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The Ultimate 1660s London Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 13 times
- The average score is 9 of 18
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who was the King of England in the 1660s? | Charles II | 100%
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| What street in London did the fire start? | Pudding Lane | 83%
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| What type of plague was named 'Great Plague of London' for killing almost a quarter of London's population in 18 months? | bubonic Plague | 75%
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| What animal transmitted this plague from human to human? | flea or louse | 75%
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| What month of 1666 did the 'Great Fire of London' begin? | September | 75%
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| What London cathedral was burnt to to a ruin on 4 September 1666? | St. Paul's Cathedral | 75%
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| What building was the fire started in? | bakery | 67%
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| What day of the week did the fire start? | Sunday | 67%
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| What day of the week did the fire 'end'? | Wednesday | 58%
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| How many people lived in the City of London at the time of the plague (estimated by John Gaunt)? | ≤460,000 | 50%
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| What method was first used in this decade in England, to control the spread of disease? (used in covid pandemic) | quarantine | 50%
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| What was drawn on the door of a household with the plague? | red cross | 33%
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| What was rumoured to be a drug that prevents people from dying from the plague? | tobacco | 25%
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| How much of London's houses were destroyed from the fire? | 15 percent (approx.) | 8%
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| Who did the monarch put in charge of the fire-fighting? | his brother (James, Duke of York) | 8%
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| Who supervised the rebuilding of London? | Robert Hooke | 8%
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| Who was the mayor of London, who failed to stop the fire in its early stages? | Sir Thomas Bloodworth | 8%
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| Who was the owner of the building? | Thomas Farriner | 8%
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