Quiz
Ready to test your brains in our ‘History Makers’ quiz?
How much do you know about the History Makers? Take part in our fun quiz to test your knowledge!
The Clifton Suspension bridge is famous across the world, but how high is it?
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No way is that Clifton Suspension Bridge that high – wow!
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What was the year when the first tunnel was cut with Greathead’s new device?
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How many murder trials did Sir Bernard Spilsbury take part in?
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In 1803, Joseph Lancaster wrote a book called...
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This is better than playing Minecraft…right?
Not quite the answer I was looking for
A History of Minecraft sounds like a cool book though!
In what year did Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann take charge of the Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville?
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I need to invent History Makers emojis!
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Michael Holroyd Smith was responsible for creating the first electric…
Tramway was correct, well done!
I like the sound of a bubble machine though
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Jock Campbell helped to create which town?
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I'd like to go to Springfield though, that's where the Simpsons live.
Not quite!
Gotham is where bat man lives LOL!
Harry Baker helped to develop processes for…
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I mean it!
Not quite.
Mmmmm jam donuts
In 1640 Oliver Cromwell became
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Someone's paying attention
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Annie Besant wrote about working conditions in a match factory.
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The Bryant and May match factory
Close, but no.
This is true.
Noor Inayat-Khan worked as a secret agent in France during WWII as part of which secret organisation?
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You're doing really well!
That's not it.
You're getting muddled up with comic book superheroes
Jayaben Desai led a strike that lasted how long?
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Great answer.
No.
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Sir Humphry Davy's lectures were reportedly the inspiration for which famous novel?
Yes!
One of the most famous characters from 19th Century literature
No
Great story though!