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History 130806 is a selection of 10 questions. History 130806 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 Which Duke led the British forces at the Battle of Waterloo?
A Wellington
2 Who was the last man to be locked-up in the Tower of London?
A Rudolph Hess
3 Who was the Russian jeweller famous for his intricate Easter Eggs of gold and diamonds?
A Peter Faberge
4 Which tribe did Queen Boudicca lead in an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire?
A Iceni (or Queen Boudica)
5 What was the punishment of the group of 19th-century agricultural labourers, known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
A Transportation (to Australia)
6 What was the name of the sunken corrugated-iron air raid shelters built in many back gardens during World War II?
A Anderson Shelters
7 Which notorious bank and train robbing American outlaw did Robert Ford shoot dead in 1882?
A Jesse James (Robert Ford was a member of Jesse’s gang who was hoping to collect the $10,000 reward – he was shot dead himself 10 years later)
8 Who beat Scott’s expedition to the South Pole by five weeks, making it there on 14th December 1911?
A Roald Amundsen
9 Who in 1909 was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
A Louis Bleriot
10 Which king did Henry the VIII succeed the thrown of England?
A Henry VII (his dad)