History 121023

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1   Which famous diarist closed their diary entries with the phrase “and so to bed”?
A   Samuel Pepys

2   Who seized power following a military coup in February 1971, declaring himself President of Uganda?
A   Idi Amin (he had at least five wives and fathered 30 to 45 children)

3   What was the popular name for shantytowns built by homeless people in the USA during the Great Depression?
A   Hooverville (so named after Herbert Hoover, who was the Republican President of the United States during the onset of the Depression and widely blamed for it)

4   Which war saw engagements known as the Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade?
A   Crimean War

5   Toilet paper is believed to have originated in which country, as early as the 6th century AD?
A   China (according to Richard Smyth’s book ‘Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper’)

6   What was the name of the mission that took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon in July 1969?
A   Apollo 11

7   In what year did the battle of Trafalgar famous naval engagement take place?
A   1805 (21st October, 1805)

8   Which famous document eventually led to the formation of Parliament in England?
A   The Magna Carta

9   Which monarch established the Church of England?
A   King Henry VIII

10   At what 1913 horseracing event did suffragist Emily Davison die after throwing herself in front of the king’s horse?
A   Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913