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Quiztory The Third

A few more historical facts. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ikabud

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,593

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1614

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Major Pat Reid made a famous escape from which POW camp ? Hint

Colditz

Dachau

Hanoi Hilton

Flossenbuerg

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first law on record, about 2100BC, was made to ban what? Hint

Witchcraft

Piracy

Adultery

Pickpocketing

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Question 3 of 10

3. Right up to 1819, what was the maximum penalty for illegal tree felling in the United Kingdom ? Hint

Deportation to the southern hemisphere

Public flogging

Hanging

10 years in jail

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Question 4 of 10

4. To whom was given the title of 'The Shrieking Sisterhood'? Hint

The Bangles

The Andrews sisters

The Brownies

The suffragettes

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many prisioners were in the Bastille on the day it was stormed ? Hint

700

7000

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which conflict was the General Belgrano sunk ? Hint

WWI

Napoleonic Wars

WWII

The Falklands War

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before World War I, who wrote a serious book on how to recognize German spies by their walk ? Hint

Alec Douglas Home

Arthur Conan Doyle

Robert Baden Powell

David Lloyd George

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was King of England during the Addled Parliament ? Hint

James I

Charles II

Charles I

There was no king, Cromwell was in charge

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who allegedly appointed his horse Incitatus a consul? Hint

Caligula

Claudius

Nero

Cyrus the Great

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why, in 1896 and 1897 did the English Royal Mint make three times as many copper coins as in the previous year ? Hint

To feed the war effort

To feed the new fangled telephone booths

To feed the new fangled gas meters

Because of a severe shortage of silver

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Major Pat Reid made a famous escape from which POW camp ?

Answer: Colditz

Colditz is located about 30 miles south west of Leipzig. It was a WWII prisioner of war camp, from which some very daring escapes were made.

2. The first law on record, about 2100BC, was made to ban what?

Answer: Witchcraft

Making it the world's oldest illegal activity... I guess.

3. Right up to 1819, what was the maximum penalty for illegal tree felling in the United Kingdom ?

Answer: Hanging

But then how could you be hanged if you chopped down all the trees?

4. To whom was given the title of 'The Shrieking Sisterhood'?

Answer: The suffragettes

This movement did much for the advancement of women in general.

5. How many prisioners were in the Bastille on the day it was stormed ?

Answer: 7

I guess word had got round.

6. In which conflict was the General Belgrano sunk ?

Answer: The Falklands War

This small war took place in 1982, between Britain and Argentina, over the disputed South Atlantic Islands.

7. Before World War I, who wrote a serious book on how to recognize German spies by their walk ?

Answer: Robert Baden Powell

Robert Baden Powell(1857-1941)was a British soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts.

8. Who was King of England during the Addled Parliament ?

Answer: James I

James I was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and cousin of Elizabeth I of England. His harsh treatment of Catholics led to the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.

9. Who allegedly appointed his horse Incitatus a consul?

Answer: Caligula

Caligula was, among other things, quite mad of course.

10. Why, in 1896 and 1897 did the English Royal Mint make three times as many copper coins as in the previous year ?

Answer: To feed the new fangled gas meters

Ah the price of progress.

Source: Author Ikabud

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