Quiz: Weird Pets in History

5 March 2021 / 0 Comments

Many people own pets, from dogs and cats to the more exotic, but how much do you know about pets in history? Take our quiz to find out!

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Toby Kilroy

Toby's experience comes from website design as well as experience running large forums and communities. After he married Debbie he developed a keen interest in history and found himself discussing history quite a lot!

Fact of the Day

American Charles Osborne suffered from hiccups for a record-breaking 68 years, from 1922 until 1990.

Quote of the Day

"He who trusts no one is distrusted by all the world. "

~ William Marshal's biographer

On This Day

1307 Robert the Bruce fought and beat the English at the Battle of Loudoun Hill (or somewhere close)

1590 Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI of Scotland (and later James I of England), was crowned as James' queen consort.

1773 The Tea Act was given royal assent to help the British East India Company and tax the colonies. It led to the Boston Tea Party and American independence.

1857 A revolt by Sepoys at Meerut against the British East India Company triggered the Indian Mutiny.

1940 Germany began its advance into western Europe with air raids on Belgium and Holland, followed by parachute drops and attacks by ground forces.

1940 Neville Chamberlain, famous for his appeasement of Hitler, resigned as prime minister and was replaced by Winston Churchill.

1941 Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace between the UK and Nazi Germany. He failed.

1941 The House of Commons was damaged during a German air raid.

1994 Nelson Mandela was officially sworn in as South Africa's first black president.