KS1 Britain | Monuments

History Quiz - Monuments in Britain (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 historical British monuments and their importance.

There are many historical buildings and monuments throughout the country but what is their importance? Monuments can be erected for all sorts of reasons, sometimes in memory of a person or to serve as a reminder of a key event in history. They can often offer glimpses of how life was at the time they were built. Young children may enjoy finding out more about the importance of British monuments and the reasons they were built.

Stonehenge is a circle of ancient stones erected between 3000BC and 1600BC. How many hours of labour is it estimated to have taken?

[ ]	30,000
[ ]	30 million
[ ]	300
[ ]	30

The Monument, in London, is the tallest isolated stone column in the world. What is it a memorial to?

[ ]	The Queen's coronation
[ ]	The Plague
[ ]	The end of the First World War
[ ]	The Great Fire of London

Hadrian's Wall was built in AD122 and stretches from the east to west coasts in northern England. How long is it?

[ ]	73 miles
[ ]	7 miles
[ ]	730 miles
[ ]	7300 miles

A statue of a winged archer stands in Piccadilly Square in London. What is his name?

[ ]	Arthur
[ ]	Evan
[ ]	Eugene
[ ]	Eros

In Oxfordshire, a huge chalk animal is carved into the hill. What animal is it?

[ ]	A dog
[ ]	A horse
[ ]	A bird
[ ]	A pig

An arch in Hyde park was built to commemorate British victories. What footwear is in its name?

[ ]	Trainer
[ ]	Slippers
[ ]	Flip flops
[ ]	Wellington

The National Wallace Monument is a tower commemorating Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero. How tall is it?

[ ]	670 metres
[ ]	6 metres
[ ]	6700 metres
[ ]	67 metres

A fountain was built in Hyde Park as a memorial to a princess. What was her name?

[ ]	Daisy
[ ]	Debbie
[ ]	Diana
[ ]	Dorothy

A 5,000-year-old tomb in Herefordshire is said to be part of the legend of which king?

[ ]	King Arthur
[ ]	King Charles
[ ]	King Henry
[ ]	King Edward

10.

The golden statue outside Buckingham Palace is a monument to which queen?

[ ]	Queen Catherine
[ ]	Queen Anne
[ ]	Queen Elizabeth
[ ]	Queen Victoria

History Quiz - Monuments in Britain (Answers)

Stonehenge is a circle of ancient stones erected between 3000BC and 1600BC. How many hours of labour is it estimated to have taken?

[ ]	30,000
[x]	30 million
[ ]	300
[ ]	30

Mystery surrounds the stone circle as to why it was built. Some think it was designed as a place to worship the sun, others believe it may have been a place of sacrifice

The Monument, in London, is the tallest isolated stone column in the world. What is it a memorial to?

[ ]	The Queen's coronation
[ ]	The Plague
[ ]	The end of the First World War
[x]	The Great Fire of London

The Monument to the Great Fire of London was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke and was completed in 1677

Hadrian's Wall was built in AD122 and stretches from the east to west coasts in northern England. How long is it?

[x]	73 miles
[ ]	7 miles
[ ]	730 miles
[ ]	7300 miles

It was built by the Roman Empire as a military fortification to prevent raids from tribes in what was to become Scotland. Parts of it survive today some 1800 years on

A statue of a winged archer stands in Piccadilly Square in London. What is his name?

[ ]	Arthur
[ ]	Evan
[ ]	Eugene
[x]	Eros

It was commissioned as a memorial to the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury who was a famous politician

In Oxfordshire, a huge chalk animal is carved into the hill. What animal is it?

[ ]	A dog
[x]	A horse
[ ]	A bird
[ ]	A pig

The horse is in Uffington and is 110m long. It is about 3000 years old!

An arch in Hyde park was built to commemorate British victories. What footwear is in its name?

[ ]	Trainer
[ ]	Slippers
[ ]	Flip flops
[x]	Wellington

The Arch originally stood opposite the home of the Duke of Wellington and was built after his victory over Napoleon at Waterloo

The National Wallace Monument is a tower commemorating Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero. How tall is it?

[ ]	670 metres
[ ]	6 metres
[ ]	6700 metres
[x]	67 metres

Visitors can climb the 246-step spiral staircase to the viewing gallery inside the monument's crown

A fountain was built in Hyde Park as a memorial to a princess. What was her name?

[ ]	Daisy
[ ]	Debbie
[x]	Diana
[ ]	Dorothy

Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in 1997

A 5,000-year-old tomb in Herefordshire is said to be part of the legend of which king?

[x]	King Arthur
[ ]	King Charles
[ ]	King Henry
[ ]	King Edward

One of the stories about the tomb says it marks the spot where Arthur slayed a giant!

10.

The golden statue outside Buckingham Palace is a monument to which queen?

[ ]	Queen Catherine
[ ]	Queen Anne
[ ]	Queen Elizabeth
[x]	Queen Victoria

The Victoria Memorial is placed at the centre of The Queen's Gardens and faces towards The Mall