TEST QUESTIONS

British Historical Figures

QUESTION 01

A) Forging Claims

Charles the First (I), was executed on the 30th of January in 1649. 

What was he accused of during his preceding trial?

B) Inciting Scottish revolts

C) Treason

D) Murder

QUESTION 02

A) George Patton

Charles the first (I) had to deal with many revolts and a civil war in the end. Which parliamentarian general

succeeded in overthrowing him?

B) John Wright

C) Winston Churchill

D) Oliver Cromwell

QUESTION 03

A) Robert Catesby

Who did NOT conspire during failed Gunpowder plot of 1605?

B) William Parker

C) Thomas Wintour

D) John Wright

QUESTION 04

A) He knew a secret passageway which lead into the parliament building.

What was the reason for recruiting Guy Fawkes in the Gunpowder Plot in 1605?

B) He was a trusted friend of Thomas Percy.

C) He was experienced with explosives and devout Catholic.

D) He was intelligent enough to become the mastermind of the operation.

The Mask The real face

QUESTION 05

A) “Black Ed”

What was Edward Teach’s nickname?

B) “Blackbeard”

C) “Gasparella”

QUESTION 06

A) Killing a British general by decapitating him in Bristol in 1711.

What was Edward Teach known for?

B) He was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies

C) He built the “Queen Anne's Revenge” to destroy the British ships stationed in the west indies.

B) He was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies

BLACKBEARD

QUESTION 07

A) He won wars against the Scottish and Irish without any military training

What made Oliver Cromwell such an extraordinary army general?

B) He fought in 11 wars, and got out without a scratch.

C) He was shot 21 times during wars and shot twice but still survived.

A) He won wars against the Scottish and Irish without any military training

QUESTION 08

A) One of the British ships that sank during the evacuation of Dunkirk.( operation dynamo)

What British vehicle in the second world war was named after Oliver Cromwell?

B) The Smallest British bomber plane that fought in the battle of Britain.

C) The largest British Tank used in the invasion of Normandy.C) The largest British Tank used in the invasion of Normandy.

CROMWELL TANK

QUESTION 09

A) Henry Cavendish

This physicist had a passion for theology and other biblical studies. After his passing, some of his books on

theology were published. Who is he?

B) Isaac Newton

C) Benjamin Franklin

D) James Watt

QUESTION 10

A) He had a passion for pseudoscience.

In what way did Isaac Newton differ from other scientists in his time?

B) He never went to college.

C) He made his discoveries by chance.

D) He was not religious.

ISAAC NEWTON

QUESTION 11

A) James Cook.

When this British explorer went ashore Hawai to repair his ship, locals stole one of his small boats. In an attempt to return it, he was stabbed to death by the locals. The bay

were this took place still carries the captain's name. Which explorer is this?

B) Sebastian Cabot

C) John Smith

D) David Livingstone

QUESTION 12

A) He didn't go on long travels, so he didn't need fresh foods.

James Cook completed his first travel without losing a single man to scurvy. How did he accomplish this?

B) He invented a method to keep fruits and vegetables cool on the ship.

C) He took a lot of sauerkraut with him.

D) He made sure his men were immune to scurvy.

JAMES COOK

QUESTION 13

A) The Bridgewater bridge.

What was Francis Egerton, the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, famous for?

B) The Bridgewater canal.

C) The Bridgewater road.

D) The Bridgewater railroad.

QUESTION 14

A) North West England.

In which part of England can you still find the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater’s legacy?

B) East Midlands.

C) South West England.

D) Yorkshire and the Humber.

QUESTION 15

A) The Battle of the Standard.

What was Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, famous for?

B) The Battle of Hastings.

C) The Battle of Waterloo.

D) The Battle of Barnet.

QUESTION 16

A) Secretary of State for the Home Department.

What other position did Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley have during his life?

B) Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

C) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

D) All of the above.

CRYSTAL PALACE

QUESTION 17

A) Queen Anne.

Who opended the great exhibition of the Industries of all nations inside the Crystal Palace?

B) Queen Victoria.

C) King George.

D) Prince Albert.

B) Queen Victoria. ( 1837-1901)

QUESTION 18

A) Radicals believed the end of monarchy was bound to happen as a result of democracy.

Why did Queen Victoria refuse to be seen in public for a long time after 1861?

B) She was ill for a long time.

C) Her advisers told her not to.

D) She could not get over her sorrow at her husband's death.

QUEEN VICTORIA

QUESTION 19

A) George III.

(around 1714) If ....... had given up Catholicism and accepted the Anglican religion he probably would have been crowned ......... III. But like other members of his

family, .......... was unwilling to change his mind, and he would not give up his religion.

Who is ......... ?

B) Edward III.

C) James III.

D) Hendrik III.

QUESTION 20

A) The rebellion was a disaster, and George's army had little difficulty in defeating the English and Scottish "Jacobites" , as Stuart supporters were known .

James would give up nor his religion nor his claim to the throne, so he tried to win it by force. In 1715 he started a rebellion against

George I, who had by this time arrived from Hanover.How did the rebellion turn out?

Did James win the rebellion?

B) The rebellion was a success. James was crowned as James III.

C) George's army had great difficulty in defeating James III's army and the country is split up in two 'kingdoms'.D) James III caught a deadly deceive and the rebellion never happened.