Starter quiz
- When did the Great Fire of London start?
- Sunday 22nd September 1660
- Saturday 1st September 1666
- Sunday 2nd September 1666 ✓
- Thursday 6th September 1666
- Sunday 2nd December 1666
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- How did the fire start in Thomas Farriner's bakery?
- He knocked over a candle.
- From a spark from his oven. ✓
- One of his children accidentally started it.
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- Which of these could be used to describe the weather conditions on the day the fire started?
- wet
- dry ✓
- hot ✓
- cold
- windy ✓
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- Which of these were reasons why the fire spread so quickly?
- The houses were close together. ✓
- The rain made the houses damp.
- The streets were narrow. ✓
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- In 1666, what were houses mostly made from?
- wood ✓
- metal
- brick
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- Which of these are examples of equipment people used to help them tackle the fire?
- buckets ✓
- water squirts ✓
- fire engines
- helicopters
- axes ✓
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