Starter quiz
- At the time of the Great Fire of London, what weather was the city experiencing?
- rain
- wind ✓
- snow
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- Houses in 1666 were mostly made from what materials?
- brick and stone
- metal and glass
- wood and straw ✓
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- Complete the following sentence. The streets in London in 1666 were very...
- wide.
- narrow. ✓
- empty.
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- Which of these did not exist in 1666?
- an organised fire brigade ✓
- a King
- a Lord Mayor
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- Which of these did Londoners have to help them tackle the fire?
- leather buckets ✓
- hoses
- axes ✓
- water squirts ✓
- fire engines
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- What did the Lord Mayor allow people to use to stop the fire spreading further?
- firebreaks ✓
- fire works
- fire alarms
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