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The Great Fire of London

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The Great Fire of London game quiz
"The Great Fire of London of 1666 was one of the greatest disasters of the age. See how much you know about it."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. On what date did the fire start?
    September 2, 1666
    March 1, 1666
    January 16, 1666
    August 14, 1666


2. How did the fire start?
    nobody knows for sure
    a candle was knocked onto the floor
    an arsonist set it
    embers from a baker's oven


3. Samuel Pepys, greatly disturbed by the fire, went about alerting officials to do something. Then he went home and dug a hole, where he safely buried this (these) important item(s).
    gold coins
    wine and cheese
    his family Bible
    his diaries


4. Which of these factors helped the fire to spread?
    all of these
    building construction
    strong winds
    warehouses filled with flammable materials


5. How long did the fire last?
    4 days
    19 hours
    1 day
    2 days, 12 hours


6. Which of these good things happened as a result of the fire?
    the plague abated
    all of these
    buildings were redesigned
    firefighting became an organized activity


7. This poor guy became a scapegoat for Londoners looking for someone to blame for the fire.
    William West
    King Charles II
    Robert Hubert
    Guy Fawkes


8. This poet commemorated the fire in his 1667 poem "Annus Mirabilis".
    William Shakespeare
    John Dryden
    William Wordsworth
    John Donne


9. This architect was put in charge of redesigning London, including St Paul's Cathedral.
    Answer: (One or Two Words- both names or just last)


10. How did the fire finally come to an end?
    townspeople successfully fought it
    a rainstorm extinguished it
    the army put it out
    it burned itself out and was stopped by firebreaks


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