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History 111101 is a selection of 10 questions. History 111101 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 IRA bombers attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Thatcher and other members of the government and Conservative party at Brighton’s Grand Hotel?
A 1984
2 Where was Francis Drake allegedly playing bowls when news of the Armada reached him?
A Plymouth Hoe (the Hoe is a large south-facing public space in the Plymouth)
3 Which dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644?
A Ming
4 In which year did the Japanese attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbour?
A 1941
5 In which year did passenger services on the Concorde supersonic jet between London and New York begin?
A 1977 (17th October 1977, after the US ban (sour grapes perhaps) on Concorde operations was lifted)
6 Which king and his parliament was the target of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
A James I
7 In what year did televised debates of the House of Lords begin?
A 1985
8 Which country declared war on Britain and France on 10th June 1940?
A Italy
9 Which British general won fame for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of Sudan in 1898?
A Major-General Kitchener (later Field Marshal, elevated to Viscount Kitchener in 1907)
10 In which year was the United States Declaration of Independence from Great Britain?
A 1776 (ratified 4th July 1776)