Significant people in history: Nightingale, Seacole, Armstrong and more

Year 2 · Free printable game: Secret code joke

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Secret code joke

What goes up but never comes down?

Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!

  1. What happened after Rosa Parks was arrested?Y people stopped using the buses for over a yearO the buses were painted redG she became queenH the city built a wall
  2. Where was Mary Seacole born?O JamaicaK ItalyR ScotlandT America
  3. In 1955, what did Rosa Parks refuse to give up?F her voteU her seat on a busM her houseY her job as a nurse
  4. Who invented the World Wide Web?U William CaxtonO Neil ArmstrongK Samuel PepysR Tim Berners-Lee
  5. Who was known as “The Lady with the Lamp”?K Edith CavellA Florence NightingaleJ Mary SeacoleB Rosa Parks
  6. How did Mary Seacole get to Crimea?B she was born thereY the army sent herX she flew in a planeG she paid for the journey herself
  7. What did Mary Seacole set up in Crimea?Y a bus companyB a school for nursesK a bakeryE the British Hotel
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Significant people in history: Nightingale, Seacole, Armstrong and more

Year 2 · Worksheet

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Circle the correct answer.

  1. Who invented the World Wide Web? Samuel Pepys     Tim Berners-Lee     William Caxton     Neil Armstrong
  2. Which of these people lived the longest time ago? Neil Armstrong     Florence Nightingale     Rosa Parks     Tim Berners-Lee
  3. How did Mary Seacole get to Crimea? she flew in a plane     she paid for the journey herself     she was born there     the army sent her
  4. Who was known as “The Lady with the Lamp”? Florence Nightingale     Rosa Parks     Edith Cavell     Mary Seacole
  5. In 1955, what did Rosa Parks refuse to give up? her house     her seat on a bus     her vote     her job as a nurse
  6. In which war did Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole help soldiers? World War Two     the Viking raids     the Battle of Hastings     the Crimean War
  7. What happened after Rosa Parks was arrested? people stopped using the buses for over a year     she became queen     the buses were painted red     the city built a wall
  8. What did Mary Seacole set up in Crimea? a bakery     the British Hotel     a school for nurses     a bus company
  9. What did Florence Nightingale do to stop disease in hospitals? gave every soldier a pet     kept hospitals clean and gave patients healthy food     closed all the windows     sent the nurses home
  10. What did soldiers call Mary Seacole? Doctor Mary     Queen Mary     Mother Seacole     The Lady with the Lamp
  11. Florence Nightingale was named after a city in which country? America     Jamaica     Italy     France
  12. What did Neil Armstrong say as he stepped onto the Moon? “Houston, we have lift-off.”     “Hello, Earth!”     “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”     “To infinity and beyond!”
  13. In which year did people first walk on the Moon? 1969     1666     2019     1805
  14. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? Yuri Gagarin     Buzz Aldrin     Tim Peake     Neil Armstrong
  15. Where was Mary Seacole born? Italy     Scotland     Jamaica     America

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Significant people in history: Nightingale, Seacole, Armstrong and more

Year 2 · Answer sheet

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Secret code joke

What goes up but never comes down? YOUR AGE

1. people stopped using the buses for over a year (Y) · 2. Jamaica (O) · 3. her seat on a bus (U) · 4. Tim Berners-Lee (R) · 5. Florence Nightingale (A) · 6. she paid for the journey herself (G) · 7. the British Hotel (E)

Worksheet

  1. Who invented the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee
  2. Which of these people lived the longest time ago? Florence Nightingale
  3. How did Mary Seacole get to Crimea? she paid for the journey herself
  4. Who was known as “The Lady with the Lamp”? Florence Nightingale
  5. In 1955, what did Rosa Parks refuse to give up? her seat on a bus
  6. In which war did Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole help soldiers? the Crimean War
  7. What happened after Rosa Parks was arrested? people stopped using the buses for over a year
  8. What did Mary Seacole set up in Crimea? the British Hotel
  9. What did Florence Nightingale do to stop disease in hospitals? kept hospitals clean and gave patients healthy food
  10. What did soldiers call Mary Seacole? Mother Seacole
  11. Florence Nightingale was named after a city in which country? Italy
  12. What did Neil Armstrong say as he stepped onto the Moon? “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
  13. In which year did people first walk on the Moon? 1969
  14. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? Neil Armstrong
  15. Where was Mary Seacole born? Jamaica

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