Quiztory The Seventh

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1. Which famous British politician became Member of Parliament for the Finchley(London) constituency in 1959? Margaret Thatcher Harold Wilson Winston Churchill Tony Blair

2. What did Capt. Alcock and Lt. Brown achieve in 1919? The first Atlantic crossing in a rowing boat The first successful trek to the North Pole The first non stop trans Atlantic flight The first successful climb of the Eiger

3. Which organisation kidnapped Patty Hearst? The Black Panthers The Symbionese Liberation Army Black September The Baader Meinhoff Gang

4. Where was the Magna Carta signed? Westminster Palace Windsor Castle Runnymede The Tower of London

5. Who reigned in England during the English Civil War? Nobody, Cromwell was in charge Charles II Charles I James I

6. Which famous battle took place in June,1314? The Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Stirling Bridge The Battle of Stamford Bridge

7. During which war was the Battle of Sedan fought? The French and Indian War The Boer War Franco Prussian War The Crimean War

8. Who, in 1925, said, 'England is ripe for revolution'? Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Leon Trotsky

9. Which innovation of Admiral Vernon's brought good cheer to the English Navy? The extension of shore leave The issue of grog The introduction of religious services The introduction of sailors pensions

10. Which French revolutionary did Carlyle call the 'Sea Green Incorruptible'? Jacques Rene Hebert Robespierre Georges Jacques Danton Napoleon