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100

Who started the first printing press in England in 1476?

William Caxton

100

Who was the author of The Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

100

Name the battle in which Britain's 27 ships successfully fought against 33 French and Spanish ships.

The Battle of Trafalgar.

100

An apple falling from a tree led to his theory of gravity.

Isaac Newton

100

She wrote the world's first computer program

Ada Lovelace

200

What was the name of the Scottish inventor who made one of the first telephones in 1876?

Alexander Graham Bell

200

Name the famous theatre in London where Shakespeare's plays were staged?

The Globe Theatre

200

What injuries did Nelson get in the Battle of Corsica and the Battle of Tenerife?

He lost his right eye and his right arm.

200

What was the name of the doctor who invented vaccination?

Edward Jenner

200

This woman started a London school for nurses in 1840.

Elizabeth Fry

300

British people call him 'the father of television'

John Logie Baird

300

Who is Britain's most famous writer?

William Shakespeare

300

What Battle did Wellington win in 1815?

The Battle of Waterloo in Belgium

300

Who discovered penicillin?

Sir Alexander Fleming

300

What were the names of three sisters from Yorkshire  who took men's names when they started writing?

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte

400

'The grandfather of the computer'

Charles Babbage

400

This author often wrote about poor children without a mother or father.

Charles Dickens

400

What title was given to general Wellington after the victory in the Battle of Waterloo?

Duke of Wellington

400

Name the doctor who introduced wearing special clothes for operations, washing hands and using clean knives when operating.

Joseph Lister

400

What novels did the Bronte sisters write?

Their novels are dark and strange. They tell sad love stories about strong and difficult people.

500

When did the BBC start to broadcast?

In 1936

500

When did Chaucer write The Canterbury Tales?

In 1387

500

In the Battle of Copenhagen, Nelson was ordered to take his ship out of danger. How did he disobey?

Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye, and said "I really don't see the signal.' He stayed, fought and won the battle.

500

Differences between birds led to his theory of evolution.

Charles Darwin

500

Name the most famous books by Bronte sisters.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

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