1. In what year was the Battle of Marathon fought between Greece and The Persian Empire?

 
 
 
 
 

2. Edward I of England had just conquered the Welsh and was on his way to do battle with the Scots under Robert the Bruce.  But he died on the journey to Scotland.  What year was that?

 
 
 
 
 

3. Which English king was victorious at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

 
 
 
 
 

4. In what year did an armed group of 6 terrorists seize the Iranian Embassy in London, leading to a 6-day siege, broken only when the SAS stormed the building after landing by helicopter on its roof?

 
 
 
 
 

5. In what year did all 155 people have a miracle escape from a US Airways flight when it ditched on The Hudson River, New York City after hitting a flock of birds?

 
 
 
 
 

6. In what year was The Battle of Barnet, during England’s War Of The Roses, in which The Yorkist’s defeated The Lancastrians in thick fog and The Earl of Warwick, known as ‘The Kingmaker’ was killed?

 
 
 
 
 

7. In what year did British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans uncover the ancient city of Knossos on Crete?

 
 
 
 
 

8. In what year did the UK Parliament pass a bill granting the vote to women over 30?

 
 
 
 
 

9. Chief Sitting Bull was one of the native American leaders who defeated General Custer at The Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.  In what year did he die?

 
 
 
 
 

10. In which year was The Battle of Isandlwana, when a British army was destroyed by a Zulu army under King Cetshwayo?

 
 
 
 
 

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