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History 116994 is a selection of 10 questions. History 116994 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 In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
A The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989
2 Who was the first monarch crowned in Westminster Abbey?
A William the Conqueror. William chose Westminster Abbey for his coronation because it was the burial place of his predecessor and the centre of government.
3 Who arrived back in Spain from ‘America’ in 1493?
A Christopher Columbus
4 Who was the captain of HMS Bounty, in which the seamen and petty officers mutinied on 28th April 1789?
A Bligh (Captain William)
5 Which Apollo mission became the first to land men on the moon in July 1969?
A Apollo 11 (eleven).
6 Which of Henry VIII’s wives survived him?
A Catherine Parr
7 Who invented the pneumatic tyre?
A John Boyd Dunlop (1840 – 1922) invented the pneumatic tyre in 1888, unaware that Robert Thomson had already patented a design for a pneumatic tyre in 1846.
8 Which of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
A Sir Galahad
9 How many people died in the Great Fire of London? 6, 600, 6000.
A There are six recorded deaths from the Great Fire of London, but some historians argue that this is because the fire left no evidence of life, and many more perished unaccounted for. – The fire started on Sunday, 2nd September 1666
10 What product that we all use did Joseph Gayetty (c.1827 – May 2, 1895) introduce in 1857, much to the comfort of the world’s people?
A Toilet paper