The answers to these questions about the Victorians may be found by clicking on the link below each one. You could write the answers down when you find them or you could try a spot of multi-tasking by clicking here and copying these questions into a word processor and typing in the answers as you find them. Good luck!

When was Victoria born? When did she become queen? How long did she rule?

http://britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon58.html

Explore the Victorian house. Where was the sink? Where was the toilet?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/history/stepback.htm

Take a walk down the Victorian street. Which objects should NOT be there?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml

There were many famous Victorians. Name three of them and say what they were famous for.

http://www.skittler.demon.co.uk/victorians/index.htm

Many Victorian children had to work. What sort of jobs did they have to do?

http://www.lsstrafford.freeserve.co.uk/victorians.html

Explore the Victorian classroom. How were the children punished if they behaved badly or produced poor work?

http://www.4learning.co.uk/qca/victorians/schools.html

What toys did younger girls and boys play with in Victorian times?

http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vsport.html

There were many important inventions in Victoria's reign. Name some of them and say when they were invented or first introduced.

http://4learning.co.uk/victoriandiary/time.htm

Take a ride on "The Rocket". What was it? How fast could it travel? Who invented it? When?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/dibnah/dibnah99/rocket/1rocket.shtml

Who had the first Christmas card made? Who designed it? When? What did it show?

http://www.scrapalbum.com/xmashome.htm

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