1. When was William the Conqueror crowned king of England?
a) 1 June 1060
b) 22 January 1061
c) 3 September 1058
d) 25 December 1066
2. Where was William the Conqueror born?
a) Reims
b) Falaise
c) Nantes
d) Winchester
3. When did William the Conqueror become duke of Normandy?
a) 1035
b) 1028
c) 1024
d) 1051
1. When was Roger Moore born?
a) 1 January 1931
b) 4 April 1929
c) 9 August 1928
d) 14 October 1927
2. Where was Roger Moore born?
a) Manchester
b) London
c) Calcutta
d) Dover
3. Which college did Roger Moore attend?
a) St. Aidan’s College
b) St. Cuthbert’s College
c) College of the Venerable Bede
d) Grey College
1. When was Graham Greene born?
a) 21 March 1908
b) 27 May 1903
c) 27 September 1902
d) 2 October 1904
2. Where was Graham Greene born?
a) Freetown
b) Havana
c) Berkhamsted
d) Saigon
3. Which college did Graham Greene attend?
a) Corpus Christi College
b) Merton College
c) King’s College
d) Balliol College
1. When was Howard Carter born?
a) 4 February 1874
b) 9 May 1873
c) 23 August 1879
d) 30 December 1885
2. Where was Howard Carter born?
a) Swaffham
b) Edinburgh
c) Eton
d) Harrow
3. When did Howard Carter make drawings of sculptures and inscriptions at the temple of Hatshepsut?
a) 1882-1884
b) 1893-1899
c) 1884-1889
d) 1889-1892
Patrick Steptoe was a British obstetrician and gynaecologist. He and Robert Edwards were responsible for developing in vitro fertilization. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the development of in vitro fertilization, however because the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously, Steptoe was not considered for the award.
1. When did Edward VII become king of UK?
a) 1 June 1900
b) 22 January 1901
c) 3 September 1898
d) 7 October 1986
2. When was Edward VII born?
a) 5 March 1839
b) 7 April 1842
c) 11 August 1844
d) 9 November 1841
3. From which country was Alexandra, wife of Edward VII?
a) France
b) Denmark
c) Russia
d) Italy
1. When was Charles Grey Prime Minister of UK?
a) 1806-1807
b) 1830-1834
c) 1807-1811
d) 1840-1845
2. When was Charles Grey born?
a) 13 March 1764
b) 25 April 1762
c) 25 July 1768
d) 22 October 1756
3. Where was Charles Grey born?
a) Salisbury
b) Dublin
c) Falloden
d) Edinburgh
1. When was Edwin Lutyens born?
a) 28 March 1869
b) 15 May 1862
c) 23 August 1859
d) 27 November 1865
2. Where was Edwin Lutyens born?
a) Calcutta
b) London
c) Madras
d) Plymouth
3. Which college did Edwin Lutyens attend?
a) Christ Church College
b) Merton College
c) Royal College of Art
d) Sandhurst College
1. When was Jane Grey queen of England for nine days?
a) 1547
b) 1553
c) 1558
d) 1603
2. When was Jane Grey born?
a) 1 January 1534
b) 5 May 1542
c) 16 August 1549
d) 12 October 1537
3. Where was Jane Grey born?
a) Dorset
b) Suffolk
c) Bradgate
d) Norfolk