What is the only major golf tournament held outside of the US?
The Open Championship
Whom should you write to if you wish to make a complaint about the police?
The Chief Constable
Which court deals with the most serious cases in Scotland?
High Court
Where do you have to be registered to be able to vote?
The electoral register
How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?
129
Who won gold medals for ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984?
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
What percentage of the total population lives in England?
84%
How many people lost their lives in the decades after 1969 due to violence in Northern Ireland?
3,000
What party won the election in 1945 (After WWII)?
Labour
Who led a team to ‘split the atom’ for the first time?
Ernest Rutherford
When did the Irish Free State become a republic?
1949
What was Richard Arkwright remembered for?
Efficiently running factories
The Civil War in 1642 split the country into which two groups?
The Roundheads and the Cavaliers
What was an important English export in the middle ages?
Wool
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What is meant by ‘common law’?
Following previous decisions
What was the ‘Black Death’?
A form of plague
When did the Vikings first attack Britain?
AD 789
Where is the Hadrian Wall?
In the north of England
Who was the first ‘Scottish King’?
Kenneth MacAlpin
Which was a crucial aerial battle against the Germans?
The Battle of Britain
Who was R A Butler?
A Conservative MP
Who wrote music for King George I?
George Frederick Handel
Who designed New Delhi to be the seat of government in India?
Sir Edwin Lutyens
The Open Championship
Whom should you write to if you wish to make a complaint about the police?
The Chief Constable
Which court deals with the most serious cases in Scotland?
High Court
Where do you have to be registered to be able to vote?
The electoral register
How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?
129
Who won gold medals for ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984?
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
What percentage of the total population lives in England?
84%
How many people lost their lives in the decades after 1969 due to violence in Northern Ireland?
3,000
What party won the election in 1945 (After WWII)?
Labour
Who led a team to ‘split the atom’ for the first time?
Ernest Rutherford
When did the Irish Free State become a republic?
1949
What was Richard Arkwright remembered for?
Efficiently running factories
The Civil War in 1642 split the country into which two groups?
The Roundheads and the Cavaliers
What was an important English export in the middle ages?
Wool
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What is meant by ‘common law’?
Following previous decisions
What was the ‘Black Death’?
A form of plague
When did the Vikings first attack Britain?
AD 789
Where is the Hadrian Wall?
In the north of England
Who was the first ‘Scottish King’?
Kenneth MacAlpin
Which was a crucial aerial battle against the Germans?
The Battle of Britain
Who was R A Butler?
A Conservative MP
Who wrote music for King George I?
George Frederick Handel
Who designed New Delhi to be the seat of government in India?
Sir Edwin Lutyens
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