Who is the author of the "Horrible Histories" series?
Answer: Terry Deary
What is the title of the first "Horrible Histories" in the series, a book that covers the Tudor period?
Answer: Terrible Tudors
Which "Horrible Histories" book covers the revolting aspects of life in Victorian Britain?
Answer: Vile Victorians
What nickname was given to King Richard I of England due to his bravery in battle?
Answer: Richard the Lionheart
In which battle did William the Conqueror defeat King Harold II in 1066?
Answer: The Battle of Hastings
Who was the queen of the Iceni tribe that led a revolt against the Romans in Britain?
Answer: Boudica
What was the name of the Roman emperor who made his horse a senator?
Answer: Caligula
Which notorious pirate was known as "Blackbeard"?
Answer: Edward Teach
What was the name of the Viking leader who became the first King of Normandy?
Answer: Rollo
Which historical figure is known for saying "Let them eat cake," a quote featured in the "Horrible Histories" books?
Answer: Marie Antoinette
What disease, highlighted in the "Horrible Histories" series, devastated Europe in the 14th century?
Answer: The Black Death
In "Horrible Histories," which Roman emperor famously fiddled while Rome burned?
Answer: Nero
Which queen of ancient Egypt was known for her beauty and her tragic love story with Mark Antony?
Answer: Cleopatra
Who was the Viking explorer who is said to have discovered America before Christopher Columbus?
Answer: Leif Erikson
What was the name of the infamous prison in Paris stormed during the French Revolution, as mentioned in "Horrible Histories"?
Answer: The Bastille
Which ancient civilisation that flourished in central Mexico from 1300 to 1521, is known for their gruesome practice of human sacrifice?
Answer: The Aztecs
Who was the last czar of Russia, whose reign ended with the Russian Revolution?
Answer: Nicholas II
What term describes the system of medieval Europe where peasants worked the land for their lords?
Answer: Feudalism
Which English king lost his crown jewels in the Wash, as recounted in "Horrible Histories"?
Answer: King John
Which ancient Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?
Answer: Pompeii
Which disease, known as the "White Death," was a common cause of death in Victorian England?
Answer: Tuberculosis
Who was the English queen executed by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I?
Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots
Who was the notorious leader of the Huns, often referred to as the "Scourge of God"?
Answer: Attila the Hun
Which notorious Roman emperor made his horse a priest?
Answer: Caligula
Which British queen is known for her long reign and strict moral code during the 19th century?
Answer: Queen Victoria
Which "Horrible Histories" book tells the tale of the Roman invasion of Britain?
Answer: The Rotten Romans
Which Roman emperor is famously said to have played the lyre while Rome burned?
Answer: Nero
Who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution?
Answer: Marie Antoinette
What was the nickname given to King John of England?
Answer: John Lackland
What was the main language spoken by the Vikings?
Answer: Old Norse
Who was the notorious leader of the Mongol Empire, known for his ruthless conquests?
Answer: Genghis Khan
Which infamous ruler was known as "The Sun King"?
Answer: Louis XIV
Who led the English forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt?
Answer: Henry V
Which British king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
Answer: King John
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
Answer: The Mayflower
Which queen famously declared, "I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king"?
Answer: Elizabeth I
Who was known as the "Mad Monk" in the Russian Empire?
Answer: Grigori Rasputin
Which king of England was executed in 1649, leading to the brief establishment of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell?
Answer: Charles I
What was the name of the Scottish hero who fought against English rule and was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film "Braveheart"?
Answer: William Wallace
Who was the first emperor of China, famous for his Terracotta Army?
Answer: Qin Shi Huang
What was the name of the Roman gladiator who led a slave revolt against the Roman Republic?
Answer: Spartacus
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Answer: Joseph Stalin
Which famous explorer led the expedition that circumnavigated the globe in the 16th century?
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
What was the name of the battle where Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated?
Answer: The Battle of Waterloo
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
Which European country was invaded by Germany, marking the start of World War II?
Answer: Poland
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?
Answer: The Treaty of Versailles
Which queen of England was known as "The Virgin Queen"?
Answer: Elizabeth I
Who was the English king during the American Revolution?
Answer: George III