QUESTION Deck 2

Question 1

Who was the first Danish king?

Answer 1

Cnut (Canute)

Question 2

Who ordered to write the book of common prayer?

Answer 2

Edward VI

Question 3

Ulster fry is a traditional food of what country?

Answer 3

Northern Ireland

Question 4

What percentage of the UK doesn’t follow a religion?

Answer 4

21%

Question 5

When was the famous satirical magazine called the punch published?

Answer 5

1840s

Question 6

What is ‘snowdon’?

Answer 6

A mountain

Question 7

When did Britain recognise the independence of the American colonies?

Answer 7

1783

Question 8

When did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her Diamond Jubilee?

Answer 8

2012

Question 9

What did the National insurance contributions fund?

Answer 9

NHS and State pension

Question 10

Who appoints the members of the cabinet?

Answer 10

Prime minister

Question 11

Who sat in the House of Commons In the Middle Ages?

Answer 11

Knights

Question 12

Where can you see the bayeux tapestry today?

Answer 12

In France

Question 13

What county is maiden castle in?

Answer 13

Dorset

Question 14

When did the first professional football clubs form?

Answer 14

19th century

Question 15

When did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms establish in Britain?

Answer 15

600 AD

Question 16

When was emancipation act signed?

Answer 16

1833

Question 17

Who designed the Dumphries house in Scotland?

Answer 17

Robert Adam

Question 18

What do you have to pay tax on in the UK?

Answer 18

On income which includes:

• Wages from paid employment
• Profits from self-employment
• Taxable benefits
• Pensions
• Income from property savings and dividends

Question 19

By which year did the English rule the area around Dublin called the pale?

Answer 19

1200

Question 20

Who tells the history of the Tower of London?

Answer 20

The beefeaters

Question 21

When was Charles the first executed?

Answer 21

1649