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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

Canada Ottawa Dollar China Beijing Yuan

Denmark Copenhagen Krone

Finland Helsinki Euro

France Paris Euro

Germany Berlin Euro

Greece Athens Euro

Iceland Reykjavik Krona

Ireland Dublin Euro

Italy Rome Euro

Japan Tokyo Yen

Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro

Malta Valletta Lira

Mexico Mexico City Peso

Netherlands Amsterdam Euro

New Zealand Wellington Dollar

Norway Oslo Krone

Portugal Lisbon Euro

RussianFederation

Moscow Rouble

South Africa Pretoria Rand

Spain Madrid Euro

Sweden Stockholm Krona

Switzerland Berne Franc

U.K. London Pound

U.S.A. Washington D.C. Dollar

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