Fill in the initials referring to historical events in the year given. For example: 1969 - ML would be 1969 - Moon Landing.
1. 1066 - B of SB
2. 1199 - D of R the L
Category: History and politics
Christmas Quiz 2018: 100 questions
Welcome to the Christmas quiz! Please have a crack over Christmas with your friends, family and anyone else you can rope in (because it's probably quite difficult if you tackle it on your own). I'll upload the answers on this site in the New Year. Happy quizzing!
Former names of cities: 10 questions
Give the current name of the city based on the former names given below.
1. Edo
2. Bombay
Fill in the initials (Ditloids) – historical: 10 questions
Fill in the initials referring to historical events in the year given. For example: 1969 - ML would be 1969 - Moon Landing.
1. 1917 - RR
2. 44 BC - A of JC
The Mediterranean sea: 10 questions
1. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
2. What is the name of the two pieces of land where the African and European side of the Mediterranean come closest together, also the title of a book detailing a journey between those two points by Paul Theroux?
US Presidents: 10 questions
1. Who was the only US Prime Minister not to have English as a first language (no, it's not Donald Trump, though he often sounds like it might be the case)
2. What did the M in Richard M. Nixon stand for?
UK Prime Ministers: 10 questions
1. Who is the only UK Prime Minister not to have had English as a first language?
2. Which Prime Minister is chiefly remembered for founding the Metropolitan Police while Home Secretary in 1829?
History: 10 questions
Each battle below happened in a different century from 11th to 20th. Match the battle to the century.
1. Culloden
2. Manzikert
