The Welsh history quiz

How much do you know about Wales' past?

1. Which ancient Celtic tribe inhabited south east Wales?

2. Which medieval king codified ancient Welsh law, used for hundreds of years after his death?

3. Which Roman emperor is hailed in Welsh mythology and the song Yma o Hyd?

4. Where did the first recorded Eisteddfod take place in 1176?

5. This castle was the birthplace of Henry VII, or Harri Tudur in Welsh, where is it?

6. Which rugby club is the oldest in Wales?

7. From where did ladies in Welsh costume supposedly repel a French invasion in 1797?

8. Who was the last native prince of Wales?

9. Which Victorian aristocrat built Cardiff docks, helping to establish the South Wales coal industry?

10. This amphitheatre was part of the Roman settlement at Caerleon. What was the Latin name for the fort there?

11. Where was Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George born?

12. Where did this poet and writer die?

13. Where was notorious 18th century pirate Bartholomew ‘Black Bart’ Roberts born?

14. What year was Plaid Cymru formed?

15. In 1881 Parliament passed legislation banning what in Wales?

16. This man was top scorer for Wales at the 1958 World Cup with two goals. What was his name?

17. What was the real name of the martyr of the Merthyr Rising, Dic Penderyn?

18. Nye Bevan founded the NHS but which constituency did he represent?

19. When was Monmouthshire officially made part of Wales?

20. Poet Hedd Wyn was killed at which WWI battle?

21. Of the 122 British soldiers who fought the Zulus at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, how many were Welsh?

22. Cardiff City took the FA Cup out of England in 1927 with the help of a lucky cat named what?

23. Which Welsh dam was blown up in a secret test for the Dam Busters mission?

24. Who led the Chartists during the Newport Rising in 1839?

25. What were the Rebecca rioters railing against?

26. This politician represented Cardiff South and Penarth, who is he?

27. Which English king was on the throne when Wales was annexed to England by the Laws in Wales Act?

28. What was the fate of famous Welsh rebel Owain Glyndwr?

29. This Scot was the first Labour MP, elected in Merthyr Tydfil. What was his name?

30. What was the name of the medieval ball game contested by neighbouring parishes in west Wales?

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