7 AboutHistory Flashcards
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When was William Shakespeare born?
23 April 1564
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On what date did the Battle of Culloden take place?
16 April 1746
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Who was Henry VIll’s first wife?
Catherine of Aragon
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Which famous battle between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy took place on 21 October 1805?
Battle of Trafalgar
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Who became the British prime minister after Winston Churchill in 1955?
Sir Robert Anthony Eden, The 1st Earl of Avon
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When did Margaret Thatcher become prime minister of the UK?
1979
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When did the Cold War end?
- (The Berlin wall came down in 1989, but the Soviet Union did not dissolve until 1991.)
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Who was the architect who designed London’s Millennium Dome?
Richard Rogers
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When did the Eurostar train service between Britain and France start running?
14 November 1994
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When was the euro introduced as legal currency on the world market?
1 January 1999
