presidents
Name the second largest city in Britain during the Black Death
Bristol
In which European city did composer Richard Wagner die in 1883
Venice
In which year did the Titanic sink
1912
What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world’s population in 1918
Spanish Flu
Omdurman, as in the Battle of Omdurman, is today a suburb of which African city
Khartoum
In which war was The Battle of Agincourt
Hundred Years War
What nationality was Karl Marx
German
What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, “Houston, we’ve had a problem here
Jack Swigert
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight
Spirit of St Louis (achieved in 1927)
In which military campaign did Lewis Halliday and Basil Guy win Victoria Crosses in 1900
The Boxer Rebellion
Which English scholar, well known for his translation of the Bible into English, was executed in Antwerp in 1536
William Tyndale
What’s the better known name given to the Great Rising of 1381
The Peasants’ Revolt
Who commanded the British Expeditionary Force in World War One
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
Which comic strip animal devised by Otto Mesmer first appeared in
Felix the Cat
In which year was the Wall Street Crash
1929
Which country was first to operate an old age pension scheme
Germany (1891)
The loss of Calais was during which queen’s reign
Mary I
Which country did Britain fight in the War of Jenkins’s Ear
Spain
What was the largest naval battle of the First World War
Jutland
The Battle of Balaclava is a famous battle in which war
The Crimean
The Battle of Rorke’s Drift in 1879 featured in which war
Zulu War (or Zulu Wars). Incidentally Rorke’s Drift was not the final battle of the Zulu Wars as wrongly stated here previously – it was the battle of Ulundi (thanks A Cherry)
What song, popular in the First World War, was written by George and Felix Powell
Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit Bag
What was the better known name of Charles I, the King of the Franks, who united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages
Charlemagne
In which year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated
1865
In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death
Rouen