The History Room quiz: June 2019

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The History Room quiz: June 2019

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Who was the French General who stood in front of a cannon?

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This little fellow sent East German children to bed most nights on TV. Who is he?

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The forces of Cleopatra and Mark Antony were defeated in which final battle?

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His father was John, his mother was Mary and his wife was Anne. Who was he?

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Who is this British prime minister?

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Which English town did the Romans call Eboracum?

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For what is Hiram Rhodes Revels most remembered?

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Which food is said to bestow immortality? 

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Which company once owned a very large chunk of Canada?

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Who traditionally wears the ‘Ring of the Fisherman’?

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Which Indonesian island was 70% destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1883?

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A large part of which modern country was known to the Romans as Lusitania? 

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The Oracle of Delphi is in which Mediterranean country?

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The world’s first airline, founded in 1909, was…

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What did Sir Rowland Hill stick his name to?

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In which language were the original texts of the New Testament written?

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How many North American colonies declared independence in 1776?

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Which city hosted the first modern Olympiad in 1896?

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Who is this in the picture, assassinated in 1942?

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Which of these could you NOT win a medal for in the 1948 Olympics?

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