History Quiz
Question 1 of 10
What iconic car was produced by Volkswagen beginning in 1945?
Question 2 of 10
The Casket Letters suggest that what queen, also known as Mary Stuart, had a hand in killing her second husband, Lord Darnley?
Question 3 of 10
What did the American settlers call British troops during the War of Independence?
Question 4 of 10
The deadliest earthquake of 2012 occurred in which neighbour of India?
Question 5 of 10
What killed 41 tourists at Val-d'Isere, France in 1970?
Question 6 of 10
It is one of the century's great love stories, a king who would sooner surrender his throne than give up the woman he loved. The woman was American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Who was the king?
Question 7 of 10
Which ship was sunk by a U-boat in 1915, causing the deaths of over 1000 people?
Question 8 of 10
What sea did the Romans so dominate that they called it Mare Nostrum, meaning Our Sea?
Question 9 of 10
Which European country was given a bailout by the European Union in 2013?
Question 10 of 10
What was the emergency telephone number launched in the UK in 1937?