The Victorians
9 free practice questions with explanations
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The Victorians: example questions & answers
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Which queen was on the throne during the time we call the Victorian era?
- AQueen Victoria✓
- BQueen Anne
- CQueen Mary
- DQueen Elizabeth II
Answer: The Victorian era is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain for over 60 years.
What new type of transport, powered by steam, became very popular in Victorian times?
- AThe rocket
- BThe aeroplane
- CThe helicopter
- DThe steam train✓
Answer: Steam trains let Victorians travel around the country faster than ever before on new railway lines.
Which famous Victorian author wrote 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Oliver Twist'?
- ARoald Dahl
- BCharles Dickens✓
- CWilliam Shakespeare
- DJ.K. Rowling
Answer: Charles Dickens was a hugely popular Victorian writer whose stories are still loved today.
Some young Victorian children had the dangerous job of climbing up inside what to clean them?
- ATrees
- BChurch towers
- CChimneys✓
- DWells
Answer: Poor children called chimney sweeps had to climb up sooty chimneys, which is why laws were later made to protect them.
Which caring nurse became famous for looking after wounded soldiers during the Crimean War?
- AEmmeline Pankhurst
- BQueen Victoria
- CBoudicca
- DFlorence Nightingale✓
Answer: Florence Nightingale cared for sick soldiers at night by lamplight, earning her the nickname 'the Lady with the Lamp'.
Which nurse from Jamaica also bravely helped soldiers during the Crimean War?
- AFlorence Nightingale
- BRosa Parks
- CMary Seacole✓
- DQueen Victoria
Answer: Mary Seacole travelled from Jamaica to help wounded soldiers and is remembered as a brave and kind nurse.
A big event in 1851 showed off inventions from around the world in a giant glass building. What was it called?
- AThe Great Race
- BThe Great Exhibition✓
- CThe Great Feast
- DThe Great Fire
Answer: The Great Exhibition was held in the Crystal Palace and showed amazing new machines and inventions.
Many Victorian children who were poor had to work in large, noisy buildings full of machines. What are these called?
- AFactories✓
- BCinemas
- CCastles
- DLibraries
Answer: Many poor Victorian children worked long, hard hours in factories, until new laws helped protect them.
What did the Victorians help make popular that we still enjoy putting up and decorating at Christmas?
- AThe Christmas tree✓
- BThe skateboard
- CThe paddling pool
- DThe television
Answer: The Victorians, especially Prince Albert, helped make decorating a Christmas tree a popular tradition in Britain.