Last in History Trivia Quiz

Answer: He had broken his ankle when he parachuted into England.

Jakobs was executed by an eight-man firing squad in August 1941, eight months after parachuting into England. Nearly all German spies were captured, due in large part to the intelligence gathering activities at Bletchley Park and, rather than face execution, many were employed to send misinformation back to an unsuspecting German intelligence.

Answer: False

Louis was an unpopular king, the first of the French monarchy that was restored following the defeat of Napoleon. The last French king was Louis-Philippe, who abdicated in favour of his son, Ferdinand, in 1848. Prince Ferdinand did not ascend to the throne due to the February Revolution that heralded the short-lived Second Republic.

Answer: Adrian II (867-872)

Adrian II was already married when he ascended the papal throne. He refused to give up his wife. Although celibacy for priests was preferred, it did not become compulsory until 1139.

Answer: The American Civil War

Woolson had been a bugler/drummer boy with the Union Army. When he died at the age of 109, there were still three centegenarians claiming to be veterans of the Civil War (John Salling, William Lundy and Walter Williams), but their claims could not be authenticated due to lack of records and contradictions in the 1860 census.

Their unofficial status did not prevent them receiving a special honorary medal from the US Congress, however.

Answer: Alcatraz

Alcatraz was closed down in 1963. When Weatherman left on March 21st, his parting words were, "Alcatraz never did no good for nobody".

Answer: 15

Anne's last entry was on August 1st, 1944. Three days later, the secret annexe in which the Jewish Frank family had been hiding from the Nazis was raided by the police. Anne died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp a few months later.

Answer: Dettingen

The Battle of Dettingen was in 1743. It was a victory for the British (and their allies from a number of German states) over the French, during the War of the Austrian Succession. Handel composed a special "Te Deum" (the Dettingen "Te Deum") to celebrate the event.

Answer: Grizzly Bear

Considering that the grizzly bear is the emblem that adorns the Californian state flag, its demise in this part of the USA is especially ironic.

Answer: American

Private Henry Gunther of the 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, was killed at 11.01am on November 11th, 1918, just as a messenger was giving word to his unit commander of the war's end. He had been attacking a German machine gun position when he was killed. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Answer: One every 24 seconds

In production since 1908, the 'Model T' was the automobile that heralded a revolution in manufacturing production methods. Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line, but he did improve and perfect it.