The History Room quiz: February 2019

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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in…

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Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of…

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The ‘Year of the Five Emperors’ in 193 AD began with the assassination of whom?

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Who was British prime minister at the outbreak of the Great War in 1914?

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Why is the White House white?

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Which Treaty brought an official end to the Second Boer War in 1902?

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Who was the youngest president of the USA upon taking up office?

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And who was the oldest…?

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Which pharaoh built the smallest of the main three Giza pyramids?

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Who was Sobekneferu?

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Who led the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947?

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Who served the longest term as an elected female Head of State (16 years)

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Who was Roman Emperor when Boudicca led the revolt of the Iceni?

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Who was commander-in-chief of the Australian Corps on Armistice Day, 1918?

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Who was the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century?

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What did ANZAC Day (April 25) originally commemorate?

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On D-Day 1944, on which beach did the Canadian forces land?

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In which Great War battle did the Canadian Expeditionary Force first see action?

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Which nation has the oldest continuously used national flag?

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Which are considered to be Britain’s first police force?

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