British History by Month: April - Statistics

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Date	Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
1st	1918	This, now pivotal arm of the British military was formed, combining two previously independent corps	The Royal Air Force	93%
14th	1912	This famous ship struck an iceberg, sinking in the early hours of the following morning	The Titanic	93%
23rd	1564	This iconic poet and playwright was born. He would die exactly 52 years later	William Shakespeare	87%
25th	1915	90,000 British, Australian, New Zealand and French troops land at this peninsular, beginning an ill-fated campaign that shares it's name	Gallipoli	80%
17th	1964	This British band released their debut album domestically; with it sharing the name of the band	The Rolling Stones	80%
10th	1633	This fruit is seen in Britain for the first time, being displayed in the window of Thomas Johnson's shop	Bananas	73%
28th	1789	The crew of this ship mutinied after spending 17 months harvesting breadfruit in harsh conditions. The mutineers would eventually go onto colonise Pitcairn Island	HMS Bounty	73%
18th	1968	This London landmark was sold to an American businessman, dismantled, shipped to the US and rebuilt again	London Bridge	67%
15th	1942	Following their gallant efforts in withstanding a siege, this entire island was awarded the George Cross	Malta	67%
19th	1824	This British poet died of Malaria aged 36, while participating in the siege of Missolonghi, in the Greek War of Independence	Lord Byron	60%
16th	1746	The Duke of Cumberland defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie at this battle, ending the Jacobite rising	The Battle of Culloden	53%
21st	1689	These two monarchs were jointly crowned as British monarchs	William and Mary	53%
9th	1806	This iconic engineer, well known for designing ships, bridges, railways and viaducts, is born	Isambard Kingdom Brunel	47%
12th	1937	This innovation, that would revolutionise air travel, is first tested in Rugby	The Jet Engine	47%
7th	1832	A farmer, Joseph Thompson attempted to sell his wife at Carlisle, having mutually agreed to part, eventually offering 20 shillings and this animal for her	A Newfoundland Dog	40%
4th	1934	Yorkshireman Percy Shaw laid the first of these road safety innovations on an accident prone stretch of road near Bradford	Cats Eyes	40%
11th	1939	This 'sport' is banned in the pubs of Glasgow as it is deemed too dangerous	Darts	40%
6th	1199	This King died in France from an infection caused by a crossbow wound	Richard I	40%
5th	1827	This physician, who pioneered the use of antiseptics during surgery, is born	Joseph Lister	27%
30th	1943	The body of a man, accompanied by false documents, is planted off the coast of Spain as part of this British wartime operation, used to disrupt Nazi defensive plans in Sicily	Operation Mincemeat	27%
20th	1879	The first journey of this type of vehicle, combining accommodation and transportation, was completed between London and Cyprus	Mobile Home	20%
8th	1990	This British golfer won his second successive US Masters Championship	Nick Faldo	20%
29th	1993	This London monument was opened to the public for the first time	Buckingham Palace	13%
27th	1296	The Scottish are defeated by the English at this battle during the First Scottish War of Independence	Battle of Dunbar	0%
26th	1607	Captain John Smith made landfall at this point in modern-day Virginia alongside the first group of English colonists. They would go onto establish the first permanent British colony in the USA	Cape Henry	0%
13th	1829	The British Parliament passed this Act, lifting religious restrictions imposed by Henry VIII	Catholic Emancipation Act	0%
24th	1731	This author, his best known work being only second in number of translations to the Bible, died aged 71	Daniel Defoe	0%
3rd	1693	This self-taught inventor and horologist, whose inventions revolutionised navigation and greatly increased safety during long-distance sea travel, was born in Wakefield	John Harrison	0%
22nd	1969	This British yachtsman arrived back in Falmouth, after completing his 312 day, solo, uninterrupted journey around the World	Robin Knox-Johnston	0%
2nd	1801	Vice-Admiral Nelson deliberately disregards orders and leads the main attack during this victorious battle, becoming a Viscount as a result	The First Battle of Copenhagen	0%

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