History Guild Quizzes

1. What was the codename given to the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation?
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1. Which Native American group were systematically murdered for their oil wealth in early 1900s Oklahoma?
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1. When is the only time in English history that a daughter has succeeded her mother as ruler?
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1. Who took over as US President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
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1. When was the colony of South Australia founded?
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1. Who took over as US President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
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1. How many Allied vessels were lost during Operation Dynamo, the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation?
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1. Which King did Simon de Montfort overthrow in 1264?
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1. Which Soviet General coordinated the defence of Stalingrad?
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1. Where did the Scythians originate?
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1. When was the International Space Station launched?
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1. What was the name of the airline the CIA established to covertly move agents?
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1. In 1504 which island was Christopher Columbus marooned on for a year?
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1. When did the Spanish Inquisition begin?
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1. When did the Yom Kippur War begin?
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1. Who did the Athenians defeat at the battle of Marathon?
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1. Which mathematician fought against the Romans to defend the city of Syracuse?
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1. What grievances did Julius Caesar’s assassins hold against him?
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1. Which country manufactured the largest battleships ever made?
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1. When did Allied forces launch their invasion of Sicily during WW2?
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1. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. How many people were killed in the storm?
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1. Who painted ‘The Fighting Temeraire’, shown below?
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1. Which two armies clashed at the battle of Bannockburn?
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