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19th Century History 160412 is a selection of 10 questions. 19th Century History 160412 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 founded the Women’s Franchise League in 1889 later known as the suffragists?
A Emmeline Pankhurst – In 1906, a reporter writing in the Daily Mail coined the term suffragette for the WSPU
2 Which Christmas carol mentions a 19th Century Duke of Bohemia?
A Good King Wenceslas – a Christmas carol that tells a story of a tenth-century king of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic)
3 In which year did The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park take place?
A (1st May to 15th October) 1851 – It was organized by Prince Albert and his colleague Henry Cole.
4 Issued in the city of Bath on May 1, what is the name of the world’s first official adhesive postage stamp?
A Penny Black. The Penny Black’s monarch looking “into” the envelope is still used for most British “everyday” stamps
5 Who was the head of the London Metropolitan Police during the period of the Jack the Ripper Murders?
A Sir Charles Warren
6 In which UK city did the Peterloo massacre of 1819 take place?
A Manchester. Around 60,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Field to protest peacefully for voting rights, freedom, and justice.The government violently suppressed the protest with mounted cavalry. At least 15 people were killed and 700 were seriously injured
7 Which landmark British building did fire destroy in 1834?
A Houses of Parliament (Old Palace of Westminster), only parts like Westminster Hall largely survived.
8 Linking Manchester to the Irish Sea, what engineering work opened to traffic on 1st January 1894?
A Manchester Ship Canal. Construction began in 1887 and cost over £15 million.
9 The World’s first public steam train which opened in 1825, carried passengers between which two northern towns?
A Stockton and Darlington. The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) opened in 1825. The S&DR was the first passenger railway to use steam trains.
10 In which English town did the Cooperative Movement have its beginnings in 1844?
A Rochdale