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| In what year did William the Conqueror become King of England? | A History Quiz
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1066. William the Conqueror was William I and he came to England in 1066 (he won the Battle of Hastings). Henry VIII was made King in 1509, James I (he was also the King of Scotland) became King of England in 1603 and Queen Victoria was crowned Queen in 1837.
| There have been many 'empires' in history - this is when one country controls lots of different countries. Do you know which empire controlled most of the area around the Mediterranean Sea when Jesus was in Judea? | A History Quiz
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The Roman Empire. The British Empire was much later than the Roman Empire - this took place only 150 years ago. The Persian Empire was much earlier than the Roman Empire (it is written about in the Old Testament in the Bible). There has never been an 'American Empire'.
George Washington. The American Capital is named after the first President - Washington D.C., and one of the States is also named for him. Abraham Lincoln was the President during the American Civil War in 1861-5, John Kennedy was the President from 1961 to 1963, and Ronald Reagan was President in the 1980s.
| Eva Peron was a very special lady in her country until she died in 1952 - which country was this? | A History Quiz
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Argentina. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical about her - called 'Evita' - and one of the songs was entitled 'Don't cry for me, Argentina'.
| What was the name of the Frenchman who was a very clever soldier and helped his country win lots of battles in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? | A History Quiz
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Napoleon. Napoleon was emperor of France for a time. Hitler was the leader of Germany during the second World War, while Churchill was the English Prime Minister. Eisenhower was American, and was President after the second World War.
Columbus. Columbus spent many years trying to get someone to pay for a journey 'the other way' to the far east. Eventually he persuaded King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to give him some money, and a few months later found that he could not sail directly to Asia as there was a large land mass in the way!
| The telephone was first invented to help the deaf - but do you know who patented the design? | A History Quiz
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Alexander Graham Bell. Albert Einstein was a very clever man who lived in the 20th century (long after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone) and Sir Thomas Moore was an important man in England during the reign of Henry VIII. Ronald Reagan was President of the United States in the 1980s.
| Which country held the first Olympic Games? (This was also the country which held Games similar to the Olympic Games thousands of years ago). | A History Quiz
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Greece. Thousands of years ago the ancient Greeks held Games, and they were for men only. When the Olympics started over a hundred years ago, they were also only for men! Very slowly since then women have been able to take part in more and more sports.
| Which English lady went to the Crimea to nurse the soldiers and became famous? | A History Quiz
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Florence Nightingale. Elizabeth Fry was the lady who went into the prisons and cleaned them up so people no longer got sick and died there. Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister in the 1980s, and Flora MacDonald helped 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' escape the English in the seventeenth century.
| What was the name of the first person to set foot on the moon? | A History Quiz
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Neil Armstrong. Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister during the second World War (and for a period in the 1950s as well), John Lennon was a musician and composer and Martin Luther King was an American Pastor who led his country in a movement to give equal rights to the coloured population.
France. Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc in French) was commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid).
She was born at Domremy in Champagne, France, probably on 6 January 1412. After leading an army against the British, she was betrayed and died at Rouen, on 30 May 1431. The Roman Catholic church, by whom she was betrayed, eventually made her a saint, and to this day she is honoured as being France's greatest heroine.
World War II. Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II, when Italy was allied with Nazi Germany.
California. Gold was first discovered near Sacramento in January 1848, by a man named James Wilson Marshall. He reported it to the San Francisco newspapers in March, but most people didn't believe the story.
It wasn't until May 1848, when Sam Brannan, from Sutter's Creek, went around San Francisco showing a bottle full of gold, and shouting "Gold! Gold! Gold from American River!" that the "California Gold Rush" really started. By 1849 there were thousands of people panning for gold, and many made their fortunes!
Australia. In 1788, eleven ships of the British First Fleet took around 780 British convicts to Botany Bay in New South Wales, and set up the first of the Penal Colonies.
From 1788 to 1823, the Colony of New South Wales was officially a penal colony, comprising convicts, marines and the wives of the marines.
| On August 26/27, 1883, a series of massive explosions in Indonesia killed over 36,000 people - what caused them? | World History for Kids
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The eruption of Krakatau volcano. Indonesia contains over 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country on earth. The eruption of Krakatau in 1883 is one of the biggest volcanic eruptions ever recorded. The final huge blast literally blew the island of Krakatau apart, and the noise was heard over 4600 km away, throughout the Indian Ocean, and from Sri Lanka in the west, to Australia in the east.
He wrote a diary about the great fire of London, and the bubonic plague.. Samuel Pepys spent most of his life working in London for the British government. Between 1660 and 1669 he wrote a diary which told all about himself and his family. He told also of the terrible disease known as the black death that was rampant in London. In 1666, he wrote an eye witness account of the great fire of London, which virtually destroyed the city of London.
The thing that was unusual about his diary was that it was written in a secret code. It wasn't until over 150 years later that the code was cracked, and the diary translated.
| In Roman times, what did the townspeople have to pay to see a gladiator contest, or to watch a play? | World History for Kids
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Nothing, both were free. The Romans enjoyed their "leisure" activities, and the townspeople were encouraged to attend the amphitheater to watch a play or a recital. The highlight of the week was the often gory and blood-thirsty gladiator fights. Sometimes, when a gladiator lost a fight, it was the crowd who would decide whether he should live or die!
Henry VII. Henry VII, also known as Henry Tudor, defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, and was crowned on the battlefield. This war saw an end to the "Wars of the Roses", and Henry VII became the first Tudor king.
Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451; his father was a wool merchant and weaver. He first went to sea at the age of 13, and the rest - well the rest is HISTORY!
| Which European city was divided by a wall by which capitalism was to the west and Communism was to the east? | Modern History for Kids!
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Berlin. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was split in two by a wall which was a constant reminder of the struggles of World War II (1939-1945). East Berlin was controlled by the Communist leaders of the USSR (now Russia).
USA. The Cold War included the Cuban Missile Crisis whereby US spy planes discovered Soviet missiles on the Caribbean island of Cuba. Due to this, there was a great political duel between US president of the time, John F. Kennedy and the then Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev.
| In 1969, three men were sent up into space in the Apollo missions. On what body in space did they land? | Modern History for Kids!
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Moon. These three men included one of the most famous ever astronauts, Neil Armstrong. There have been many suggestions over the years saying that man landing on the moon is one of the biggest lies of all time, but, the majority see it as one of humankind's greatest achievements.
| Tiananmen Square is a place in Asia that many view as the symbol of dictatorship and lack of free speech. In which country is Tiananmen Square? | Modern History for Kids!
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China. An anonymous man made international headlines in 1989 for his great bravery as he was photographed standing in front of and blocking the path of four Chinese military tanks. Nobody knows what happened to this peaceful protester.
| Nelson Mandela is celebrated around the world as a man who advanced the issue of racism. Of what African country was he the president? | Modern History for Kids!
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South Africa. The great Nelson Mandela spent a staggering 27 years in prison for his anti racism beliefs. Upon his release from prison in 1990, he was given many honours which included the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
| What was the name of the Princess of Wales who unfortunately died in 1997 as a result of a car crash in Paris? | Modern History for Kids!
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Lady Diana. The death of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, was a hugely upsetting moment for the people of Britain and for many other people from around the world. She was a lady who helped many charities and is now affectionately remembered as the "People's Princess".
Tony Blair. Tony Blair was the British prime minister for ten years from 1997 through 2007. He represented the Labour party which defeated the Conservative party.
The three wrong answers were all presidents of the United States of America.
| Saddam Hussein was the dictator of a Middle Eastern country in which a war began in 2003. What is the name of this country? | Modern History for Kids!
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Iraq. The war in Iraq caused a level of controversy not seen since the war in Vietnam. Many innocent Iraqi civilians died by allied bombing but the brutal dictator, Saddam Hussein, was removed from power. He would eventually face the death penalty.
Beijing. The first modern Olympics took place in Athens, Greece and since then many other cities have held the event including Paris, Sydney and Atlanta. Beijing, the capital of China, held the event in 2008 with some events taking place in Hong Kong and Qingdao.
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Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was often seen in black and is well known for her extensive mourning of her late husband, Prince Albert, for many years. She reigned for sixty-three and a half years...a very long time indeed!
| What was the name of the dictator that was in charge of the Third Reich? This man is infamous for his treatment of European Jews. | European History for Kids!
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Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and President of Germany in 1934. He combined both of these roles and declared himself "der Führer" or "the Leader". The effects of his racial policies, mainly discriminating against the Jews, are still felt and remembered even today.
| From which European country did Christopher Columbus set sail on what turned out to be the symbolic start of his first voyage that would end up in the Americas? | European History for Kids!
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Spain. The three ships that were involved in this voyage were named Niña, Pinta and Santa María. The crews travelled across the Atlantic Ocean from a port in Spain to the Caribbean islands. The crew of the three ships viewed the island that is now known as Cuba as well as the island of Hispaniola; the home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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