World History 2

Which Admiral led the British Royal Navy during the Battle of the Nile in 1798?
1. Nelson
2. Belson
3. Telson
4. Melson
Who was the first female to fly solo from Great Britain to Australia?
1. Amy Johnson
2. Amy Nightingale
3. Amy Johns
4. Amy Jonson
What nickname did Mary I of England receive after she ordered the persecution of hundreds of protestants?
1. Hail Mary
2. Bloody Mary
3. Mad Mary
4. Queen of Merry
Which famous explorer landed on Possession Island and claimed it as British territory?
1. Captain James Kirk
2. Captain James Maxwell
3. Captain James Cook
4. Captain James Crook
What is the name of the United Kingdom's most senior palace located in the City of Westminster?
1. St. Johns Palace
2. St James's Palace
3. St. Stevens Palace
4. Palace of Westminster
Which famous military leader defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
1. Sir Francis Drake
2. Duke of York
3. Duke of Washington
4. Duke of Wellington
What act was passed on April 5, 1764 by the Parliament of Great Britain to raise revenue from the American colonists?
1. The Indian Act (The American Revenue Act)
2. The Revolution Act (The American Revenue Act)
3. 7. The Sugar Act (The American Revenue Act)
4. The Coffee Act (The American Revenue Act)
Who was the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain?
1. King Edward I
2. King George I
3. King James I
4. King Henry I
Which former British coin has a fixed value of 21 shillings?
1. A Sovereign
2. A Sixpence
3. A Farthing
4. A guinea
During World War I, suffragettes handed a white feather to men wearing a what?
1. A Navy Uniform
2. A Guards Uniform
3. A Farmers Uniform
4. An army uniform
Which British Royal Navy ship became trapped on the Yangtze River during the Chinese Civil War?
1. HMS Diamond
2. HMS Emerald
3. HMS Amethyst
4. HMS Ruby
During which battle did Admiral Lord Nelson receive the bullet wound that would lead to his death?
1. The Battle of Trafalgar
2. The Battle of Waterloo
3. The Battle of Gravesend
4. The Battle of Tilbury
Who established the Church of England?
1. King James I
2. King Henry VIII
3. King John
4. King Henry V
Which British King, whose body was later discovered under a car park in Leicester, is said to have ordered the death of his nephews, Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, the Duke of York?
1. King Richard II
2. King Richard IV
3. King Richard II
4. King Richard III
Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
1. Piccaso
2. Michelangelo
3. Van Gogh
4. Rubens
What was the Flying Scotsman?
1. A Car
2. A train
3. A Boat
4. A Plane
What was Henry VIII's surname?
1. Hanover
2. Saxe-Coburg
3. Windsor
4. Tudor
Who was leader of the Romans when they invaded Great Britain in 55 BC?
1. Augustus Caesar
2. Claudius Caesar
3. Julius Caesar
4. Nero Caesar
In which country was the Statue of Zeus located?
1. Greece
2. Crete
3. Malta
4. Italy
Out of the seven ancient wonders of the world, which one is still standing?
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Garden of Eden
3. Hanging gardens of Babylon
4. The Syphynx
7. Which city did the Romans refer to as Londinium?
1. Londinium
2. Lonin
3. Londin
4. London
In which country was Adolf Hitler born?
1. France
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Austria
Which British King had a stutter?
1. King George VI
2. King George I
3. King George VII
4. King George V
In which year did the Falklands War take place?
1. 1983
2. 1981
3. 1982
4. 1971
Who invented the Spitfire?
1. Airbus
2. R.J. Michael
3. Boeing
4. R.J. Mitchell
Which American civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968?
1. Martin Luther King Jnr.
2. Martin Luther
3. Martin Luther King
4. Marting King
What is the name of King Arthur's sword?
1. Excite
2. Extreme
3. Excalibur
4. Exellent
Which country was Saddam Hussein ruler over?
1. Kuwait
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Afganistan
During which year was The Great Fire of London?
1. 1666
2. 1066
3. 1566
4. 1866

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