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Which famous economist developed ideas about economics during the 18th century and which are still referred to today?

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Adam Smith

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Who discovered the penicillin in 1928?

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Alexander Fleming

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Who was the captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966?

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Bobby Moore

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Who was the captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966?

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Bobby Moore

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Who was supported by clansmen from the Scottish highlands and raised and army in 1745?

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Bonnie Prince Charlie

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Who was the first Briton to win the ‘Tour de France’?

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Bradley Wiggins

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Which British explorer mapped the coast of Australia?

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Captain James Cook

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Who became famous for his tramp character in silent movies?

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Charlie Chaplin

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Which British Prime Minister nationalized major industries including coal and steel?

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Clement Attlee

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Who was elected as British Prime Minister in 1945?

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Clement Attlee

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Who was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951?

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Clement Attlee

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Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?

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Colin Firth

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Who is the fastest person to have sailed around the world single-handed?

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Dame Ellen MacArthur

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Who is the fastest person to have sailed around the world single-handed?

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Dame Ellen MacArthur

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Who became Prime Minister of the UK in May 2010?

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David Cameron

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Who directed the movie ‘Brief Encounter’ in 1945?

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David Lean

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Which of the following actresses has not won an Oscar?

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Emily Watson

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Which of the following British actresses has NOT won an Oscar?

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Emily Watson

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Who was the leader of the suffragettes, the group that campaigned for women’s rights to vote?

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Emmeline Pankhurst

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Which British scientist led the development of the atomic bomb?

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Ernest Rutherford

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Who led a team of scientists to ‘split the atom’ for the first time?

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Ernest Rutherford

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Which British writer wrote satirical novels including Brideshead Revisited?

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Evelyn Waugh

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Which British scientist was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of the DNA molecule?

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Francis Crick

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Who wrote a famous series of poems about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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What composer wrote music for King George I and for his son, George II?
George Frederick Handel
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Who wrote an oratorio called ‘Messiah’, which is regularly sung by choirs at Easter time?
George Frederick Handel
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Who directed the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ in 1981?
Hugh Hudson
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What British scientist showed who gravity applied to the whole universe?
Isaac Newton
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Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge located over the Avon George?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Who mapped the coast of Australia?
James Cook
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Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’?
James Goodfellow
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Which British scientist made important discoveries working with steam power?
James Watt
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Who wrote the books ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Sense and Sensibility’?
Jane Austen
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Who won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in heptathlon?
Jessica Ennis
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Who was the British Minister after Margaret Thatcher?
John Major
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Which Scottish physician and researcher co-discovered the insulin used to treat diabetes?
John McLeod
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Which British painter is considered to be the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting?
Joseph Turner
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Which British Prime Minister led the Conservative government from 1979 to 1990?
Margaret Thatcher
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Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
Margaret Thatcher
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Who won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon in 1972?
Mary Peters
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Who directed the movie ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ in 1994?
Mike Newell
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Who was the first British distance runner to win a gold medal in the Olympic games in the 10,000 metres?
Mo Farah
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Who is the heir to the throne of the UK?
Prince Charles
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Who wrote the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl
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Which famous architect designed Dumfries House?
Robert Adam
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Which American President worked closely with Margaret Thatcher?
Ronald Reagan
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Who introduced ‘shampooing’ in Britain?
Sake Dean Mahomet
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Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?
Sir Anthony Hopkins
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What British writer created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Who wrote Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Who invented the hovercraft?
Sir Christopher Cockrell
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Which famous architect designed St Paul’s Cathedral after it was destroyed by a fire in 1666?
Sir Christopher Wren
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Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world in 1966/67?
Sir Francis Chichester
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What British sportsmen holds a number of English Test cricket records?
Sir Ian Botham
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Which British sportsman was captain of the English cricket team?
Sir Ian Botham
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What British actor was best known for his roles in various Shakespeare plays?
Sir Laurence Olivier
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Which British scientist co-invented the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner?
Sir Peter Mansfield
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Who was Prime Minister of Britain from 1721 to 1742?
Sir Robert Walpole
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Who was the first British Prime Minister?
Sir Robert Walpole
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Who developed the radar?
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
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Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world without stopping?
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
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Who was the first man in the world to run 1 mile in under 4 minutes?
Sir Roger Bannister
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Which British sportsman won five consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games in the rowing category?
Sir Steve Redgrave
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Who invented the World Wide Web?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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Who was the inventor of the World Wide Web?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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Which of the following poets wrote poems inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on the borders of Scotland and England?
Sir Walter Scott
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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Augustine
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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Augustine
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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Augustine
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What British artist was a portrait painter who often painted people in country or garden scenarios?
Thomas Gainsborough
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Who was the first person in England to print books using a printing press?
William Caxton
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Who was the first person to print books using a printing press in England?
William Caxton
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The Elizabethan period is known for the richness of its poetry and drama, especially for the plays and poems of which playwright?
William Shakespeare
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Which British playwright invented many common English words and had a great influence on the English language?
William Shakespeare
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Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’?
William Shakespeare
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Who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
William Shakespeare
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Which of the following British poets was inspired by nature?
William Wordsworth
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Which of the following poets was inspired by nature?
William Wordsworth
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Who wrote ‘The Daffodils’?
William Wordsworth
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Which British Prime Minister was famous for the speech ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat’?
Winston Churchill
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Who became Prime Minister and was an inspirational leader to the British people during WWII?
Winston Churchill
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Who became Prime Minister of the UK in May 1940?
Winston Churchill

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