Practice Questions

Question 1

What is Sir Christopher Redgrave famous for?

Answer 1

Rowing

He won 5 Olympic Gold metdals

Question 2

When did the Wars of the Roses start?

Answer 2

1455

Question 3

When did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

Answer 3

1973

Question 4

When did the English Civil War start?

Answer 4

1642

Question 5

Where did slaves mainly come from during the slave trade?

Answer 5

West Africa

Question 6

In which city is the Millennium Stadium located?

Answer 6

Cardiff

Question 7

Who lost a lot of power and influence after the Battle of Culloden in 1746

Answer 7

The Clans

Question 8

When did the development of a free press take place?

Answer 8

1695

Question 9

Who was Richard Austen Butler?

Answer 9

A Conservative MP - was responsible for education in 1941

Question 10

Where was Isaac Newton from?

Answer 10

Licolnshire

Question 11

Which TWO British poets wrote about their experiences in the WWI?

Answer 11

Wilfred Owen

Siegfried Sassoon

Question 12

When was the Battle of Agincourt fought?

Answer 12

1415

Question 13

When was the first Union flag created?

Answer 13

1606

Question 14

What do Sir Terence Conran, Clarice Cliff and Thomas Chippendale have in common?

Answer 14

They were British designers.

Question 15

When did the BBC start the word’s first regular television service?

Answer 15

1936

Question 16

Queen Victoria became queen in?

Answer 16

1837

Question 17

Which famous architect designed Dumfries House?

Answer 17

Robert Adam

Question 18

When was slavery abolished throughout the British Empire?

Answer 18

1833

Question 19

When did William of Orange invade England to proclaim himself as King?

Answer 19

1688

Question 20

Which British painter is considered to be the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting?

Answer 20

Joseph Turner

Question 21

When did King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England?

Answer 21

In 1284

Question 22

When did Gordon Brown take over as Prime Minister from his predecessor Tony Blair?

Answer 22

2007

Question 23

When is the anniversary of the Battle of Boyne celebrated?

Answer 23

In July

Question 24

When was the Lincoln Cathedral built?

Answer 24

In mediaeval times

Question 25

Who led the establishment of the National Health System (NHS)

Answer 25

Anuerun (Nye) Bevan

Question 26

Where can Admiral Nelson’s ship known as HMS Victory be visited?

Answer 26

Portsmouth

Question 27

Who took the English throne after the death of Henry VIII

Answer 27

His son, Edward VI

Question 28

When was the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrated?

Answer 28

2012