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British Disasters
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Do you remember the passenger ferry disaster of the late 80s or the plane brought down by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie? This quiz should
exercise your grey cells and jog a few poignant memories.
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Tough
10 Q
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jokemachine
Oct 17 06
828 plays
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Famous Years In British History
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Anybody who knows a small amount about British History ought to get 10/10. Come on, give it a go. I welcome feedback.
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Average
10 Q
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mash_freak
Oct 30 06
1668 plays
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Restoration Era
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The Restoration Era was a part of the 17th Century. These are a few questions about various aspects of the Era.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Louisa75
Oct 27 01
750 plays
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North of the Humber
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A quiz covering the early years of the kingdom of Northumbria from the 540s to 630s.
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Difficult
10 Q
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Yorkie1
Oct 11 06
213 plays
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The London Poor c. 1850
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This quiz is on Volume 1 of Henry Mayhew's great study of poverty and the 'criminal classes'. It was produced between 1849 and 1851. This volume is mostly on the lives of street salespeople.
Note that 1d is one old penny (1/240th of a pound).
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Oct 08 05
327 plays
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The Steel Bonnets
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The story of the "Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers" in the 16th century (and just after).
This quiz was inspired by George McDonald Fraser’s book of the same name.
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Difficult
10 Q
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TNREES
Jun 27 05
213 plays
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Bastles and Barnekins - Steel Bonnets: 2
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A quiz about the Anglo-Scottish border in the 16th century. One borderer said of his fellows ‘If Jesus Crist were amongst them, they would deceave him if he woulde here (hear), trust and follow ther wicked Councells’.
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Difficult
10 Q
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tnrees
Aug 11 05
267 plays
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