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History
(Age: 5-11)

	1) Which came first?
	a	Bronze Age
	b	Space Age
	c	Stone Age
	d	Old Age
	2) Which vegetable did Sir Walter Raleigh introduce to England?
	a	Potato
	b	Cucumber
	c	Carrot
	d	Lettuce
	3) What kind of disaster destroyed a large part of London in 1666?
	a	Flood
	b	Earthquake
	c	Fire
	d	Volcano
	4) Who were press gangs?
	a	Fighter Pilots
	b	Clothes Ironers
	c	Navy Recruitment
	d	Journalists
	5) What's the name of Napoleon's last battle and also a London railway station?
	a	Hampstead
	b	Waterloo
	c	Kings Cross
	d	Tottenham Court Road
	6) Which city was destroyed by fire when Nero was the emperor?
	a	London
	b	Crete
	c	Athens
	d	Rome
	7) Sir Frances Drake sailed around the world in which ship?
	a	The Golden Hind
	b	The Mary Rose
	c	The Cutty Sark
	d	The Thistledo
	8) How many wives did Henry VIII have?
	a	5
	b	6
	c	7
	d	8
	9) In which country was the Boer War fought?
	a	Brazil
	b	South Africa
	c	India
	d	Argentina
	10) Where did the Pilgrim Fathers sail to in "The Mayflower"?
	a	America
	b	England
	c	Russia
	d	Canada
	11) Which English queen shared the same name as a type of plum?
	a	Elizabeth
	b	Victoria
	c	Mary
	d	Anne
	12) Which country did the Pharaohs rule?
	a	India
	b	Slovenia
	c	Moldova
	d	Egypt
	13) Who did England fight in the battle of Agincourt?
	a	Scotland
	b	France
	c	Germany
	d	USA
	14) Which city had the world's first underground railway?
	a	London
	b	Paris
	c	New York
	d	Amsterdam
	15) What was a turnpike?
	a	A Circular Weapon
	b	A Type of Road
	c	Vegetable
	d	A fish
	16) What did Sir Walter Raleigh throw over a puddle to prevent Queen Elizabeth getting her feet wet?
	a	His Cloak
	b	His Hat
	c	His Hankerchief
	d	His Beard
	17) How many years has Stonehenge been standing?
	a	1000
	b	4000
	c	10000
	d	99999999999
	18) When was the queen mother born?
	a	1900
	b	1905
	c	1920
	d	1950
	19) Over which period was World War II fought?
	a	1914-1918
	b	1939-1945
	c	1950-1960
	d	1980-1990
	20) In what year did man first walk on the moon?
	a	1937
	b	1943
	c	1950
	d	1969

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