The Great Fire of London

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

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? Seething Lane Lombard Street Newgate Street Shoe Lane

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

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? Moorfields St. Bart's Hospital Smithfield Bethnal Green

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

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? All of these Tar and pitch from the wooden houses fed the fire Strong winds from the East Thames water system had been damaged by the fire