History Questions

Try these 10 questions to test your knowledge of History.

1. Roman Emperor Claudius I was murdered in AD54, in a plot inspired by his wife, Empress Agrippina.  How?

 
 
 
 
 

2. Widely considered to be the last battle fought on British soil, when was The Battle of Culloden?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Where was British explorer Captain James Cook murdered by natives in 1779?

 
 
 
 
 

4. In what year did the new Slave Trade Act abolish slavery in Britain and Ireland?

 
 
 
 
 

5. Where was William Shakespeare born?

 
 
 
 
 

6. When did the New York Subway open?

 
 
 
 
 

7. In what year was ex-Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro killed by The Red Brigade, with his body being left in a car in Rome?

 
 
 
 
 

8. In what year was Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi killed by a Hindu fanatic in New Delhi?

 
 
 
 
 

9. In what year was Arnold Schwarzenegger elected Governor of California?

 
 
 
 
 

10. What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin travelled with?

 
 
 
 
 

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