Florence Nightingale attended to wounded soldiers during WW1?
True False
False: It was during the Crimean War Nightingale worked at Scutari Hospital during the Crimean War (1853-1856).
Queen Boudica is thought to have ended her life by poisoning herself?
True False
True: Queen Boudica is thought to have taken poison after her defeat Roman sources differ; Tacitus says she poisoned herself, Dio says she fell ill.
General Antonio L�pez de Santa Anna attacked the Alamo?
True False
True: General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the attack on the Alamo His forces besieged and stormed the mission on 6 March 1836.
In 1869, the Cutty Sark was constructed as a merchant vessel for the tea trade?
True False
True: The Cutty Sark was built in 1869 as a tea clipper She carried tea from China before switching to the Australian wool trade.
The final destination of the RMS Titanic was Cuba?
True False
False: The RMS Titanic's final destination was New York She was bound for New York from Southampton when she struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912.
The mini was launched in 1959 by General Motors?
True False
False: The Mini was launched in 1959 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis for BMC's Austin and Morris badges.
Silver was discovered by James W. Marshall in California in 1848?
True False
False: James W. Marshall discovered gold, not silver, in California in 1848 His find at Sutter's Mill triggered the California Gold Rush.
R.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire?
True False
True: R.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire Chief designer at Supermarine; he died in 1937, before his aircraft flew in combat.
The youngest daughter of King George VI was Elizabeth II?
True False
False: Elizabeth II was the elder daughter of George VI Her younger sister Margaret was born in 1930, four years after Elizabeth.
In 1942, Erwin Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal in charge of the Afrika Korps?
True False
True: Erwin Rommel became Field Marshall Rommel became the youngest Field Marshal in the Wehrmacht at age 50.
The first wife of Napol�on Bonaparte was Jos�phine de Beauharnais?
True False
True: Napoleon's first wife was Josephine de Beauharnais They married in 1796; Napoleon annulled the marriage in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria.
Hans Langsdorff commanded the Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the Plate?
True False
True: Hans Langsdorff Langsdorff scuttled the Graf Spee off Montevideo in December 1939, then took his own life.
Horatia Nelson's daughter was also called Horatia?
True False
True: Lord Nelson's daughter was named Horatia Born 1801 to his mistress Emma Hamilton; she lived until 1881.
Shah Jahan is said to have built the Temple of Artemis in memory of his beloved wife?
True False
False: He built the Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal in Agra was built 1632-1653 as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal.
Gus Grissom was the first American astronaut in space?
True False
False: Alan Shepard was the first American in space, not Gus Grissom Shepard flew Freedom 7 on 5 May 1961; Grissom was the second American in space.
The first female prime minister of Great Britain was Margaret Thatcher?
True False
True: Margaret Thatcher was the UK's first female Prime Minister Thatcher led the Conservative Party from 1975 and served as PM from 1979 to 1990.
The Balearic Islands were known as 'The Fortunate Islands'?
True False
False: It was the Canary Islands The Greeks and Romans called the Canary Islands 'Insulae Fortunatae' (Fortunate Isles).
The name of London's oldest hotel is called Brown's Hotel and it was opened in 1837?
True False
True: Brown's Hotel is London's oldest Brown's Hotel opened on Albemarle Street, Mayfair in 1837 - the year Victoria ascended the throne.
Levi Strauss invented blue jeans alongside Jacob Davis?
True False
True: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis co-patented riveted blue jeans in 1873 Davis brought the rivet idea to Strauss, who supplied the denim and financed the patent.
The famous nurse, Annie Etheridge, was the founder of the American Red Cross?
True False
False: Clara Barton was the founder Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after serving as a Civil War nurse.
