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Quiztory The Second


More mixed historical teasers... Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ikabud. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Ikabud
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
56,543
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1821
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Question 1 of 10
1. There's a traditional saying in Britain 'to spend a penny' when one visits a public washroom or lavatory. What was the original cost of 'spending a penny'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. King John of England decreed that the holder of which post must be seen by Londoners? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who landed at Pevensey Bay? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Netherlands invited who to be their Queen, in 1575? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. During WWI who or what was Big Bertha? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was killed commanding the British forces that captured Quebec in 1759? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which French King, fleeing Paris, was recognized by an innkeeper when he paid for a meal with a coin bearing his own likeness? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which craft first crossed the English Channel in 1959? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At which battle did Lord Nelson die? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Home Secretary did the English newspaper the 'Daily Mirror' describe as Mrs Thatcher's 'house trained poodle' ? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. There's a traditional saying in Britain 'to spend a penny' when one visits a public washroom or lavatory. What was the original cost of 'spending a penny'?

Answer: One penny

In 2002 the typical charge was in Britain was 20p - that is twenty *new* pence, equivalent to 48 pre-decimal pence ... That's inflation on a quite a scale!
2. King John of England decreed that the holder of which post must be seen by Londoners?

Answer: The Lord Mayor of London

Hence the annual Lord Mayor's Parade in London.
3. Who landed at Pevensey Bay?

Answer: William the Conqueror

The Battle of Hastings followed quickly thereafter.
4. The Netherlands invited who to be their Queen, in 1575?

Answer: Elizabeth I of England

She declined.
5. During WWI who or what was Big Bertha?

Answer: A long range gun

Big Bertha was used to shell Paris from behind German lines.
6. Who was killed commanding the British forces that captured Quebec in 1759?

Answer: James Wolfe

James Wolfe was a British general 1727-1759 and took Louisbourg and Quebec during the French and Indian War.
7. Which French King, fleeing Paris, was recognized by an innkeeper when he paid for a meal with a coin bearing his own likeness?

Answer: Louis XVI

Louis XVI was the king who lost his throne to the French Revolution and his head to the guillotine.
8. Which craft first crossed the English Channel in 1959?

Answer: The Hovercraft

A Hovercraft can carry 30 automobiles and up to 250 passengers.
9. At which battle did Lord Nelson die?

Answer: Trafalgar

The battle at Trafalgar broke the back of the French Navy and established British superiority at sea.
10. Which Home Secretary did the English newspaper the 'Daily Mirror' describe as Mrs Thatcher's 'house trained poodle' ?

Answer: Leon Brittain

Who let the dogs out?
Source: Author Ikabud

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