Category: History

1. When did Austen Chamberlain get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1933 b) 1925 c) 1935 d) 1938 2. When was Austen Chamberlain born? a) 9 February 1861 b) 21 April 1866 c) 14 September1868 d) 16 October 1863 3. Where was Austen Chamberlain born? a) Rochester b) Eton c) Birmingham d) Wellington 4. To which political party did Austen Chamberlain belong? a) Democratic b) Conservative c) Labour d) National

5. Where did Rudolf Hess flee after Munich Putsch failed? a) Austria b) Russia c) Belgium d) Poland 6. When did Rudolf Hess become deputy leader Nazi Party? a) 1928 b) 1933 c) 1929 d) 1927 7. When did Rudolf Hess fly to Britain with peace proposals? a) 6 January 1939 b) 10 May 1941 c) 15 August 1936 d) 8 December 1938

11. When did Edward II become king of England? 14 January 1296 15 May 1299 7 July 1307 4 December 1298Correct Answer: 7 July 1307 12. When was Edward II born? 9 March 1275 25 April 1284 27 October 1276 5 September 1278Correct Answer: 25 April 1284 13. Where was Edward II born? Caernarvon Swansea Liverpool NewportCorrect Answer: Caernarvon 14. Where did Edward II marry Isabella? London Paris Boulogne DublinCorrect Answer: Boulogne 15. Whom did Edward II make the earl of Cornwall? Richard de Clare Piers Gaveston Simon de Montfort William HerbertCorrect Answer: Piers Gaveston 16. Where did Robert Bruce ... Read more

4. Where did Edward I marry Eleanor? Barcelona Las Huelgas Madrid Santa Fe 5. When did Edward I issue the Statute of Wales? 1286 1284 1278 1274 6. Whom did Edward I expel from England in 1290? Calvinists Lutherans Jews Nestorians

About which school did Edward Gibbon write in his Memoirs “at the expense of many tears and blood, purchased a knowledge of Latin syntax.”? Westminster School Kingston Grammar School Tonbridge School Kilkenny Grammar School 4. To which college was Edward Gibbon admitted? Christ College Magdalen College King’s College Trinity College 5. When was Edward Gibbon received in the Roman Catholic Church? 5 February 1744 8 June 1753 20 August 1776 21 November 1782

41. How was Marie Louise’s father known as Holy Roman emperor? Charles V Joseph I Francis II Maximilian IICorrect Answer: Francis II 42. When was Marie Louise born? 15 February 1786 22 May 1789 11 August 1790 12 December 1791Correct Answer: 12 December 1791 43. Where was Marie Louise born? Vienna Trieste Naples RomeCorrect Answer: Vienna 44. When did Marie Louise marry Napoleon? 1 January 1808 2 April 1810 4 September 1809 7 October 1805Correct Answer: 2 April 1810 45. Which treaty awarded the duchies of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to Marie Louise? Treaty of Fontainebleau Treaty of Versailles Treaty ... Read more

5. What happened on 14 July 1789 that ultimately led to the fall of French monarchy? Fall of Bastille Battle of Trafalgar Discovery of oxygen Sale of Louisiana to USA 6. Which statement is attributed to Marie Antoinette? The die is cast. Let them eat cake. Beware the Ides of March. Sport is war by other means. 7. Who refused to help Marie Antoinette by launching a crusade against France? Francis I Maria Teresa Leopold II Joseph II

61. When did Claudius become emperor of Rome? 25 January 41 AD 10 May 37 AD 26 July 14 BC 18 December 48 BCCorrect Answer: 25 January 41 AD 62. When was Claudius born? 11 March 12 AD 14 June 15 AD 1 August 10 BC 22 November 31 BCCorrect Answer: 1 August 10 BC 63. Where was Claudius born? Athens Lugdunum Cairo TripoliCorrect Answer: Lugdunum 64. In which language did Claudius write books on Etruscan and Carthaginian history? German French Italian GreekCorrect Answer: Greek 65. When did Claudius invade Britain? 55 BC 32 BC 43 AD 58 ADCorrect Answer: ... Read more

71. When was Christian IV king of Norway and Denmark? 1588-1648 1661-1714 1558-1603 1804-1815Correct Answer: 1588-1648 72. When was Christian IV born? 9 January 1563 12 April 1577 28 August 1572 11 December 1581Correct Answer: 12 April 1577 73. Where was Christian IV born? Stockholm Oslo Lillehammer HillerodCorrect Answer: Hillerod 74. Which war did Christian IV enter in 1624? War of Spanish Succession War of Roses Thirty Years’ War War of Polish SuccessionCorrect Answer: Thirty Years’ War 75. Where did Tilly defeat Christian IV on 17 August 1626? Waterloo Ulm Hastings LutterCorrect Answer: Lutter 76. When was Christian IV’s wife ... Read more

81. What was Charles XIV John’s original name? Francois Marie Arouet Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Charles Louis de Secondat Andre Boniface Louis RiquetiCorrect Answer: Jean Baptiste Bernadotte 82. When was Charles XIV John born? 26 January 1763 9 April 1761 6 September 1756 8 December 1754Correct Answer: 26 January 1763 83. Where was Charles XIV John born? Luneville Hanover Pau WagramCorrect Answer: Pau 84. When did Charles XIV John marry Desiree Clary? 24 February 1794 16 May 1796 17 August 1798 30 October 1800Correct Answer: 17 August 1798 85. Who was once Desiree Clary’s fiancé? Louis XVIII Charles X Francis I ... Read more