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History 140610 is a selection of 10 questions. History 140610 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 What was the name of Earth’s first artificial satellite?
A Sputnik (Sputnik 1 launched by the Soviet Union on 4th October 1957)
2 In which year of the 20th century did Queen Victoria die?
A 1901
3 Who founded the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829?
A Robert Peel (hence Peelers and Bobbies)
4 What did feudal barons force King John to sign on 15th June 1215?
A The Magna Carta (some clauses of which are still in force today)
5 The Cod Wars were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the UK and which other country?
A Iceland
6 Which wife of Henry VIII gave birth to a son named Edward?
A Jane Seymour (he died aged 10 – she died of complications from giving birth)
7 What memorable event took place near Cheddington on 8th August 1963?
A The Great Train Robbery (known at first as the Cheddington Mail Van Raid)
8 Give a year in the life of horse thief and highwayman Dick Turpin?
A 1706-1739
9 What is the name of the site in Suffolk where archaeologists unearthed an Anglo-Saxon Treasure trove in 1939?
A Sutton Hoo
10 Who was President of the United States at the time of the Wall Street crash of 1929?
A Herbert Hoover