The Great Plague

When did the Great Plague start?

• 1665

• 1565

• 1765

• 1865

What was the cause of the Great Plague?

• Cats and dogs

• Sailors from Holland

• Fleas on the rats

How long did people have to quarantine inside their homes if they became infected with the plague?

• 40 minutes

• 40 hours

• 40 days

• 40 weeks

How do we know about the Great Plague? Choose 3 answers.

• Bills of Mortality

• Samuel Pepys's diary

• Objects found in the ground

• Photographs

How did people know when someone was ill in a house?  Find 2 answers.

• There was a white cross on the door.

• There was a red cross on the door.

• Guards were stood outside the door.

What was the nickname given to the Plague Doctor?

• Duck

• Quack

• Beak

What plague remedies were used? (find 3 answers)

• Licking toads

• Calpol

• Bathing in milk

• Smelling sweet posies

What was London like in the 1600s? (find 2 answers)

• Dirty and smelly

• Clean and tidy

• Toilets and running water in houses

• No toilets or running water.

What did King Charles II do in July 1665?

• Stayed on home.

• Escaped to Holland.

• Escaped to the countryside.

How did the Great Plague end?

• The cats and dogs were killed.

• The plague doctor cured everybody.

• The cold weather of late Summer 1666 killed some rats and the Great Fire of London started.