Newspaper Headline Quiz Book British Library

Newspaper Headline Quiz Book by British Library

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For many decades, newspapers have written the first, dramatic drafts of our history. The collapse of empires, devasting wars, scientific breakthroughs and celebrity tantrums - all are captured by their headlines. This book draws on those real headlines to provide a series of challenging quizzes' about the events that inspired them.

Newspaper Headline Quiz Book by British Library

For many decades, and up to the present day, newspapers have written the first, dramatic drafts of our history. The collapse of empires, devasting wars, scientific breakthroughs and celebrity tantrums - all are captured by their headlines. And through the news stories, we can share in the drama, excitement and often dread of the times described. The Newspaper Headlines Quiz Book draws on those real headlines to provide a series of challenging quizzes' about the events that inspired them. Organized by themes, this quiz book is designed to test the reader's knowledge of events as wide-ranging as the Bhopal chemical disaster, the liberation of Paris in 1944, the world's first test-tube baby - and the marriage of David Beckham.

Introduction 5 Political Scandals 6 Sex Scandals 8 Financial Disasters and Scandals 10 Rail and Road Disasters 12 Air Disasters 14 Nautical Disasters 16 Space Disasters 18 Chemical and Fire Disasters 20 Royal Family - Part 1 22 Royal Family - Part 2 24 Natural Disasters 26 Killers 28 Assassinations & Assassination Attempts 30 Ireland 32 Espionage 34 Labour Disputes 36 World War One 38 Hitler 40 Appeasement 42 World War Two - Part 1 44 World War Two - Part 2 46 Churchill 48 International Crises/Cold War - Part 1 50 International Crises/Cold War - Part 2 52 Landmark British Political Events - Part 1 54 Landmark British Political Events - Part 2 56 Sporting Achievements 58 Sporting Controversies 60 Social Protests and Unrest 62 Television - History and Programmes 64 Celebrities & Popular Culture - Part 1 66 Celebrities & Popular Culture - Part 2 68 Environment 70 Arts & Society 72 Olympics 74 The Church and Religion 76 Famous Firsts 78 Soviet Union 80 Middle East 82 Explorers & Exploration 84 Space Exploration 86 Science 88 Medicine 90 Answers 92

Newspaper Headline Quiz Book British Library

Newspaper Headline Quiz Book by British Library

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