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1
How was the Roman Empire cut in half?
With a pair of caesars
With a pair of scissors
2
Why did President Richard Nixon ban soup from State dinners?
The colour was off-putting
He dribbled it on himself
It was too runny
It smelt like feet
3
What is this?
Mad cow disease
Foot and Mouth disease
Trenchfoot
The Black Death
4
Napoleon was once attacked by a bunch of _____.
rabbits
old people
spiders
lions
5
What was banned by King Edward II in 1315?
football
tennis
basketball
jousting
6
What happened at William the Conqueror's funeral?
His body exploded from a build up of gas
Someone stole his coffin
His body rolled out of the coffin
He came back to life for 10 minutes
7
What was originally used as a weapon for Hunting in the Philippines?
Spoons
Yo-yos
Potatoes
Shoes
8
Who was part of the team that invented Mr Whippy ice-cream?
David Cameron
Bill Clinton
Barrack Obama
Margaret Thatcher
9
Who is this?
Baby Hitler
Baby Rasputin
Baby Stalin
Baby Churchill
10
In the 16th Century, who had to pay a special tax?
Fat women
Bearded men
People with funny faces
Short couples
11
In 1811, nearly a quarter of all women in Britain were called _______.
Mary
Jane
Catherine
Elizabeth
12
Around how long did dinosaurs live on Earth?
59 million years
165 million years
7000 Years
500000 Years
13
How do you spell Cardiff in Welsh?
Cearydd
Caerdydd
Ceraydd
Caedydd
14
According to an Ethiopian Legend, how was coffee discovered?
It started raining coffee beans
A magic coffee creature brought it to Earth
An old man ate it by accident
A goat ate coffee and went a bit cray
15
In the 19th Century, sausages were marketed as _________.
Bags of meat
Bags of food
Bags of wonder
Bags of mystery
16
Which of these was an Olympic event from 1912 -1948?
Painting a picture
Twirling around
Sitting still
Reading a book
17
How do you write 2000 in Roman Numerals?
MMDD
IIMM
VIID
MM
18
UNSCRAMBLE THE WORDS
William the Conqueror
Wilhelm The Conqueror
Conqueror the William
William the Conquerer
19
What was a punishable crime in Medieval England?
Swearing
Breakdancing
Lying
Smiling
20
What does quasi-modo mean in Latin?
Half-Monster
This-afternoon
Strange-man
Low-Sunday
21
What did Henry VIII keep in the Tower of London?
A blobfish
A polar bear
A baby hippo
A worm
22
How many people are in this picture?
70
77
54
63
23
In medieval England animals could be convicted of crimes.
FALSE
TRUE
24
Who is this?
Mary Queen of Scots
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
25
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in History. How long did it last?
5 minutes
47 minutes
62 minutes
38 minutes
26
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
7
6
4
5
27
X+X+C+D+V+M=
1505
1625
1560
1565
28
In 1894,
The Times
predicted that by 1950, London would be 9 feet deep in _____________.
Tea
River Water
Gunpowder
Horse Poo
29
In the 1300s, which of these were fashionable?
Odd coloured socks
Really long shoes
Jeggings
Fake facial hair
30
Which is the correct spelling?
THE SCHLIEFEN PLAN
THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN
THE SHCLIEFIEN PLAN
The SHCLIEFFEN PLAN
