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Can you name these historical things?
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Last updated: May 2, 2017
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What animal was the last survivor of the Crimean War?
Tortoise
Whose amputated leg became a tourist attraction?
Lord Uxbridge
Who was Elizabeth II's father?
George VI
Who was the Prussian leader at the Battle of Waterloo?
Blucher
Which army had just 600 soldiers?
Light Brigade
And who wrote a famous poem about this charge?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
On which hill did the Battle of Hastings start?
Senlac Hill
Who was defeated in said battle?
Harold Godwinson
Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot? (It's not what it seems!)
Robert Catesby
What was Shakespeare's first play?
Henry VI Part I
What tapestry portrayed the Battle of Hastings?
Bayeux
Which Admiral fought against Napoleon in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Nelson
Who was crowned at Christmas 1066?
William the Conqueror
Who banned Christmas years later?
Oliver Cromwell
In what year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
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2 Comments
Highlander29
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Level 78
May 2, 2017
If George IV was indeed Queen Elizabeth II's father, that would be very impressive indeed considering he died in 1830. I believe you were thinking of George VI.
Pigface
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Level 57
May 3, 2017
Whoops! Thanks Highlander29! Hope you liked the quiz.
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