Innovators
Who started the first printing press in England in 1476?
William Caxton
Who was the author of The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Name the battle in which Britain's 27 ships successfully fought against 33 French and Spanish ships.
The Battle of Trafalgar.
An apple falling from a tree led to his theory of gravity.
Isaac Newton
She wrote the world's first computer program
Ada Lovelace
What was the name of the Scottish inventor who made one of the first telephones in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Name the famous theatre in London where Shakespeare's plays were staged?
The Globe Theatre
What injuries did Nelson get in the Battle of Corsica and the Battle of Tenerife?
He lost his right eye and his right arm.
What was the name of the doctor who invented vaccination?
Edward Jenner
This woman started a London school for nurses in 1840.
Elizabeth Fry
British people call him 'the father of television'
John Logie Baird
Who is Britain's most famous writer?
William Shakespeare
What Battle did Wellington win in 1815?
The Battle of Waterloo in Belgium
Who discovered penicillin?
Sir Alexander Fleming
What were the names of three sisters from Yorkshire who took men's names when they started writing?
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte
'The grandfather of the computer'
Charles Babbage
This author often wrote about poor children without a mother or father.
Charles Dickens
What title was given to general Wellington after the victory in the Battle of Waterloo?
Duke of Wellington
Name the doctor who introduced wearing special clothes for operations, washing hands and using clean knives when operating.
Joseph Lister
What novels did the Bronte sisters write?
Their novels are dark and strange. They tell sad love stories about strong and difficult people.
When did the BBC start to broadcast?
In 1936
When did Chaucer write The Canterbury Tales?
In 1387
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.
Differences between birds led to his theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin
Name the most famous books by Bronte sisters.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte