Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2006 20:39:28 GMT
Historical Quiz VI
Have had loads of quizzes on English History, this one, like the excellent one provided by our dear departed friend, branches out a bit beyond our shores.
1. Who, in AD 987 , became the first of a long line of Kings of France, whose dynasty lasted for centuries ?
2. It is estimated that a city of 40,000 people was founded in North America (before it was ‘discovered’) - at around AD 990. Name it.
3. What, the first of its kind, was placed in Augsburg Cathedral in Germany in 1065 ?
4. Who in 1095 proclaimed the First Crusade to bring Jerusalem under Christian Rule ?
5. Who conquered China, Afghanistan, Iran and Southern Russia in the 13th century ?
6. What, commissioned by the Sultan Mohammed, was built in Spain between 1309 and 1354 ?
7. Who became ruler of the Songhai Empire in 1464 with trade across the Sahara Desert ?
8. In which country did a Civil War start in 1467 which lasted over one hundred years ?
9. Which explorer reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 ?
10. Whom did Henry VIII meet on a peace mission at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in Flanders in 1520 ?
1pt for each one correct. Good luck !
Have had loads of quizzes on English History, this one, like the excellent one provided by our dear departed friend, branches out a bit beyond our shores.
1. Who, in AD 987 , became the first of a long line of Kings of France, whose dynasty lasted for centuries ?
2. It is estimated that a city of 40,000 people was founded in North America (before it was ‘discovered’) - at around AD 990. Name it.
3. What, the first of its kind, was placed in Augsburg Cathedral in Germany in 1065 ?
4. Who in 1095 proclaimed the First Crusade to bring Jerusalem under Christian Rule ?
5. Who conquered China, Afghanistan, Iran and Southern Russia in the 13th century ?
6. What, commissioned by the Sultan Mohammed, was built in Spain between 1309 and 1354 ?
7. Who became ruler of the Songhai Empire in 1464 with trade across the Sahara Desert ?
8. In which country did a Civil War start in 1467 which lasted over one hundred years ?
9. Which explorer reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 ?
10. Whom did Henry VIII meet on a peace mission at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in Flanders in 1520 ?
1pt for each one correct. Good luck !
