History Guild Quizzes

1. Who founded the Quakers in the mid 1600’s?
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1. What is the oldest company in Britain?
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When did Watson and Crick discover the structure of DNA?
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1. How many large ships were sunk during the Falklands War?
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1. What was the code name of the massive Soviet operation that saw them push the German forces back on the Eastern Front in June 1944?
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1. Which civilisation lived along the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys?
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1. The Rum Rebellion of 1808 saw the removal of Governor William Bligh from power. Where did this take place?
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1. In which year was a Tennessee science teacher prosecuted for teaching his students about evolution?
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1. The bombing of Guernica was part of which conflict?
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1. What almost lead to Apollo 11 aborting their moon landing?
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1. What does the Gurka’s famous battle cry ‘Ayo Gurkhali!’ translate to?
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1. The Minoan civilisation was based in which region?
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1. Australian soldiers first saw action in WW2 during which battle?
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1. Which country invaded Ethiopia in 1895 and 1935?
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1. The siege of Kohima was part of which conflict?
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1. Which British monarch accepted Magna Carta?
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1. The ancient city of Salzburg was founded on which industry?
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1. The Arabic, Hebrew, and Greek alphabets are all derived from the alphabet of which group?
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1. The Cathars were a persecuted religious group from which country?
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1. The Medici family first established a bank in which city?
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1. Which of these regions did the English conquer and colonise first, Ireland, Australia, South Africa or India?
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1. Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, held what title during his lifetime?
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1. What year was Nelson Killed?
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1. For what is Jan Hus most famous?
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