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History 110719 is a selection of 10 questions. History 110719 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 century did the Vikings start their raids on Britain? 5th, 6th or 8th
A 8th CE
2 Which large museum in London was established on 7th June 1753?
A The British Museum
3 Who was the last Queen of Pakistan?
A Queen Elizabeth II (republic declared in 1956)
4 In which year of the 1940’s did the D-Day landings take place on the coast of Normandy?
A 1944 (D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. They began on Tuesday, 6th June 1944 at 6:30 AM BDST (GMT+2))
5 Which famous London department store opened on 15th March, 1909?
A Selfridges
6 Under what title did The Daily Herald newspaper re-launch itself on the 14th September 1964?
A The Sun (in 1969 it was sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News International)
7 In English history, what name is used to describe the period from 1811 to 1820?
A The Regency (King George III was deemed unfit to rule, and his son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent)
8 Henry V of England defeated the French in 1415, a victory in the Hundred Years’ War. What was the battle?
A Agincourt.
9 The 1944 Education Act raised the school leaving age to what?
A 15
10 Who was the last Emperor of Russia, whose reign ended when he was executed on 17th July 1918?
A Nicholas II (Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov)