Take this Quiz: History: the earliest times to 1666 | Zestly

Question 1

Which ancient monument on Salisbury Plain was built around 5,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge

Answer

The Tower of London

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Hadrian's Wall

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Sutton Hoo

Question 2

In which year did the Romans successfully invade Britain?

Accepted Answer

AD 43

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55 BC

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AD 410

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AD 1066

Question 3

Who led a revolt against the Romans in Britain?

Accepted Answer

Boudicca

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Emperor Claudius

Answer

Alfred the Great

Answer

William Wallace

Question 4

Why was Hadrian's Wall built?

Answer

To mark the border with Wales

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To defend against Viking raids from the sea

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To divide England from Ireland

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To keep out the tribes of what is now Scotland

Question 5

Where did the Vikings first come from?

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Ireland and Scotland

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Denmark and Norway

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Northern France

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Germany and the Netherlands

Question 6

What happened at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Answer

The Vikings were finally driven out of England

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The English defeated a French invasion

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Scotland and England were united under one crown

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William of Normandy defeated King Harold and became King of England

Question 7

What was the Domesday Book?

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The list of rights King John was forced to grant

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A survey of the land and people of England, made for William the Conqueror

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The first English translation of the Bible

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A record of the dead from the Black Death

Question 8

What was Magna Carta?

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The treaty that ended the Hundred Years War

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The document uniting England and Scotland

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The law that created the Church of England

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A charter of 1215 limiting the power of the king

Question 9

What was the Black Death?

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A plague that killed a large part of the population in the 14th century

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A famine caused by failed harvests in the 1600s

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A fire that destroyed much of London

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A war fought between England and Scotland

Question 10

Which battle ended the Wars of the Roses in 1485?

Answer

The Battle of Agincourt

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The Battle of Hastings

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The Battle of Culloden

Answer

The Battle of Bosworth Field