Flashcards

Question 1

Split the atom for the first time

Answer 1

Earnest Rutherford

Question 2

Vikings attack on England

Answer 2

AD789

Question 3

First archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 3

At Augustine

Question 4

Civil war 1642 two groups

Answer 4

Roundheads and Caveliers

Question 5

Designed New Delhi to be seat of India

Answer 5

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Question 6

Who was RA Butler

Answer 6

Conservative MP

Question 7

Who wrote music for king George 1

Answer 7

George Frederick Handel

He wrote the Water Music for King George I and Music for the Royal Fireworks for his son, George II.

Question 8

Who wrote Canterbury tales

Answer 8

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 9

Crucial air battle against Germans

Answer 9

The battle of Britain

Question 10

What % of total population lives in England

Answer 10

84%

Question 11

First Scottish king

Answer 11

Kenneth MacAlpin

Question 12

Gold medals for ice dancing in Olympics in 1984 & in 4 consecutive world championships

Answer 12

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

Question 13

Irish state become republic

Answer 13

1949

Question 14

Richard Arkwright

Answer 14

Running factories efficiently

Question 15

When did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms establish in Britain?

AD

Answer 15

AD600

Question 16

When did Britain recognise the American colonies’ independence?

Answer 16

1783

In 1776, 13 American colonies declared their independence, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments. The colonists eventually defeated the British army and Britain recognised the colonies’ independence in 1783.

Question 17

Who designed the Dumfries House in Scotland?

Answer 17

Robert Adam

Question 18

When was the famous satirical magazine ‘Punch’

Answer 18

1840s

Question 19

When was Charles I executed?

Answer 19

1649

The king’s army was defeated at the Battles of Marston Moor and Naseby. By 1646, it was clear that Parliament had won the war. Charles was held prisoner by the parliamentary army. He was still unwilling to reach any agreement with Parliament and in 1649 he was executed.

Question 20

What county is ‘Maiden Castle’ in?

Answer 20

Dorset

Question 21

When was the Emancipation Act signed?

Answer 21

1833

In 1807, it became illegal to trade slaves in British ships or from British ports, and in 1833 the Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire. The Royal Navy stopped slave ships from other countries, freed the slaves and punished the slave traders.

Question 22

What do the National Insurance Contributions fund?

Answer 22

NHS and Pension

Question 23

Who tells visitors about the history of the Tower of London?

Answer 23

Beefeaters

Question 24

When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?

Answer 24

1588

Elizabeth became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships), which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism

Question 25

Which Scottish poet wrote “The Bruce”?

Answer 25

John barbour

Question 26

Who became the first Briton to win the Tour de France?

Answer 26

Bradley Wiggins

Question 27

Who first introduced James Bond?

Answer 27

Ian Fleming

Question 28

Who mapped the coast of Australia?

Answer 28

James cook

Question 29

Who was Henry Purcell

Answer 29

Musician

Question 30

Where in Scotland is known as the home of golf?

Answer 30

St Andrews

Question 31

Who won two gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games?

Answer 31

Dame Kelly Holmes (1970–) won two gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Question 32

Who was one of the founders of England’s naval tradition?

Answer 32

Sir Francis Drake

Question 33

Who designed the new St Paul Cathedral?

Answer 33

Christopher Wren

Question 34

Who developed important Human Nature ideas?

Answer 34

David Hume

Question 35

Which British actor has recently won an Oscar?

Answer 35

Recent British actors to have won Oscars include Colin Firth, Sir Antony Hopkins, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton.

Question 36

Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world in 1966/67?

Answer 36

Sir Francis Chichister

Question 37

Who was the first person to sail single-handed around the world without stopping?

Answer 37

Sir Robin Knox- Johnston

British sailor, Sir Francis Chichester, was the first person to sail singlehanded around the world, in 1966/67. Two years later, Sir Robin Knox- Johnston became the first person to do this without stopping.