Statistics for History of Wales Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What empire occupied Wales and England between 43 AD– 410 AD?	Roman Empire	85%
Where do King Arthur's knights sit?	Round Table	85%
What group of people migrated to Wales starting around 1000 BC?	The Celts	82%
Who was the first monarch of the above?	King Henry VII	80%
What royal house of Welsh origin rose to power in the wake of Wars of the Roses?	House of {Tudor}	78%
Which English king conquered Wales in 1283?	King Edward I	71%
What Welsh officer helped Arabs revolt against the Ottomans during WWI?	T. E. Lawrence	70%
What weapon did Welsh soldiers famously use during the Middle Ages?	Longbow	68%
What Welsh footballer's transfer was the most expensive in 2013?	Gareth Bale	63%
For what political party was David Lloyd George the last to hold the P.M. post?	Liberal	63%
What was the best-selling novel of author Roald Dahl?	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	60%
In what American country was the only successful Welsh colony established in 1865?	Argentina	54%
What type of soft metal was Swansea the ket centre of smelting during the Industrial Revolution?	Copper	50%
What was famously founded by Aneurin Bevan in 1948?	National Health Service	50%
What Welsh actor won his second Oscar for "The Father" in 2021?	Anthony Hopkins	45%
Which Welsh journalist presumably found Dr. Livingstone in Africa?	Henry Morton Stanley	42%
What was the most famous poem Dylan Thomas wrote?	Do not go gentle into that {good} {night}	36%
Who led the unsuccessful fight for Welsh independence in the early 15th-century?	Owain Glyndŵr	29%