The History Room quiz: June 2019

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On Jun 1, 2019

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1 / 20

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

2 / 20

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

3 / 20

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

4 / 20

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

5 / 20

Who is this British prime minister?

6 / 20

Which English town did the Romans call Eboracum?

7 / 20

For what is Hiram Rhodes Revels most remembered?

8 / 20

Which food is said to bestow immortality?

9 / 20

Which company once owned a very large chunk of Canada?

10 / 20

Who traditionally wears the ‘Ring of the Fisherman’?

11 / 20

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

12 / 20

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

13 / 20

The Oracle of Delphi is in which Mediterranean country?

14 / 20

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

15 / 20

What did Sir Rowland Hill stick his name to?

16 / 20

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

17 / 20

How many North American colonies declared independence in 1776?

18 / 20

Which city hosted the first modern Olympiad in 1896?

19 / 20

Who is this in the picture, assassinated in 1942?

20 / 20

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

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The History Room quiz: June 2019

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