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~~ Dates and Doings in Places Generally ~~

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1. In what year was the first ROMAN invasion of Britain?

16 AD
55 BC
41 AD
19 BC

2. In what year did the NORMANS invade Britain?

1072
1284
1066
1115

3. What was the WAR OF THE ROSES?

A dispute between two prominent Garden Centres as reported in the Sun newspaper.
A battle for the Crown of England.
The title of a well known Fairy Tale.
A war between England and France.

4. Who was THOMAS BECKET?

An Archbishop of Canterbury.
The first goal-keeper for Manchester City Football Club.
A drumer in a well known Pop-band.
The first member of Parliament to be imprisoned for embezzlement.

5. What year was SPECTACLES invented?

1865
1116
1798
1290

6. Who or what has the name of SPINNING JENNY?

An American Space Satellite.
A device invented to regulate the speed of steam engines.
A machine used in cotton manufacturing .
A ballerina who shows a high degree of skill in the "sur les pointes" technique.

7. Who invented the first adhesive POSTAGE STAMP?

Sir Henry Bollinger.
John Stevens.
Sir Rowland Hill.
Prince Albert.

8. In what year did Britain explode its first ATOMIC BOMB?

1952
1949
1961
1957

9. Who was H.G. WELLS?

A popular comedian on the Music Halls.
A trade union leader during the General Strike of 1926.
A newspaper owner.
A writer.

10. What was the year when the TITANIC sank?

1912
1909
1921
1917

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