1. A Victorian quiz By Freddy, David and Jacob Click to bring up questions Click again to see the answers

2. How many shillings in a guinea? a)20 b)21 c)45 d)27 The answer was B. There were 21 shillings in a guinea.

3. When was the light bulb invented? a)1871 b)1881 c)1869 d)1879 The answer was D. The light bulb was invented in 1879 by an inventor called Thomas Edison.

4. How many rooms were in a poor person’s house? a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 The answer is B. The common peasant house would have contained 2 floors, with 1 room on each floor.

5. Who wrote the Origin of species? a)Albert Einstein b)Charles Dickens c)Charles Darwin d)Lewis Caroll The answer is C. Charles Darwin wrote the Origin of species in 1859. Everyone thought he was crackers!

6. How many years did the Crimean war last? a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 The answer was B. the Crimean war was between Russia and England, battling for the crown prize, the trading route between England and Crimea.

7. When was the first public library opened? a)1941 b)1951 c)1943 d)1955 The answer was B. The first public library was opened for free.

8. When was the football association (FA) formed? a)1862 b)1874 c)1872 d)1888 The answer was C. The FA was formed in 1872

9. When did Queen Victoria marry King Albert? a)1841 b)1849 c)1840 d)1843 The answer was C. Queen Victoria married King Albert in 1840.

10. What did Prince Albert die of? A a)Typhoid b)Black death c)Multiple Sclerosis d)Breast cancer e) Swine Flu f)Chlamydia The answer was A. (The hints were that the Black Death and Swine Flu didn’t exist back then)

11. The End! Thanks for viewing – we hoped that you enjoyed it! How many did you get out of 9? 0 – 4 You need to research more. 5 – 7 Pretty good – but could be better. 8+ To know this much you must have been alive back then !