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Who was Boudicca?

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She was one of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans

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What are the forts of Housesteads and Vindolanda?

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They are part of the Hadrian’s Wall

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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

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St Augustine

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What did King Alfred the Great do?

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He defeated the Vikings

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Who was Kenneth MacAlpin?

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In the north the threat of the attack by Vikings had encouraged the people to unite under king Kenneth MacAlpin. The term Scotland began to be used to describe that country.

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Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?

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He wrote a series of poems called the Canterbury tales

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Who was William Caxton?

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He was the first person in England to print books using the printing press

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Who was John Barbour?

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He wrote in Scottish language, he wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn

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Who was Sir Francis Drake?

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He was one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada and one of the founders of England’s naval tradition.

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Who was Oliver Cromwell?

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He was Lord Protector and ruled Britain for 11 years without a king

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What is the Habeas Corpus Act?

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The Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully, every prisoner had a right to a court hearing

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Who was the first PM?

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Robert Walpole, who was PM from 1721 to 1742

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Who was Robert Burns?

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Scottish Poet, he wrote in the Scots language, English with some Scottish words, and standard English. He wrote Auld Lang Syne

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Who was Richard Arkwright?

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Famous for improving the Carding machine and for the efficient and profitable way he ran his factories

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Who was James Cook?

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He mapped the coast of Australia

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Who was Sake Dean Mohamet?

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First curry house and shampooing

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Who was William Wilberforce?

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He was pivotal in changing the law for the slave trade

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Who were the Quakers?

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First anti slavery groups

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Who were the Chartists?

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Movement that began to demand the vote for the working classes in 1830s and 1840s

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Who was Rudyard Kipling?

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His poems and novels reflected the idea that the Empire was a force for good. He was awarded the Nobel Prize Literature. His books include Jungle Book and Just So Stories

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Who was Clement Attlee?

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The PM for the labour government who was elected in 1945 after the WWII

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Who was Dylan Thomas?

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He was a Welsh poet and writer

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23
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Who invented the television?

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Baird

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Who invented the radar?

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Sir Robert Watson-Watt

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25
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Who discovered the insulin?

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John Macleod

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26
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Who discovered the structure of the DNA?

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Francis Crick

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27
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Who discovered the jet engine?

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Sir Frank Whittle

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28
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Who invented ATM?

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Goodfellow

29
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Margaret Thatcher

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PM from the Conservative Party, she was the longest serving PM of the 20th century

30
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Who was John Mayor?

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PM after Margaret Thatcher was John Mayor, who helped establish the NI peace process

31
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Who was Tony Blair?

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PM from the Labour Party, he introduced the Scottish and the Welsh assembly. He signed the Good Friday agreement with Ireland

32
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Who was David Cameron?

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PM from the Conservative Party

33
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How long is the UK?

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870 miles

34
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How many people were there in the UK in 1901?

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40 milions

35
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What is the breakdown of the population in the UK?

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84% England, 8% Scotland, 5% Wales, 3% NI

36
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How many people are without a religion?

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25%

37
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Who appoints the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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The Monarch has the right to select him but usually the choice is made by the PM and a committee appointed by the Church

38
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Who is Ian Botham?

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He captained the English cricket team

39
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Who is Sir Steve Redgrave?

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He won 5 gold medals in rowing

40
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Who is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson?

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She won 16 Paralympic medals, 11 gold medals

41
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Who is Dame Kelly Holmes?

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She won 2 gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games

42
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Who is Chris Hoy?

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Cyclist

43
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Who is David Weir?

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He is a Paralympian who uses a wheelchair

44
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Who is Mo Farah?

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He is the first Briton to win the gold medal in the 10,000 metres

45
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Who is Ellie Simmonds?

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She is a Paralympian who won gold medals for swimming

46
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Who was Henry Purcell?

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He was the organist at Westminster Abbey

47
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What did Handel compose?

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He wrote the Water Music for King George and Music for the Royal Fireworks

48
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What did Holst compose?

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The Planets

49
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What did Sir Edward Elgar compose?

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The Pomp and Circumstance Marche

50
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Who was Sir William Walton?

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Bets pieces are Facade and Belshazzar’s Feast

51
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What is the Mercury Prize?

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It is for the best album from the UK and Ireland

52
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Why are Gilbert and Sullivan famous?

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They wrote comic operas. often making fun of popular culture and politics

53
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Why was Andrew Lloyd Webber?

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He wrote musics for shows including Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Evita

54
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Who was Joseph Turner?

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He is considered the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting

55
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Who was Sir John Lavery?

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His works include painting the Royal Family

56
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Why is John Petts famous for?

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Engravings and stained glass

57
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Why is Lucian Freud famous for?

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For his portraits

58
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Who is David Hockney?

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For the pop art movement

59
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Who are famous for being fashion designers?

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Mary Quaint, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood

60
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Who won the Nobel Prize for literature?

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Sir William Golding and Harold Pinter

61
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Who was Thomas Hardy?

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He was an author and a poet. His works include The Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure

62
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Who was Sir Kingsley Amis?

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Known for Lucky Jim

63
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Who was John Milton?

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He was inspired by religious views, he wrote Paradise Lost

64
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Who wrote “She Walks in Beauty”

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Lord Byron

65
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Who wrote “The Daffodils”

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William Wandsworth

66
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Who wrote “The tiger”

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William Blake

67
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Why is Nick Park famous?

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He won 4 oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring Wallace and Gromit

68
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What is the “Punch”

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Most famous satyrical magazine which was first published in the 1840s

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Life in the UK exam (3 decks)

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