Which British reformer led the campaign to repeal the Corn Laws?
Answer
Richard Cobden
80 The Victorian Era Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which British illustrator famously drew the 'Alice in Wonderland' pictures?
Answer
John Tenniel
Which British chemist discovered the element thallium in 1861?
Answer
William Crookes
What was the name of the ship that carried Charles Darwin on his voyage?
Answer
HMS Beagle
Which British surgeon pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
Answer
Joseph Lister
Which British statesman served as Prime Minister four times during the Victorian era?
Answer
William Ewart Gladstone
Which fictional detective was created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887?
Answer
Sherlock Holmes
Which Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone in 1876?
Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
Which British author wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
Answer
Charlotte Brontë
Who was the first Prime Minister of Queen Victoria's reign?
Answer
Lord Melbourne
Who succeeded Queen Victoria as monarch of the United Kingdom?
Answer
Edward VII
What year did the Crimean War end?
Answer
1856
What was the name of the first moving picture film shot in England, in 1888?
Answer
Roundhay Garden Scene
Which British physicist discovered the electron in 1897?
Answer
J.J. Thomson
Which British explorer named Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria?
Answer
David Livingstone
Which British poet was appointed Poet Laureate in 1850?
Answer
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Which British engineer designed the London sewer system in the 1850s–60s?
Answer
Joseph Bazalgette
Who published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859?
Answer
Charles Darwin
Which British nurse is known for her work in the Crimean War?
Answer
Florence Nightingale
Who wrote the novel "Oliver Twist" published in 1838?
Answer
Charles Dickens
Which major London building was constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer
Crystal Palace
What was the name of Queen Victoria's husband?
Answer
Prince Albert