Genghis
What modern day country was Genghis Khan from?
Mongolia
Was the potato famine of the 1840s only in Ireland?
True or False?
False
Were the peaceful campaigners called the Suffragists or the Suffragettes?
Suffragists
British leader during WW2
Churchill
Which is thee correct spelling?
A. Parliment
B. Parliament
C. Parlament
B
Name one modern day country that the Mongols controlled at least a part of?
China, Russia, Iran and many more
Which Glasgow football team has a Catholic history? Celtic or Rangers
Celtic
Were the militant campaigners called the Suffragists or the Suffragettes?
Suffragettes
What Roman leader was the first Emperor? (Hint: Salad)
Julius Caeser
What is a noun?
A word used to identify a class of people, places or things, or used to name a particular thing in this category.
How many people's deaths is it estimated that Genghis Khan was responsible for?
40 million
What was the name of the ship that brought West Indian Immigrants to Britain in 1948?
Empire Windrush
What was the motto of the Suffragettes?
Deeds not Words
What event brought the USA into WW2?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Who is the captain of the Scottish Rugby Union team?
Stuart Hogg
How many miles a day could the Mongol army travel?
70
What was the name of the Irishmen who built railways and canals?
Navvies
What was the name of the law that the government brought in that allowed them to release prisoners on hunger strikes and to then re-arrest them later?
The Cat and Mouse Act or The Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act
Russian leader during WW2
Stalin
What book series, later adapted into Disney films, features a "practically perfect" nanny?
Mary Poppins
What name was Genghis Khan known as when he was a boy?
Temujin
What carnival in London was created by Windrush immigrants?
Notting Hill Carnival
Who was the leader of the Suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Italian leader during WW2
Musollini
Which author wrote the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series?
J R R Tolkien
What was the name of the Battle that took place after the Mongols made the Russian chase them for 9 days.
The Battle of the Kalka River
What was the name of the Irish immigrant who became an MP and was behind the building of 500,000 houses?
John Wheatley
The Suffragists were also known as the NUWSS. What do those letters stand for - get at least 3 of them.
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WW2?
Neville Chamberlain
How many bones are there in the average, adult human body?
206