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Last Updated: Thursday, 27 January 2005, 16:31 GMT
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Try a history quiz
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An era was named after her - but was it the longest?
The Conservatives say the lack of history knowledge among teenagers is an "outright scandal".

Just for fun, we have gathered a few choice moments from history for you to try your wits on.

Some of the questions are harder than others.

Question 1
Who was Queen Boudicca?
A: British tribal chieftain who led a revolt against Roman occupation
B: The third wife of King Henry VIII
C: Danish ruler whose army was beaten by King Alfred
Question 2
Why was the year 1066 important?
A: England won the first football World Cup
B: William of Normandy defeated the Saxon King Harold
C: Much of London was destroyed by fire
Question 3
Which of these events happened in the 14th Century?
A: The Battle of Agincourt
B: The Battle of Waterloo
C: The invention of the printing press
D: The Peasants' Revolt
E: The invention of the steam engine
F: The Gunpowder Plot
Question 4
What was the Spanish Armada?
A: The Spanish colonisation of South America
B: A fleet sent from Spain to conquer England
C: A rebel regiment in the Spanish Civil War
Question 5
The United Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in which year?
A: 1066
B: 1603
C: 1707
D: 1815
E: 1922
Question 6
What was the Reformation?
A: The establishment of trades unions in urban Britain
B: The split of Protestant churches from the Roman Catholic Church
C: A flourishing of artistic endeavour after the Black Death
Question 7
What is known as the Industrial Revolution?
A: The establishment of trades unions in urban Britain
B: A period of rapid industrialisation
C: The invention of the Internet
Question 8
Who has been the longest-serving British monarch?
A: Queen Elizabeth I
B: Queen Elizabeth II
C: Queen Victoria
Question 9
In what year did the First World War begin?
A: 1848
B: 1898
C: 1914
D: 1945
E: 1965
Question 10
What was the Marshall Plan?
A: US aid for Europe after the Depression
B: US aid for Europe after the Second World War
C: US plan to recruit Europe as part of NATO

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