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1 Known simply as the Monument, what was this stone column in London built to commemorate?
A The Great Fire of London
2 In which year was the Berlin wall erected by the East German regime?
A 1963
3 Which battle is portrayed on the Bayeux Tapestry?
A Hastings (it is over 70 metres long and although it is called a tapestry it is in fact an embroidery)
4 In which war did Florence Nightingale head a team of nurses?
A The Crimean War
5 Which volcano erupted in 79 AD and destroyed the Italian town of Pompeii?
A Vesuvius
6 What name is used to describe the period of British history from 500 AD to 1500 AD?
A Medieval (mediaeval)
7 In British history, a Cavalier was a supporter of which king?
A Charles I (the royalist ‘Cavaliers’ fought the ‘Roundheads’ in the English Civil War 1642-51. The name Cavalier referred to the arrogant fashion and attitude associated with cavalry officers. Roundhead referred to the pudding-bowl hairstyles favoured by the anti-royalists which contrasted with the flamboyant long curls of their opponents)
8 Original copies of the Magna Carta are housed in three buildings in the United Kingdom – name one of them?
A British Library, Lincoln Cathedral, and Salisbury Cathedral
9 What is the name of the French underground resistance who fought against the German occupation troops?
A Maquis (pronunciation: maˈki)
10 Which famous battle took place on 21st October 1805?
A Trafalgar