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WEEK 1 HISTORY CHALLENGE [Harder] 1. Which queen had the shortest reign of Henry VIII’s six wives? 2. In which country is the Bay of Pigs? 3. Which medieval queen was married to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England? 4. Who was the first human to journey into space? 5. Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term? 6. Which king preceded Queen Victoria? 7. Who famously duelled Alexander Hamilton on 11 July 1804, resulting in the founding father’s death? 8. What is considered the world’s oldest writing system? 9. Who gave Queen Elizabeth I the soubriquet ‘Gloriana’? 10. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born? WEEK 1 HISTORY CHALLENGE [Medium] 1. Who was prime minister of the UK for most of the Second World War? 2. Which structures were built in medieval times as a mixture of residence and defensive building? 3. Which liner sank on her maiden voyage in 1912? 4. What did Spain send to attack Britain in 1588? 5. Which city did the ancient Greeks by legend besiege for 10 years? 6. How many wives did Henry VIII have? 7. Which people travelled in longships and raided Britain from Scandinavia in early medieval times? 8. What notable event affected London in September 1666? 9. Spitfires and Hurricanes helped win which battle in 1940? 10. What overall term is given to the people who fought each other and animals as entertainment in Ancient Rome? 11. What was signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215? 12. Who took elephants across the Alps? 13. Air Force One is a plane used by the holder of what position? 14. What famous structure was built on Salisbury Plane in the third millennium BC? 15. Who was the “Lady with the Lamp” during the Crimean War? 16. With which queen is the phrase “We are not amused” connected? WEEK 1 Sudoku Challenge [Easy/Medium] .

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