Written by Alan, Quiz Master with 35+ years of live pub quiz experience.
100% AI-Free: Questions written by a Human for Humans.
History Pub Quiz (Free Printable) 121320 is a selection of 10 questions and answers. History Pub Quiz (Free Printable) 121320 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 How many agricultural labourers made up the group known as “the Tolpuddle Martyrs”?
A Six. Authorities arrested and sentenced the group to seven years of transportation in 1834 for forming a friendly society and taking an oath of secrecy.
2 Which London location did Edward I choose for the Royal Mint in 1279, a site that produced the realm’s currency for over 500 years?
A Tower of London. The Royal Mint produced most of the realm’s coins in a dedicated area within a fortress, which people eventually came to know as Mint Street.
3 Near which English city did Royalist and Parliamentarian forces fight the 1644 Battle of Marston Moor?
A York. The battlefield is located a few miles west of York, between the villages of Long Marston and Tockwith.
4 Which African Sultanate was Britain at war with for just 38 minutes in 1896?
A Zanzibar. The war began because the British government did not approve of the new Sultan, Khalid bin Barghash, who had succeeded his uncle after his unexpected death.
5 Which pleasure boat sank and drowned 51 people after the dredger Bow Belle ran it down on the River Thames in 1989?
A The Marchioness. The collision occurred in the early hours of August 20, 1989, near Southwark Bridge in central London.
6 In which year did actor Reg Varney make the inaugural withdrawal from a UK ATM cash machine: 1967, 1972 or 1975?
A 1967 (27th June, at the Enfield Town branch of Barclays Bank – it was voucher-based)
7 How many women do historians believe the unidentified serial killer nicknamed Jack the Ripper murdered?
A Five (officially, but another four since have been linked to him) (Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly)
8 In which ship did Captain Cook sail on his initial exploration of Australia?
A The HMB Endeavour (His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour). The British Royal Navy purchased the ship—originally a refitted coaler—for the voyage that began in 1768.
9 The 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral took place in which town in Arizona?
A Tombstone. The 30-second shootout occurred in a lot near the O.K. Corral on Fremont Street.
10 Which king’s wife gave her name to the ocean liner Queen Mary, now located in Long Beach, California?
A George V. Queen Mary was the wife of King George V and mother of King Edward VIII and King George VI.