The History Room quiz: February 2019
The History Room quiz: February 2019
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in…
Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of…
The ‘Year of the Five Emperors’ in 193 AD began with the assassination of whom?
Who was British prime minister at the outbreak of the Great War in 1914?
Why is the White House white?
Which Treaty brought an official end to the Second Boer War in 1902?
Who was the youngest president of the USA upon taking up office?
And who was the oldest…?
Which pharaoh built the smallest of the main three Giza pyramids?
Who was Sobekneferu?
Who led the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947?
Who served the longest term as an elected female Head of State (16 years)
Who was Roman Emperor when Boudicca led the revolt of the Iceni?
Who was commander-in-chief of the Australian Corps on Armistice Day, 1918?
Who was the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century?
What did ANZAC Day (April 25) originally commemorate?
On D-Day 1944, on which beach did the Canadian forces land?
In which Great War battle did the Canadian Expeditionary Force first see action?
Which nation has the oldest continuously used national flag?
Which are considered to be Britain’s first police force?