History Quiz No. 1

[Carl]

• 1. Which was the first country to give women the vote ?

• 2. What was the nationality of exotic dancer Mata Hari who was executed for being a German spy during the First World War ?

• 3. Martha Canary (or Cannary) died alcoholic, aged 51, in 1903 in South Dakota. Who does history remember her as ?

• 4. What is Sir Tim Berners-Lee famous for inventing ?

• 5. What was the shade and colour traditionally associated with Robin Hood and his Merry Men ?

• 6. What was the name of Queen Victoria's residence on the Isle of Wight ?

• 7. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British monarch. Who did she overtake five years ago to get the title ?

• 8. Who was the British prime minister when Briton joined the European Union ?

• 9. How many wives called Anne did Henry VIII have ?

• 10. What year did the Falklands War take place ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which was the first country to give women the vote ? New Zealand

• 2. What was the nationality of exotic dancer Mata Hari who was executed for being a German spy during the First World War ? Dutch

• 3. Martha Canary (or Cannary) died alcoholic, aged 51, in 1903 in South Dakota. Who does history remember her as ? Calamity Jane

• 4. What is Sir Tim Berners-Lee famous for inventing ? The world wide web on which access to the internet is based

• 5. What was the shade and colour traditionally associated with Robin Hood and his Merry Men ? Lincoln Green

• 6. What was the name of Queen Victoria's residence on the Isle of Wight ? Osborne House

• 7. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning British monarch. Who did she overtake five years ago to get the title ? Queen Victoria

• 8. Who was the British prime minister when Briton joined the European Union ? Ted Heath

• 9. How many wives called Anne did Henry VIII have ? Two - Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves

• 10. What year did the Falklands War take place ? 1982