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History 120327 is a selection of 10 questions. History 120327 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 Great Britain and Ireland formally join the European Common Market?
A 1973
2 Which UK monarch is often remembered as ‘The Mad King’ or ‘The King Who Lost America’?
A King George III
3 Why did nightclub manager Ruth Ellis get her name in the history books after she died in 1955?
A She was the last woman hanged in the UK (she shot David Blakely)
4 According to popular legend, which King burnt the cakes?
A Alfred the Great
5 Who had an infamous illicit love affair with the wife of diplomat Sir William Hamilton?
A Horatio Nelson
6 Which ship did John Johnson discover floating, apparently abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on 4th December 1872?
A Mary Celeste (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle refers to the ship as the Marie Céleste in fiction)
7 Which historical figure is said to have ‘singed the King of Spain’s beard’ in 1587?
A Sir Francis Drake (it is remembered by the Spanish as ‘Drake’s raid on Cádiz’)
8 Which Somerset town claims to be the burial place of King Arthur?
A Glastonbury.
9 In which war were the British defeated at the Battle of Yorktown?
A American War of Independence
10 What artefact did Edward I take from Scotland in 1296 as spoils of war and move to Westminster Abbey?
A Stone of Scone (Stone of Destiny) (on 15 Nov 1996 it was returned to Scotland)