Famous Battles
what battle took place in the year 1066?
Battle of Hastings
what is the name of the main character puppet?
Rattus Rattus
which english king had the longest reign?
George III - reigned for over 59 years
which country made the first declaration of war in WWI?
Austria-Hungary
what’s the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranus
Napoleon had over 70,000 troops fight against 2 other armies but which battle was this for?
Battle of Waterloo
what month and year did the first episode of Horrible Histories air?
April 2009
who was the first king to be buried in westminster abbey?
Edward the Confessor
which country withdrew from WWI in 1917?
Russia
what is the most common name for a pub in britain?
the red lion
what famous battle used the code name “operation dynamo”?
Battle of Dunkirk
finish the lyric from this popular song performed on the show - “my name is, my name is, my name is…”
Charles II
which one of Henry VIII wives lived the longest?
Catherine of Aragon - she was over 50 years old
in the cold war, how long did the berlin blockade last?
11 months
what series of books were inspired by birmingham?
Lord of the Rings
which battle saw the first involvement of a volunteer based army after only less than a year of training?
Battle of the Somme
who is the most famous actor to come from the show?
Matthew Baynton
how many british monarchs have there been (to the nearest 3) and can you name at least of them?
63 monarchs
what research and development project produced the first nuclear weapons during WWII?
Manhattan Project
what is samuel l jackson’s middle name?
Leroy
a famous playwright wrote a play about this battle and used it as a backdrop for their other notable works but which battle was this?
Battle of Agincourt
even though the show itself was widely popular - there was also a movie adaptation, but how much did it end up earning overall in the box office?
over $3.8 million (equivalent to £3 million)
sir walter raleigh was executed on the orders of which monarch?
James I - he executed him for treason
which nation was a member of the triple entente in WWI?
UK, France, Russia
name an x factor finalist…
Joe Mcelderry, Rachel Adedeji, Olly Murs