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get_creative Fire challenge, here.
Also,glendaglamazon did a quiz on significant dates in American history, so I thought I'd do one for my country, too. (I'm British, or, more specifically, English. In case anyone couldn't tell.) I have no idea whether this is easy or hard, as I reckon most of them are easy to figure out even if you don't know them. But I could be wrong. Answers screened, for your better education!
01 14th October 1066
02 15th June 1215
03 23rd April 1564
04 5th November 1605
05 30th January 1649
06 2nd September 1666
07 18 June 1815
08 11 December 1936
09 15 February 1971
10 15 June 1996
And a bonus question: who got what in February 1918?
Answers in a few days.
get_creative Fire challenge, here.Also,
glendaglamazon did a quiz on significant dates in American history, so I thought I'd do one for my country, too. (I'm British, or, more specifically, English. In case anyone couldn't tell.) I have no idea whether this is easy or hard, as I reckon most of them are easy to figure out even if you don't know them. But I could be wrong. Answers screened, for your better education!01 14th October 1066
02 15th June 1215
03 23rd April 1564
04 5th November 1605
05 30th January 1649
06 2nd September 1666
07 18 June 1815
08 11 December 1936
09 15 February 1971
10 15 June 1996
And a bonus question: who got what in February 1918?
Answers in a few days.
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Date: 2007-08-27 12:34 pm (UTC)"Remember, remember, the 5th of November"
Number 4 is Guy Fawkes attempting to blow up Parliament!
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:23 pm (UTC)02 yes
03 yes
04 yes!
05 half a point for this one
06 no
07 yes
08 yes
09 --
10 no
Six and a half - I think you did very well!
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Date: 2007-08-27 01:20 pm (UTC)2 - King John signed Magna Carta
3 - Shakespeare born
4 - Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament
5 - Charles I executed
6 - Great fire of London
7 - Battle of Waterloo
8 - King Edward abdicates the throne
9 - Decimal coin introduces
10 - Arndale centre bombed by IRA? (Not sure of this one)
Bonus - I think Parliaments Qualification Of Women Act passed in February 1918 giving Women the right to vote later that year?
Did I do okay?
Ben ;o)
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-29 05:24 pm (UTC)Good guess on the bottom two.
Cool quiz, I liked it. ;o)
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Date: 2007-08-30 08:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-30 08:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-30 08:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-27 04:16 pm (UTC)01 14th October 1066 - the Norman invasion, the Battle of Hastings... something?
02 15th June 1215 - the Magna Carta?
03 23rd April 1564
04 5th November 1605 - Oooh. Whatshisface tries to blow up Parliament?
05 30th January 1649 - Cromwell comes to power?
06 2nd September 1666 - I want to say the fire of London or something plague-related?
07 18 June 1815 - Napoleon-related, I'm certain
08 11 December 1936 - possibly, something WWII-related, something to do with Churchill?
09 15 February 1971
10 15 June 1996
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:26 pm (UTC)02 yes
03 --
04 yes
05 close, you can have half a point
06 that would be a good thing to say, yes
07 half a point, because it is
08 no
09 --
10 --
Five points - not bad at all!
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Date: 2007-08-27 06:33 pm (UTC)01 14th October 1066 - Ha! 1066 And All That tells me that the actual date is not memorable :-) Wiliam the Conqueror invades England.
02 15th June 1215 - Date of the signing of Magna Carta?
03 23rd April 1564 - Henry VIII breaks with the Pope?
04 5th November 1605 - Death of Elizabeth I?
05 30th January 1649 - Cromwell, the establishment of the Commonwealth perhaps?
06 2nd September 1666 - The Great Fire of London I'm almost sure
07 18 June 1815 - Coronation of Queen Victoria perhaps?
08 11 December 1936 - The abdication of Edward I-have-forgotten-his-number!
09 15 February 1971 - A complete guess: Black Tuesday in Ulster?
10 15 June 1996 - Another complete guess: Margaret Thatcher steps down?
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:29 pm (UTC)02 yes
03 no
04 no
05 close, you can haz half a point
06 yes
07 no - your revised answer was closer, but out by ten years (I think)
08 yes (VIII)
09 no
10 no
Four and a half - not bad at all.
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Date: 2007-08-27 08:28 pm (UTC)2: Signing of the Magna Carta?
4: Guy Fawkes did his thing.
7: Something to do with Napoleon?
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:29 pm (UTC)04 - yes
07 - yes, for half a point!
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Date: 2007-08-27 08:49 pm (UTC)6. Great fire of London
It's midnight and I feel so smart. :)
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Date: 2007-08-29 01:30 pm (UTC)