History 150324

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1   What name is given to the armed insurrection aimed at ending British rule in Ireland in April 1916?
A   Easter Rising / Easter Rebellion

2   Launched in 1845, what was the world’s first Iron-hulled ship with a screw propeller?
A   SS. Great Britain. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Britain was a revolutionary vessel, combining an iron hull with screw propulsion, which was a significant advancement in shipbuilding technology.

3   Founded in 1838, which Edinburgh store was the oldest independent department store in the world until it became part of House of Fraser in 2005?
A   Jenners, it Closed in December 2020

4   What economic movement began in the town of Rochdale in 1844?
A   The Co-operative Movement (Co-Op). In 1844, the town of Rochdale, England, saw the birth of the modern cooperative movement with the founding of the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society, a group of 28 cotton mill artisans who aimed to improve living conditions by pooling resources and establishing a cooperative shop.

5   Opened in 1863, which London Underground line is the oldest?
A   Metropolitan. The Metropolitan Railway was the world’s first underground railway, connecting Paddington and Farringdon.

6   Often mentioned by Lance Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army, who commanded the British forces at the 1898 Battle of Omdurman?
A   Kitchener (Horatio Herbert)

7   In what year was the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany?
A   1938 (the Anschluß)

8   In 1803, which European country was the first to outlaw slavery?
A   Denmark

9   What is the better-known name of Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, born in Jersey in 1853?
A   Lillie Langtry (she was a mistress of Edward VII and the face of Pear’s Soap)

10   What name do historians give to the period in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 during which approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated?
A   Great Famine / Irish Potato Famine