The History Room quiz: March 2019
The History Room quiz: March 2019
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Who was president of Egypt during the Suez Crisis of 1956?
Who abdicated his ‘Peacock Throne’ 40 years ago this year?
Where did Soviet troops crush an anti-communist uprising in 1956?
In which country was the Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s?
The Dickin Medal for animal bravery was first awarded in which war?
Which country suffered a massive defeat in war with the Japanese, 1904-05?
The majority of immigrants to the USA between 1820 and 1900 came from which two countries?
Which explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
What were serfs or slaves called in ancient Sparta?
At 33.7 million square kilometres, which of these was the largest empire ever known?
Mother was a schoolteacher and father was a blacksmith and socialist revolutionary. Who was their son?
Which famous maritime phrase supposedly originated when HMS Birkenhead sank in 1852?
Which Treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783?
Who was the first prime minister of Canada?
Who was officially credited with shooting down the Red Baron in April 1918?
Which French hero of the Great War was tried for treason in 1945?
In which American city was the world’s first skyscraper built in 1885?
‘Pravda’ was the official Communist Party newspaper in the USSR. What does ‘Pravda’ mean in English?
What nationality was Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara (1928-1967)?
The highest mountain peak in North America (6190 metres) was named after which president until 2015?