History 117406

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1   Which English king spent most of his reign on Crusades in the Holy Land?
A   Richard I (Richard the Lion-heart)

2   Name the ship in which Columbus sailed?
A   Santa Maria (Nina was another one of his ships)

3   Which English monarch died at Richmond Palace in 1603?
A   Queen Elizabeth 1

4   Imre Nagy of Hungary was executed in June 1958. Who was he?
A   Former Prime Minister of Hungary – (Chairman of the Council of Ministers, de facto Prime Minister)

5   Over whom was Saladin the Sultan of Egypt victorious in 1187?
A   The Crusaders

6   When was the battle of Stamford Bridge fought?
A   1066, probably the best-known year in English history, thanks to William the Conqueror’s triumph over King Harold of England on 14 October 1066. But much less well known is that on 25 September – 19 days before the Hastings encounter – a bloody battle took place at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire

7   In which year was the Great Fire of London?
A   1666, Sunday, 2 September

8   In what year did England last win the World Football Cup?
A   1966, 30th July, England defeated West Germany 4–2

9   When, to within 10 years, did the first zebra crossing appear in the UK?
A   1951, introduced on Slough High Street in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1951

10   Of which conflict was the Schlieffen Plan a vital component?
A   The First World War. The Schlieffen Plan is a name given after the First World War to German war plans