The Great London Fire

 When did the Great Fire  start?

• September 2, 1366
• September 2, 1666
• September 2, 1466
• September 2, 1566

On what street did the Great Fire start?

• Fleet Street
• Pudding Street
• Lombard Street
• Fetter Lane

How did it start?

• Someone let off a firework
• There was an attack.
• Someone in a bakery forgot to put a fire out in their oven
• It remains a mystery to this day

How do we know where the Great Fire started?

• Map
• The London Gazette Newspaper
• Samuel Pepys diaries
• Portrait of King Charles II

What contributed to the rapid spreading of the Great Fire?

• All of these
• The summer had been very hot and dry.
• The  wooden houses were tightly-packed.
• Strong winds from the east.

What famous landmark was destroyed by the fire?

• Whitehall Palace
• St. Paul`s  Cathedral
• Tower of London
• Tower Bridge

King Charles II did nothing to help stop the fire from spreading.

• True
• False

The Lord Mayor thought that the fire wasn`t all that serious and would be easily put out. 

• True
• False

How long did the Great Fire Last?

• All night-it had ended by the morning.
• Four days.
• A week.
• A month.

Guess. How many people are believed to have died as a result of the Great Fire?

• 714,003
• 6
• 211
• The number of deaths is unknown.