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1 What is the English name for the Vikings’ ships?
A Longships
2 Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?
A Anne Boleyn – his second wife
3 At which battle in 1485 was King Richard III killed?
A Bosworth Field
4 Who was the king of England in 1405?
A Henry IV (reigned 30 September 1399 – 20 March 1413)
5 Who led the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition of 1910–13?
A Captain (Robert Falcon) Scott
6 Which ship took the first Pilgrims to the New World in 1620?
A The Mayflower
7 Who was Queen Consort of France from 1774 to 1792?
A Marie Antoinette (married to Louis XVI of France)
8 Who was crowned King of Scotland on 25th March 1306?
A Robert the Bruce (reigned 1306–1329)
9 Which British king reigned for the longest?
A George III (25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820)
10 By what name does history remember the group of 19th-century farm workers convicted and transported for swearing a secret oath to the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers?
A Tolpuddle Martyrs (they were transported to Australia)