Can you answer the following questions on history?
1 | What major war began on 10 October, 1899? The Boer War |
2 | The words Czar and Kaiser are both derived from which famous person in history? Julius Caesar |
3 | Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century? Queen Victoria |
4 | In what year did Adolf Hitler commit suicide? 1945 |
5 | Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb? Harry S Truman |
6 | Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war? The Crimean War |
7 | What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde? Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow |
8 | What happened in 1847 that is sometimes referred to as "Black Forty Seven"? The potato famine in Ireland |
9 | Which brothers invented the airplane in 1903? Wilbur and Orville Wright |
10 | How many funnels did the Titanic have? Four |
Tie Break | In what year was highwayman Dick Turpin hanged? 1739 |