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A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,914

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1084

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which Roman Emperor was nicknamed 'Little Boots'? Hint

Nero

Augustus

Caesar

Caligula

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Jarrow March of 1936 was in protest against what? Hint

Unemployment

Rightwing Policies

The death penalty

Globalization

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Giuseppe Roncalli better known as? Hint

Benito Mussolini

Michelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci

Pope John XXIII

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which winged horse did Bellerophon tame?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury? Hint

Yootha Joyce

John Paul II

Robert Runcie

Thomas A' Becket

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many murders did Burke and Hare commit? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Of which school was Dr Thomas Arnold head? Hint

Eton

Sandringham

Harrow

Rugby

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the last woman to be hanged in Britain ? Hint

Myra Hindley

Boadicaea

Ruth Ellis

Margaret Thatcher

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was Queen Anne's husband ? Hint

Prince George of Denmark

Prince Carlos of Spain

Prince William of Orange

Prince Phillip of Greece

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Moll Cutpurse do for a living ? Hint

Highwaywoman

Executioner

Kings consort

Pirate

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Roman Emperor was nicknamed 'Little Boots'?

Answer: Caligula

Caligula's real name was Gaius Caesar. He was Emperor of Rome from 37 to 41 AD. His early life in military camps earned him the nickname 'Caligula', which means 'little boots' in Latin.

2. The Jarrow March of 1936 was in protest against what?

Answer: Unemployment

On November 1st, 1936, a party of 200 men arrived in London, having marched 300 miles from Jarrow in the north of England, to protest about the miseries of unemployment.

3. Who was Giuseppe Roncalli better known as?

Answer: Pope John XXIII

John XXIII was Pope from 1958 to 1963. He inaugurated a new era in the history of the Roman Catholic Church through his receptivity to church reform.

4. Which winged horse did Bellerophon tame?

Answer: Pegasus

Pegasus is a Greek Mythology figure. A winged horse that is the son of Poseidon, the God of the Sea and the Gorgon Medusa.

5. Who was the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer: Robert Runcie

Robert Runcie became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1980. He was succeeded by George Carey.

6. How many murders did Burke and Hare commit?

Answer: 16

They committed murder in order to supply corpses for medical schools.

7. Of which school was Dr Thomas Arnold head?

Answer: Rugby

Thomas Arnold was the headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1842.

8. Who was the last woman to be hanged in Britain ?

Answer: Ruth Ellis

The death penalty was an equal opportunity punishment. The life story of Ruth Ellis was made into a movie called 'Dance with a Stranger'.

9. Who was Queen Anne's husband ?

Answer: Prince George of Denmark

Queen Anne was the last sovereign of the Stuarts, and after the Act of Union, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of England and Scotland.

10. What did Moll Cutpurse do for a living ?

Answer: Highwaywoman

Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton colaborated on a play about the real life of Moll Cutpurse.

Source: Author Ikabud

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