Friday Quiz Answers 28/03/2025
- Who was the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty in England?
Answer: Henry VII. -
What year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
Answer: 1912 -
Which ancient wonder was located in the city of Babylon?
Answer: The Hanging Gardens. -
Who was the first person to step on the moon in 1969?
Answer: Neil Armstrong. -
Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Nero?
Answer: The Roman Empire. -
What historic event is remembered on the 5th of November in the UK?
Answer: The Gunpowder Plot (Guy Fawkes Night). -
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?
Answer: New Zealand. -
Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States from 1861 to 1865?
Answer: The American Civil War. -
What was the name of the medieval pandemic that killed millions across Europe in the 14th century?
Answer: The Black Death (Bubonic Plague). -
Which British Prime Minister led the country during most of World War II?
Answer: Winston Churchill.
Bright Source Bonus Question
Q. Which historical invention, first demonstrated in 1801 by Humphry Davy, was the earliest form of electric lighting?
Answer: The Arc Lamp. (Davy’s arc lamp was the first practical demonstration of electric light, paving the way for modern lighting technologies.)