History


1What was the name of the cavalry regiment raised and trained by Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War?
2William Howard Russell became famous as what during the Crimean War?
3The Bourbon dynasty began to rule which country from 1700 and still do?
4What was abolished in Russia in 1861?
5Near which city in Russia did the greatest tank battle of World War II take place in July 1943?
6Abyssinia is the former name of which country?
7At the battle of Ashdown, in A.D 871, the Danes were defeated by forces under which famous king?
8What did Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, die of?
9Who was the first monarch of the House of Tudor?
10Who crowned Napoleon as Emperor?
quiz kindly submitted by Jim Cutler on 22nd September 2011