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History 150331 is a selection of 10 questions. History 150331 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 By what name is the 18th century Scottish outlaw Robert Macgregor better known?
A Rob Roy / Red Macgregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh “Robert the Red-Haired”)
2 Any building erected before which year is automatically ‘listed’ as historically or architecturally important?
A 1700
3 Where was Glenn Miller flying to when his plane went missing on 15th December 1944?
A Paris (he was travelling to entertain U.S. troops in France – Flying from England heading for France, his plane vanished over the English Channel. He was never seen again.)
4 Who captured American pilot Gary Powers when his U2 spy plane in was shot down 1960?
A The Soviet Union (he was exchanged in 1962 in a well-publicized spy swap at
5 What were George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempting to do when they disappeared in 1924?
A Climb Mt Everest
6 In legendary history, who was Peeping Tom looking at when he was struck blind?
A Lady Godiva
7 Which country was Princess Elizabeth visiting when King George VI died in 1952?
A Kenya
8 Which Greek scholar supposedly proclaimed ‘Eureka!’, when noticing the water displacement as he stepped into a bath?
A Archimedes
9 What was the name of the rebellion of 1808 in order to depose William Bligh when he was Governor of the penal colony of New South Wales?
A The Rum Rebellion (the same bloke whose crew mutinied on the Bounty)
10 Which Roman road ran from Exeter to Lincoln?
A Fosse Way (part of which is now the A46, A607, A5460 and others)