Test Your History Knowledge: 7th Grade Quiz!
Rules are needed in any community in order to ensure that it runs smoothly. A good example of this are the school rules. These may sometimes seem pointless but they all have a purpose. When a student decides to break them, some form of punishment is usually given.
- 1.
From the 14th century onwards where in London did large crowds gather for public hangings?- A.
Camden
- B.
Teddington
- C.
Tyburn
- D.
Whitehall
- 2.
Some criminals were transported to which country?
- A.
Australia
- B.
Brazil
- C.
Russia
- D.
South Africa
- 3.
After 1861 the only hanging offences were murder and what else?
- A.
Piracy
- B.
Sheep rustling
- C.
Theft from the Queen
- D.
Treason
- 4.
What was the name of the volunteer thief-catchers set up in the 18th century?
- A.
Bow Street Runners
- B.
Kensington Coppers
- C.
Oxford Street Nabbers
- D.
Pimlico Plods
- 5.
Which magistrate set up the Bow Street Runners?
- A.
Harold Fletcher
- B.
Henry Fielding
- C.
Horace Felgate
- D.
Humphrey Fellows
- 6.
In the 1800s England's most notorious prison was .......
- A.
Aldwych
- B.
Islington
- C.
Larkhall
- D.
Newgate
- 7.
Who was a leading figure in nineteenth century prison reform?
- A.
Elizabeth Bennet
- B.
Elizabeth Browning
- C.
Elizabeth Fry
- D.
Elizabeth Gaskell
- 8.
In 1829 who created the Metropolitan Police Force?
- A.
Benjamin Disraeli
- B.
George Canning
- C.
Robert Peel
- D.
Robert Walpole
- 9.
Robert Peel held what position at the time?
- A.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
- B.
Foreign Secretary
- C.
Home Secretary
- D.
Prime Minister
- 10.
Which group was formed in 1866 to improve prisons?
- A.
Amnesty International
- B.
The Fry Foundation
- C.
The Howard League
- D.
The Human League
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