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British History by Month: November - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Date Year Clue Answer % Correct
14th 1940 503 tonnes of bombs and 801 incendiary devices were dropped on this British city Coventry
100%
5th 1605 This gunpowder enthusiast was arrested under the Houses of Parliament Guy Fawkes
100%
1st 1858 Queen Victoria was made Empress of this modern day nation India
100%
9th 1888 Mary Jane Kelly became the last canonical victim of this British serial killer Jack the Ripper
100%
19th 1620 This ship arrived at Cape Cod, transporting the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World The Mayflower
100%
2nd 1924 This type of riddle first appeared in British newspapers Crossword Puzzle
67%
13th 1850 This Scottish author, who would go onto write 'Treasure Island' and 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', was born Robert Louis Stevenson
67%
3rd 1718 John Montague was born. He later became an Earl and gave his regnal name, not only to a collection of isles, but this food item Sandwich
67%
12th 1035 This Danish King of England died Cnut
33%
23rd 1963 The science fiction programme, that would go on to become the longest running of its genre, was first broadcast Dr Who
33%
6th 1429 This seven year old was crowned King of England, also becoming King of France two years later Henry VI
33%
18th 1987 A fire that killed 30 people took place at this London Underground Station King's Cross
33%
29th 1641 This type of media is published in Britain for the first time Newspaper
33%
30th 1936 This once iconic London building was destroyed by fire The Crystal Palace
33%
15th 1688 This major event begins with the landing of Protestant troops at Torbay The Glorious Revolution
33%
26th 1922 Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon became the first people to see inside this ruler's tomb in 3000 years Tutankhamun
33%
17th 1955 This British island became the first authority in Britain to add Fluoride to the water supply Anglesey
0%
22nd 2003 The England Rugby Union team beat this nation 20-17 to win the Webb Ellis Cup Australia
0%
27th 1920 This actor, well known for his repeated, and derided, recollections of his time in the navy "during the war", was born Buster Merryfield
0%
10th 1810 This plumber and inventor was born, going onto invent public, flushing toilets George Jennings
0%
20th 2014 The first bus in Britain powered solely by this 'fuel' is announced, running a route between Bristol and Bath Human and food waste
0%
8th 1957 Britain conducted its first successful test of this weapon Hydrogen Bomb
0%
16th 1724 This Highwayman was hanged at Tyburn Prison in front of 200,000 spectators Jack Sheppard
0%
28th 1862 This football club, the world's oldest professional club, is founded in Nottingham Notts County
0%
24th 1859 Charles Darwin publishes this important book, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology On the Origin of Species
0%
11th 1946 This English town becomes England's first 'new town', built with the aim of reducing London's post war housing issues Stevenage
0%
4th 1942 This Second World War battle ended in a British victory after 12 days of fighting The Battle of El Alamein
0%
25th 1120 The only legitimate heir of Henry I, William, drowned as this ship sank off the French coast The White Ship
0%
7th 1805 This civil engineering contractor, responsible for building at least one in every twenty miles of railway in the world by the time of his death, was born Thomas Brassey
0%
21st 1843 Thomas Hancock patents this product, having previously produced Britain's first toy balloons Vulcanised Rubber
0%
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