History Quiz 2

  

History Quiz #2

1. How old was Queen Victoria when she ascended the throne?

a) 19

b) 21

c) 27

d) 18

2. What was Lord Byron’s first name?

a) George

b) Gordon

c) Arthur

d) Edward

3. The official Regency period is from what year to what year?

a) 1810-1820

b) 1811-1820

c) 1820-1830

d) 1821-1831

4. How old was Jane Eyre when she went to Lowood School?

a) 8

b) 9

c) 10

d) 11

5. What was Mr. Rochester’s dog’s name?

a) Prince

b) Prancer

c) Pilot

d) Peter

6. What is the name of the housekeeper in Jane Eyre?

a) Mrs. Edwards

b) Mrs. Fairfax

c) Mrs. Fairwell

d) Mrs. Ambrose

7. Where was Anne Boleyn born?

a) Blickling Castle

b) Hever Castle

c) Hardwick Hall

d) The Tower of London

8. What is Bletchley Park famous for?

a) It was the home of the WWII codebreakers

b) It is a large Safari Park

c) Home of Prince Charles

d) An Historic Boys Boarding School

9. What is a Baker’s dozen?

a) 10

b) 12

c) 13

d) 14

10. A Quiver contains what?

a) Arrows

b) Bows

c) Muskets

d) Slingshots

11. Robin Hood was said to reside where?

a) Thieves Wood

b) Sherwood Forest

c) The New Forest

d) Nottingham Forest

12. How many years did Elizabeth I reign?

a) 25

b) 35

c) 45

d) 55

13. An Elizabethan Manor House is often shaped in which letter?

a) E for Elizabeth

b) T for Tudor

c) R for Regina (Latin for Queen)

d) V for the Virgin Queen

14. What year was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

a) 1815

b) 1812

c) 1820

d) 1821

15. What is a cravat?

a) A type of necktie

b) A type of waistcoat

c) A curling French pastry

d) A small woodland animal

16. Who were Wellington boots named after?

a) Arthur Wellesley, 1^st Duke of Wellington

b) Wellington City

c) A fashion designer named Wellington

d) Wellington Avenue

17. Pub is short for what?

a) Publicity

b) Public Place

c) Public House

d) Public Banned

18. Who wrote Wuthering Heights?

a) Ann Bronte

b) Emily Bronte

c) George Elliot

d) Jane Austen

19. What country was known as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the British Empire?

a) India

b) Australia

c) Canada

d) Scotland

20. What color is the Tudor rose?

a) Red

b) White

c) Yellow

d) Red and White

Answers. 1d. 2a. 3b. 4c. 5c. 6b. 7a. 8a. 9c. 10a. 11b. 12c. 13a. 14a. 15a. 16a. 17c. 18b. 19a. 20d.