The Great Fire of London

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1. When did the Great Fire start? September 2, 1666 September 2, 1466 September 2, 1366 September 2, 1566

2. On what street did the Great Fire start? Fleet Street Pudding Lane Lombard Street Fetter Lane

3. The first casualty happened in the very house where the fire started. True False

4. Samuel Pepys wrote perhaps the most famous account of the Great Fire. On which London street did he and his family live? Newgate Street Seething Lane Lombard Street Shoe Lane

5. What famous landmark was destroyed by the fire? St. Paul's Cathedral Whitehall Palace Tower of London Tower Bridge

6. King Charles II, did nothing to help stop the fire from spreading. True False

7. Where did most of the people run to escape the fire? Smithfield Moorfields St. Bart's Hospital Bethnal Green

8. How many people are believed to have died as a result of The Great Fire? 714,003 1,115 0 6

9. There were no houses on London Bridge at the time of the fire. True False

10. What contributed to the rapid spreading of The Great Fire? Strong winds from the East All of these Tar and pitch from the wooden houses fed the fire Thames water system had been damaged by the fire