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Peoples Background Quiz
George
WashingtonQuestions
1 When did George Washington become President? 1789
2 Where & when was George Washington born? 1732, Virginia
3 Where did George Washington live when he wasyoung?
Big farm
4 How many children did George Washington have? none
5 How many jobs did George Washington have andwhat were they?
3, Farmer, Soldier andPolitician
6 When & who did George Washington marry? Martha Curtis, 1759
7 What did George Washington like to do in his freetime?
Dancing & going to thetheater
8 What did George Washington do on the farm? Grow tobacco & ownhorses
9 What was George Washington job in the army? Commander-in-chief
10 What war did George Washington fight in? War of Independence
11 What year did the war end? 1781
12 What year did George Washington go back to hisfarm?
1797
13 What year did George Washington die? 1799
14 How many years was George Washington President? 8 years
15 Who is the capital city of the USA named after? George Washington
MargaretThatcher
1 When did Margaret Thatcher become PrimeMinister?
1979
2 Where and when was Margaret Thatcher born? Above a shop inGrantham, 1925
3 When & who did Margaret Thatcher marry? 1951, Dennis
4 What job did Margaret Thatchers husband do? Businessman
5 How many children does Margaret Thatcher have? Twins (boy & girl)
6 Which university and what subject did MargaretThatcher study?
Oxford, chemistry
7 What was Margaret Thatchers fathers job? Grocer
8 How much sleep did Margaret Thatcher say sheneeds?
4 hours
9 When did Margaret Thatcher become a politician? 1959
10 What did some people call Margaret Thatcher? The Iron Lady
11 Why did they call her The Iron Lady? People were scared of her
12 How many years was Margaret Thatcher PrimeMinister?
11 years
13 What happened to Margaret Thatcher in 1984? She survived a bomb
14 Where did Margaret Thatcher live when she wasPrime Minister?
10 Downing Street
15 When did Margaret Thatcher resign? 1990
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George Washington(1732-1799)He was the first president ofthe United States. He became
President in 1789, eight yearsafter the American War ofIndependence
His early lifeGeorge was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. George didnthave much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a farmer, a soldier,and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco arid owned horses. Heworked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the theatre. In 1759 he married awidow called Martha Custis. They were happy together, but didnt have any children.
His later LifeHe was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the War ofIndependence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, buthis country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, andgave his name to the new capital city, He started the building of the White House, buthe never lived in it. By 1797 he was tired of politics. He went back to his farm and diedthere two years later.
Margaret Thatcher(1925)She was the first woman prime
minister in Europe. She becamePrime Minister of Britain in 1979.
Her early lifeShe was born above a shop in the small English town of Grantham. Her father AIfredRoberts, was a grocer. He worked very hard for little money. Margaret also workedhard and she went to Oxford University, where she studied chemistry. In 1951 shemarried Dennis Thatcher, a rich businessman. They had twins, a girl and a boy. Thelove of her life was politics. She didnt have much time for other interests. She saidshe only needed four hours sleep a night.
Her later lifeShe became a politician in I955, leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, andPrime Minister for Britain four years after that. She had a strong personality. A lot ofpeople were afraid of her, and she was called The Iron Lady. In 1984 Irish terroristsbombed her hotel but she survived. She was Prime Minister for eleven years. She
finally resigned in 1990, but she didnt want to, and she was in tears when she left 10Downing Street.
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Country Capital CurrencyAustralia Canberra. Dollar
Austria Vienna Euro
Belgium Brussels Euro
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France Paris Euro
Germany Berlin Euro
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Norway Oslo Krone
Portugal Lisbon Euro
RussianFederation
Moscow Rouble
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Spain Madrid Euro
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U.K. London Pound
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