Here are the answers to this month’s six quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

British History

1. In which year did the Battle of the Boyne occur? 1690
2. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the outset of World War I? Herbert Asquith
3. When was Queen Victoria’s Coronation? 28 June 1838
4. Who designed the steamship SS Great Britain? IK Brunel
5. Who attempted to blow up Parliament of the United Kingdom during the Gunpowder Plot of 1605? Guy Fawkes
6. How many people died in the Great Fire of London? 6

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2025.