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Which TWO are NOT part of the UK?
The Channel Islands,The Isle of Man
What prehistoric village ( off the north coast of Scotland )
has helped archaeologists to understand more about how people lived near the
end of the Stone Age?
Skara Brae on Orkney
In what county can you see a hill fort at Maiden Castle?
Dorset
When were the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms established in England?
By AD 600
The burial place of one of the kings was at Sutton Hoo in
modern Suffolk?
True
Which TWO did the Romans establish in Britain?
Created a structure of law,Intoduced new plants and animals
Robert the Bruce is associated with which country?
Scotland
The Scottish Parliament ( after the Magna Charter was
established in England ) was spilt into two estates : the lords and the commons?
False
Oliver Cromwell took the title “King of Ireland”?
False
When William of Orange re-conquered Ireland ( in 1690 ) he
took the title
” William the
Conqueror “?
False
Who was Robert Burns?
Scotthish poet
After the Emancipation Act, how many Indian and Chinese
workers were employed to replace the slaves?
2 million
Which one is St Patrick’s cross?
A diagonal red cross on a white ground
Rudyard Kipling reflected the idea that the British Empire
was a force for good?
True
Which of these countries was NOT UK’s ally in the WWII?
Japan
Who led a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb?
Ernst Rutherford
When was a Turing machine invented?
1930s
How many people lost their lives in Northern Ireland in the
decades after 1969?
3000
When will the UK troops leave Afghanistan?
2014
Which TWO roles are school governors and school boards
responsible for?
Setting the strategic direction of the school,Monitoring and evaluating school performance
Volunteering is compulsory in the UK?
False
Can the devolved administrations control sectors such as
immigration, foreign affairs and taxation?
No
How many members does the Welsh Assembly have?
60
The British constitution is described as ‘unwritten’?
True
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