Time travel

History Quiz

1. What is the name of a man the monument to whom stands in Trafalgar Square?

A Nelson B Chaplin C Cromwell

2. Who discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head?

A Darwin B Fleming C Newton

4. Which of the days of the week in Britain were named after Germanic Gods ?A Monday B Tuesday C Wednesday

3. What`s the name of the Queen who ruled for the longest period in British history?

A Victoria B Elizabeth C Mary

5.Who`s the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray?A Cromwell B Arthur C Wilde

6.The person who defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings was-A Edward the Confessor B William, Duke of Normandy C Harold II

8. The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is povertyA George Bernard Shaw B Julius Caesar C William Shakespeare

7.Try to guess, who these quotations belong toHe laughs best that laughs lastA Mark Twain B Oscar Wilde C John Vanbrugh

9. The Romans first invaded Britain in A the 5th century AD B the 5th century BC C the 1st century BC

10. Which university is the oldest in Great Britain?A Oxford B Cambridge

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Spur lace feathers rapier cloak

Openwork stockings felt

jackboots ribbon bows

sandals armour sleeveless belt spear

sword shield helmet

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Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the past simple, past continuous or past perfect to complete the text

(go,warn,cook,have,put,sleep,hear,try,decide,eat,crawl,climb)

A few years ago I --- camping with a friend in the Rocky Mountains in the USA. People--- us about bears before we left ,so we did all the right things.We--- next to the tent and we cleaned our cooking equipment after we ---our meals.Every night we ---all the food in a bag and hung it from a tree. One night,I---peacefully when I suddenly woke up because I ---a strange noise.My heart started beating fast. It was a bear and it ---to reach the food in the bag! I didn`t know what to do, so I --- to wake my friend ,but he wasn`t there.--- the bear--- my friend? I slowly--- outside. It wasn`t a bear. My friend had got hungry in the middle of the night,so he--- the tree to try and get some food. Unfortunately, he had got stuck.