Which country did NOT gain its independence from the British Empire in 1947?
The Carribean
Which of the following is associated with the Elizabethan period in England?
Growing patriotism
Wales wasn’t under Anglo-Saxon rule
True
The Boer War took place in which country of the British Empire?
South Africa
Magna Carta is Latin for what?
The Great Charter
When did the first farmers start settling in Britain?
6000 years ago
Other than London universities, which university was credited with the discovery of the DNA molecule in 1953?
Cambridge
Which novel is the satirical novelist Evelyn Waugh best known for?
Brideshead Revisited
What followed the Bronze Age?
The Iron Age
Who was Catherine of Aragon (the first of Henry VIII’s six wives )?
Spanish princess
In 1982, which country invaded the Falklands prompting UK to send its naval force in defense?
Argentina
Rudyard Kipling was born in South Africa True/False?
False
Who is the author of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’?
Roald Dahl
The invasion of which country by Germany provoked UK to declare war on Germany in 1939?
Poland
When did the American Colonies declare their independence?
1776
What are the parliaments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also known as?
Devolved administrations
In which year was Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, elected to join the parliament of United Kingdom?
1959
What is Diwali?
Festival of Lights
Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen are famous writers True/False?
True
What is the percentage of Muslims living in the UK?
4%
What percentage of the workforce are women?
50%
How many Olympic gold medals has the Scottish cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, won?
6
What service does the TV licence pay for?
The BBC
The Channel Islands are self-governing True/False?
True
The Carribean
Which of the following is associated with the Elizabethan period in England?
Growing patriotism
Wales wasn’t under Anglo-Saxon rule
True
The Boer War took place in which country of the British Empire?
South Africa
Magna Carta is Latin for what?
The Great Charter
When did the first farmers start settling in Britain?
6000 years ago
Other than London universities, which university was credited with the discovery of the DNA molecule in 1953?
Cambridge
Which novel is the satirical novelist Evelyn Waugh best known for?
Brideshead Revisited
What followed the Bronze Age?
The Iron Age
Who was Catherine of Aragon (the first of Henry VIII’s six wives )?
Spanish princess
In 1982, which country invaded the Falklands prompting UK to send its naval force in defense?
Argentina
Rudyard Kipling was born in South Africa True/False?
False
Who is the author of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’?
Roald Dahl
The invasion of which country by Germany provoked UK to declare war on Germany in 1939?
Poland
When did the American Colonies declare their independence?
1776
What are the parliaments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also known as?
Devolved administrations
In which year was Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, elected to join the parliament of United Kingdom?
1959
What is Diwali?
Festival of Lights
Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen are famous writers True/False?
True
What is the percentage of Muslims living in the UK?
4%
What percentage of the workforce are women?
50%
How many Olympic gold medals has the Scottish cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, won?
6
What service does the TV licence pay for?
The BBC
The Channel Islands are self-governing True/False?
True
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