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Questions

1) The War of the Roses was ended when Lancastrian forces defeated Yorkist supporters in the final battle of the war. In which county did the final battle take place?
 

2) In this month in 1936, Gone With the Wind was first published. Who was the author?
 

3) In 1913, Emily Davison a women's suffrage activist was fatally injured. How?
 

4) In 1883 the train line that is identified with intrigue and luxury travel started operations. What is it called?
 

5) On 15th June 1215 which significant document was signed by King John limiting the power of the monarchy
 

6) In June 1949 George Orwell published his political novel of life under a totalitarian government. What was it called?
 

7) In 1862, General Stonewall Jackson concluded his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In which war?
 

8) The first Boat race held on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge took place in June of which year. Was it a) 1829 b) 1849 c) 1869
 

9) On her birthday, in 1942 ,Anne Frank began keeping a diary. How old was she?
 

10) In 1894 an international congress in Paris founded the International Olympic Committee to reinstate the ancient Olympic Games. Who led the committee?
 

 

Answers

1) The War of the Roses was ended when Lancastrian forces defeated Yorkist supporters in the final battle of the war. In which county did the final battle take place?
Nottinghamshire

 

2) In this month in 1936, Gone With the Wind was first published. Who was the author?
Margaret Mitchell

 

3) In 1913, Emily Davison a women's suffrage activist was fatally injured. How?
Trampled by King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby.

 

4) In 1883 the train line that is identified with intrigue and luxury travel started operations. What is it called?
The Orient Express

 

5) On 15th June 1215 which significant document was signed by King John limiting the power of the monarchy
Magna Carta

 

6) In June 1949 George Orwell published his political novel of life under a totalitarian government. What was it called?
Nineteen Eighty-four

 

7) In 1862, General Stonewall Jackson concluded his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In which war?
American Civil War

 

8) The first Boat race held on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge took place in June of which year. Was it a) 1829 b) 1849 c) 1869
a) 1829

 

9) On her birthday, in 1942 ,Anne Frank began keeping a diary. How old was she?
13

 

10) In 1894 an international congress in Paris founded the International Olympic Committee to reinstate the ancient Olympic Games. Who led the committee?
Pierre de Coubertin