Still More History Bloopers
This page contains a selection of funny test answers relating to history, gathered from a best-selling compilation by Viking Press published under the pseudonym of Alexander Abingdon in 1931. The selected extracts, edited and rearranged, are reproduced for readers in countries where the book is in the public domain, which, to the best of our knowledge, includes Australia (because more than 70 years have passed since the book's publication and because the so-called anonymous rule applies). For other countries, please check your local copyright laws.
The Persians outnumbered the Greeks because they had more men
The French Revolution was caused by over-charging taxies
Henry VIII by his own efforts increased the population of England by 40,000
The revolution in India was led by Manhattan Dandy
One of the causes of the Revolutionary War was the English put tacks in their tea
Q. What was the cause of the Industrial Revolution? A. People stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machinery
When the soldier could not go to the Civil War he sent a prostitute
The Parliament said that no persons were to be beheaded without their consent
Q. Who signed the Magna Carta? A. I didn’t
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