1066 – 2006

In the year…

1066 who was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey?

1206 who founded the Mongol Empire?

1215 the Magna Carta was sealed. How does Magna Carta translate into English?

1297 who led the victorious troops at the Battle of Stirling Bridge?

1313 what was completed in Paris, 150 years after construction began?

1326 who was proclaimed King of Scotland?

1406 who became Lord Mayor of London?

1581 who became Mayor of Plymouth?

1606 who was hung, drawn and quartered on January 31?

1796 who discovered vaccination?

1798 which battle also known as the Battle of Tenerife was contested?

1843 which Sunday newspaper was first published?

1881 who was assassinated by Charles Guiteau?

1915 on which ship did 1198 people perish?

1924 George Mallory died. Where was his body found in 1999?

1932 who founded the British Union of Fascists?

1945 what was founded on October 24?

1953 which magazine was founded by Hugh Hefner?

1957 who married his 13 year old cousin Myra Gayle Brown?

1962 Edith Spurlock Sampson became the first female black what in the USA?

1963 who said “All I have I would have gladly given not to be standing here today”?

1964 Who became the first person other than British royalty to be depicted on a British stamp?

1966 who scored England’s second goal in the World Cup final against Germany?

1969 what seven words were inscribed on the plaque placed on the moon?

1977 in which city did Elvis Presley die?

1988 what costing 37p was abolished in Britain?

1992 who became Baroness Kesteven?

1998 who became the oldest astronaut in space?

2005 who was voted Britain’s Funniest Woman by Readers Digest?

2006 who received The Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award at the Brits?

Answers
1066 William the Conqueror
1206 Genghis Khan
1215 Great charter
1297 William Wallace
1313 Notre Dame Cathedral
1326 Robert the Bruce
1406 Dick Whittington
1581 Francis Drake
1606 Guy Fawkes
1796 Edward Jenner
1798 The Battle of the Nile
1843 News of the World
1881 President James Garfield
1915 Lusitania
1924 Mount Everest
1932 Oswald Mosley
1945 The United Nations
1953 Playboy
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis
1962 Judge
1963 Lyndon B Johnson
1964 William Shakespeare
1966 Martin Peters
1969 We came in peace for all mankind
1977 Memphis
1988 Dog licence
1992 Margaret Thatcher
1998 John Glenn
2005 Victoria Wood
2006 Paul Weller