questions. History 131126 is the filename to differentiate it from other History quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 Who preceded King Henry VIII as the English monarch?
A His Father Henry VII
2 In which war did the Battle of Gallipoli take place?
A The Great War, World War I (The Gallipoli peninsula is Turkish)
3 Who was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1653?
A Oliver Cromwell (New Model Army)
4 Which year saw the kidnapping of Terry Waite, and the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise?
A 6th March 1987
5 What was the name of the buried corrugated steel air raid shelters used in the Second World War?
A Anderson shelter (named after Sir John Anderson, who had responsibility for preparing air-raid precautions prior to the outbreak of World War II)
6 Who was Prime Minister when Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952?
A Winston Churchill
7 Which City in Eastern England was largest second only to London 1,000 years ago?
A Norwich
8 It took Francis Drake three years to circumnavigate the world in the 16th century: name one of these years.
A 1577-1580 (13th December 1577 to 26th September 1580)
9 Launched in 1972, what number was the last Apollo mission to put a man on the moon?
A Apollo 17
10 What was the important role of MI9, during World War II?
A Aid resistance fighters and recover allied troops (Forged German identity cards and travel warrants were smuggled into POW camps by MI9 – Michael Bentine of the Goons was an MI9 agent)