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History 140128 is a selection of 10 questions. History 140128 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 important 20th-century invention is due to the single-handed efforts of Frank Whittle?
A Jet engine (turbojet engine)
2 Between 1870 and 1922, what mark of crown property was on a convict’s uniform?
A A broad arrow (introduced by Sir Edmund Du Cane)
3 For how many years did the Hundred Years War last?
A 116 (waged from 1337 to 1453 between England and France)
4 In which year did the last conscripted soldiers leave the army, marking an end to National Service in the UK?
A 1963 (all call-ups formally ended on 31 December 1960)
5 Which denomination banknote did the Bank of England introduce in 1745, and withdraw in 1945?
A £1,000 (ceased to be legal tender on 16th April 1945)
6 Who led the Dam Busters raid in 1943?
A Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC
7 How many crowned English kings since 1066, have had the signature ‘Edward’?
A Seven (Edward the Eighth was never crowned)
8 Who was the mother of Mary Tudor?
A Catherine of Aragon
9 Which nation was ruthlessly ruled by François Duvalier, nicknamed Papa Doc, from 1956-1971?
A Haiti (on the Island of Hispaniola)
10 In what year did the Relief of Mafeking take place during the Boer War?
A 1900