JFK's History Quiz

[J. J.]

Right, seeing as all the history quizzes on this board are US History Quizzes I decided I would make a general one on the history of everything from music to war.

First set of questions:


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3. Who invented the printing press in the fifteenth century in the Holy Roman Empire?

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4. Who was born into the line of succession for Castile, Aragon and Burgundy and later became the Holy Roman Emperor?

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6. Whose economic policies did the Labour government of the 1940s adopt? (They were also adopted by FDR in the thirties)

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7. Who was the great political rival of William Gladstone? (Member of the Conservative party and served as Prime Minister)

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8. Who was the only British Monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg?

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10. In 1066 three men were vying for the English throne, who were they?

Without looking

3.  Charles V (Charles I of Spain) of the House of Habsburg.

2. Johannas Gutenburg

6.  John Maynard Keynes, Lord Keynes

7.  Arguably the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Gascon Cecil), but the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (Disraeli) could be considered a candidate, though he only won against him once.

9. George V of Winsor

10.  Harald Haraldson, Harald of Norway, William the Bastard

[J. J.]

2. In what year did the Liberal Party (UK) return to power after a stint of twenty years where they only governed for three years and who was the leader at the time?

1830, Earl Grey?

[J. J.]

Some more questions:

11. Who was the first ever elected Labour MP?

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12. Who was British Prime Minister between 1957 and 1963 and advised John F. Kennedy on the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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13. In what year did the United Kingdom join the EEC?

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14. Which former British Prime Minister was commonly known as "The Welsh Goat"?

11.  John Burnes?

12.  Harold MacMillan

13.  1974

14.  David Lllyod-George

[J. J.]

15. How many years did William Gladstone serve as Prime Minister for?

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16. Who was the man responsible for bringing down Margaret Thatcher?

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17. Who was the leader of the Labour party at the time of the 1992 election?

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18. Who was the leader of the 1905 peace protests (which is now known as Bloody Sunday following the opening of fire upon the protestors by the Cossacks) in St Petersburg?

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19. Which of Henry VIII's wives survived him?

15.  17 years

16.  Michael Heseltine

17.  Niel Kinnock

18.  Father Georgi Apollonivich Gapon

19.  Katherine Parr

[J. J.]

As noted Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury was a Conservative PM.

During the John Major, his decendant was named as Consevative leader of the House of Lords.  What was unusual about this appointment?

[J. J.]

Also Katharine of Aragon (though she wasn't still his wife).

[J. J.]

16: Incorrect, Heseltine did stand for the leadership of the party in 1990 though (The man I am looking for made a huge speech criticizing Thatcher from the back benches)

Sir Edward Heath?

[J. J.]

I checked, she die 11 years prior to Henry VIII, but of natural causes.  Any answers to my Cecil question.

[J. J.]

Still no answer to my Cecil querry?

[J. J.]

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1920-ish, Asquith?

It wouldn't be Asquith.  He was PM after Campbell-Bannerman, who was a Lib.  The Libs were in and out of power from the late 1860's, under Gladstone and Rosebury, and were never back in power after 1921.  It's prior to the Disraeli government.

[J. J.]

This was the question.

2. In what year did the Liberal Party (UK) return to power after a stint of twenty years where they only governed for three years and who was the leader at the time?

The answer of Campbell-Bannerman doesn't fit the question.

First, it was 19 years between between 1886 and 1905.

Second your "only governed for three years" makes it sound as if when they returned to power, they only held it for three years.  The problem isn't the answer but the question.

And you still have not answered my Cecil question.  :-)

[J. J.]

And you still can't answer my Cecil question!

[J. J.]

Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, now the 7th Marquess of Salisbury, was summoned to the House of Lords as the Baron Cecil of Essendon, his father's lowest peerage title, while the 6th Marquess was still alive, and had his seat.  This rarely used processed is called a "writ of acceleration."

This was done by John Major so that Cecil could become the leader of the Lords.

[J. J.]

You Brit's didn't remember that?  I'm amazed.

Two more Cecil questions:

1.  What was the "Cecil scene," and what was it significance to the House of Commons?

2.  This is easy, name one of the two groups the 3rd Marquess compared the Irish to regarding self rule?  ;-)

[J. J.]

1) Which Chancellors preceeded and followed Hitler?

2) Who were the Presidents before and after Hitler?

3) Which man preceeded the infamous Reinhard Heydrich as Reichsprotector of Bohemia and Moravia and served as Foreign Minister?

1. Franz Von Papen and Karl Dolnitz.
2. Hindenburg and Dolnitz (the offices of Chancellor and President were merged).  Theodor Huess was the first actual President of the Federal Republic.

3.  Konstantin Von Neurath, Wilhelm Frick followed him.

I'd like "Know Your Nazi's" for $200 Alex.

[J. J.]

1) Which Chancellor preceeded Hitler?

1. Franz Von Papen

Beep. Incorrect. Kurt von Schleicher was chancellor between Papen and Hitler. (The others are right, though.)

Actually, I'm pretty sure Goebbels was Chacellor after Hitler. Donitz only became President. I checked rulers.org to double check. I might be wrong.

He was "named" in Hitler's will, but he didn't serve.  This is a bit like Czar Nicholas II abdicating in favor of a brother, who declined.

[J. J.]

Since nobody answered my Cecil questions, I'll repost:

Two more Cecil questions:

1.  What was the "Cecil scene," and what was it significance to the House of Commons?

2.  This is easy, name one of the two groups the 3rd Marquess compared the Irish to regarding self rule?  ;-)

[J. J.]

1.  An organized disruption on the floor of the House of Commons, directed against Asquith, led by Lord Hugh Cecil in 1911.  It marked the first time in history that the House had to adjourned as a "disorderly assembly."

2.  Hottentots and "Hindoos."

[J. J.]

The Third Marquess was known for being politically incorrect.  A "Salisbury" referred to a blund statement.

All that said, he did such things as increase voting rights.  He also helped defuse such things as the "Kruger Note."

[J. J.]

Goering, it's where he developed his morphine addiction.

[J. J.]

Goering, it's where he developed his morphine addiction.

Didn't Hermann get his huevos blown off in WWI?  I'd probably take some morphine too had that happened to me:)

I don't believe it was that severe.  He was injured.

[J. J.]

What two presidential candidates,  within the last 50 years, attend the same public schools?

[J. J.]

Both lost the presidency, but both were running at the same time.

[J. J.]

Both lost the presidency, but both were running at the same time.

Third parties included then?

No.  Ah, didn't Howard Dean run for president?  I didn't say nominees.

[J. J.]

They were not running at the same time.  One more hint:  At least one is still alive.  :-)