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History Quiz - Entertainment through History 1 (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 History for children aged 5, 6 and 7 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with inventions, developments and changes through history.

Children in KS1 will look at some of the changes that have occurred due to inventions and developments over time. One area where inventions, developments and changes can be clearly seen is the entertainment world. The way we entertain ourselves today is very different to how our ancestors amused themselves. Without electricity, circuit boards or the internet, leisure time in the past was spent very differently to the way it is today!

1. Centuries ago, many people could not read. How were stories shared from generation to generation?
[ ] They were written in story books
[ ] They were saved on the internet
[ ] The were recorded on CDs
[ ] They were told aloud
2. Courts and palaces often held banquets as entertainment. Who might have been hired to entertain the lords and ladies?
[ ] Magicians, rock bands and flying displays
[ ] Jesters, jugglers and actors
[ ] Balloon artists, DJs and TV presenters
[ ] Aeroplane displays, professional footballers and Ant and Dec
3. A very cheap form of entertainment in the past was quite gruesome. What was it?
[ ] Watching lions have their manes cut
[ ] Watching fish being caught
[ ] Watching chickens racing
[ ] Watching a beheading or hanging
4. The oldest known board game is called...
[ ] Monopoly
[ ] Senet
[ ] Kerplunk
[ ] Cluedo
5. When Shakespeare was alive, many people watched comedies, dramas and romance. Where did they do this?
[ ] At home on the television
[ ] At the cinema
[ ] At a theatre
[ ] In libraries
6. In the late 19th century, a type of entertainment was developed which is still very popular today. What was it?
[ ] The MP3 player
[ ] The laptop
[ ] The television
[ ] The moving picture, or film
7. The painting 'Children's Games,' by Bruegel in 1560, shows children doing things modern children still do today. What are they doing?
[ ] Playing marbles and hide and seek
[ ] Chewing gum and wearing trainers
[ ] Using their phones and tablets
[ ] Watching TV and eating pizza
8. Sport has always been popular entertainment. Which sporting tournament has been around the longest?
[ ] The Formula 1 Grand Prix
[ ] The London Marathon
[ ] The Football World Cup
[ ] The Olympics
9. Who was the subject of the very first theme park?
[ ] Santa Claus
[ ] Mickey Mouse
[ ] Andy Pandy
[ ] Buzz Lightyear
10. An ancient children's game involves a blindfold and a game of tag. What is it called?
[ ] Blind Man's Bath
[ ] Blind Man's Bluff
[ ] Blind Man's Biff
[ ] Blind Man's Bolt

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Changes through time

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History Quiz - Entertainment through History 1 (Answers)
1. Centuries ago, many people could not read. How were stories shared from generation to generation?
[ ] They were written in story books
[ ] They were saved on the internet
[ ] The were recorded on CDs
[x] They were told aloud
People passed on values, traditions and legends in this way - the details often changed as they were passed down!
2. Courts and palaces often held banquets as entertainment. Who might have been hired to entertain the lords and ladies?
[ ] Magicians, rock bands and flying displays
[x] Jesters, jugglers and actors
[ ] Balloon artists, DJs and TV presenters
[ ] Aeroplane displays, professional footballers and Ant and Dec
The banquets could sometimes last for days!
3. A very cheap form of entertainment in the past was quite gruesome. What was it?
[ ] Watching lions have their manes cut
[ ] Watching fish being caught
[ ] Watching chickens racing
[x] Watching a beheading or hanging
Whole families would often spend the day at the gallows - it was seen as a family day out!
4. The oldest known board game is called...
[ ] Monopoly
[x] Senet
[ ] Kerplunk
[ ] Cluedo
Senet was played in Ancient Egypt and enjoyed by the pharaoh Tutankhamun
5. When Shakespeare was alive, many people watched comedies, dramas and romance. Where did they do this?
[ ] At home on the television
[ ] At the cinema
[x] At a theatre
[ ] In libraries
Going to the theatre was a very popular pastime in those days
6. In the late 19th century, a type of entertainment was developed which is still very popular today. What was it?
[ ] The MP3 player
[ ] The laptop
[ ] The television
[x] The moving picture, or film
The French Lumière brothers were the first to send cameramen throughout the world to film everything they saw
7. The painting 'Children's Games,' by Bruegel in 1560, shows children doing things modern children still do today. What are they doing?
[x] Playing marbles and hide and seek
[ ] Chewing gum and wearing trainers
[ ] Using their phones and tablets
[ ] Watching TV and eating pizza
The children are also shown blowing soap bubbles and piggyback riding!
8. Sport has always been popular entertainment. Which sporting tournament has been around the longest?
[ ] The Formula 1 Grand Prix
[ ] The London Marathon
[ ] The Football World Cup
[x] The Olympics
The Olympics have been around in one form or another since the times of Ancient Greece
9. Who was the subject of the very first theme park?
[x] Santa Claus
[ ] Mickey Mouse
[ ] Andy Pandy
[ ] Buzz Lightyear
Santa Claus Land, in Santa Claus, Indiana, opened in 1946
10. An ancient children's game involves a blindfold and a game of tag. What is it called?
[ ] Blind Man's Bath
[x] Blind Man's Bluff
[ ] Blind Man's Biff
[ ] Blind Man's Bolt
The traditional name of the game is "blind man's buff". The word buff is an old word meaning push