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British History by Month: September - Statistics

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Date Year Clue Answer % Correct
7th 1533 This English monarch was born; her reign would usher in a golden age in English history Elizabeth I
92%
2nd 1666 The Great Fire of London, in which 13,000 buildings were destroyed, began in a bakery on this street Pudding Lane
69%
18th 1709 Dr Samuel Johnson, who would go on to publish the first English version of this type of book in 1755, was born Dictionary
62%
19th 1839 This manufacturer was born, creating the village of Bourneville in order to house the working of his factory George Cadbury
62%
15th 1940 The course of this pivotal battle changed after the British were able to inflict heavy losses on their German counterparts The Battle of Britain
62%
13th 1958 This British singer made his UK television debut on 'Jack's Good Oh Boy' Cliff Richard
54%
16th 1977 This musician, who pioneered the glam rock movement of the early 1970s died in a car crash, two weeks before his 30th birthday Marc Bolan
46%
11th 1988 Roger Hargreaves, the author of this series of children's books, died Mr Men
46%
4th 1609 Explorer Henry Hudson became the first known European to sight this American island on this day Manhattan
38%
22nd 1692 The last people in Britain's North American colonies were hanged for this 'crime' Witchcraft
38%
3rd 1916 Captain Leefe Robinson became the first pilot to shoot down this type of aircraft, winning the Victoria Cross in the process Zeppelin
38%
12th 1885 This Scottish football team beat Bon Accord of Aberdeen 36-0, the highest margin of victory ever recorded in professional football Arbroath
31%
5th 2014 This British television programme, broadcast by Channel 4, reached it's 6,000th episode since being first broadcast in 1982 Countdown
31%
21st 1949 This country's national football team became the first to beat England on home soil, winning 2-0 at Goodison Park Ireland
23%
29th 1938 Britain, France, Germany and Italy signed the Munich Pact, transferring this territory to Germany - the country who it belonged to wasn't invited to negotiations The Sudetenland
23%
27th 1825 The World's first railway opened in Northern England, connecting collieries with these nearby towns (name one) Darlington | Stockton
15%
10th 1897 George Smith, became the first man in Britain to be convicted of this offence, being fined £1 Drink Driving
15%
9th 1879 This Englishman, who founded a brewery that now shares his name, and produces the best-selling bitter in the World as of 2012, died John Smith
15%
14th 1752 The 3rd of September became this date with the implementation of this system, causing riots The Gregorian Calendar
15%
1st 1886 This tunnel, connecting England and Wales by rail, was opened for goods traffic The Severn Tunnel
15%
24th 1564 This man, believed to be the first Englishman to reach Japan, was born in Gillingham William Adams
15%
25th 1818 The first human instance of this medical procedure took place at Guy's Hospital in London Blood Transfusion
8%
28th 1928 This substance was first banned in Britain, following the passing of the Dangerous Drugs Act Cannabis
8%
26th 1748 This Vice Admiral, best known for his work alongside Horatio Nelson, was born in Newcastle Cuthbert Collingwood
8%
23rd 1387 One of the most extravagant feasts ever was recorded, held in honour of Richard II; it included 14 oxen, 120 sheep, 1,200 pigeons and 11,000 of these Eggs
8%
30th 2024 This power station, Britain's last coal-fired, closed after 57 years of operation Ratcliffe on Soar
8%
20th 1854 This battle, the first of the Crimean War, took place, with six Victoria crosses being awarded for acts of bravery during it The Battle of Alma
8%
6th 1939 The first British fighter pilot to die in the Second World War, Montague Hulton-Harrop, was killed in this 'battle' during a friendly-fire incident, which exposed the shortcomings of Britain's RADAR system The Battle of Barking Creek
8%
8th 1914 This British soldier became the first of 306 to be executed for desertion during the First World War Thomas Highgate
8%
17th 1877 This English photographic pioneer, who made the earliest known surviving photographic negative, with a photograph of a window of his own home, died William Henry Fox Talbot
8%
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