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Stonehenge still stands in what now the county of ____?
Wiltshire
The Jutes came from ____?
Northern Europe
Names of places, such as Grimsby and Scunthorpe come from
the ____ language?
Viking
The Domesday book was requested by ____?
William the Conqueror
King Edward I introduced the statue of Rhuddlan , which
annexed Wales to the Crown of England?
True
Mary Stuart , “Mary, Queen of Scots” fled to England, she
was suspected in trying to take over the throne and was kept a prisoner for 20
years?
True
Which ship was one of the first to circumnavigate the world?
Golden Hind
Who took the title “King of Ireland”?
Henry VIII
For how many year did Charles I raise money without
Parliament’s approval?
11
People who supported the king ( in 1642) were known as the
____?
Cavaliers
Which TWO kings believed in the “Divine Right of Kings”?
Charles I,James I
Puritans are a group of Catholics who advocate strict and
simple religious doctrine and worship?
False
When did William of Orange invade England?
1688
Constituencies which had hardly any voters were called
“Pocket Boroughs”?
False
The first Jews to come to Britain since the middle ages
settled in London in ____?
1656
Clans lost a lot of their power and influence after which
event?
The Battle of Culloden
In which year was the first Union Flag created?
1606
The Corn Laws were repelled in 1846. This had prevented the
import of cheap grain?
True
Which TWO materials did the UK produce more than half of the
world?
Iron,Cotton Cloth
Florence Nightingale is a famous ____?
Nurse
Which TWO of these aircrafts were used by Britain in WW2?
Hurricane,Spitfire
What country is Swansea in?
Wales
Wales accounts for about __ % of the UK population?
5
What Patron Saint’s day is on the 17th of March?
St Patrick
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