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British History Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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Which English admiral was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?

Which English admiral was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?

Which English admiral was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?

Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Captain James Cook
Horatio Nelson
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Oliver Cromwell led the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War against which king?

Oliver Cromwell led the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War against which king?

Oliver Cromwell led the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War against which king?

Charles I
James II
Henry VIII
George III
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Which king abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson?

Which king abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson?

Which king abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson?

George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Edward VII
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Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII, whom he divorced to marry Anne Boleyn?

Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII, whom he divorced to marry Anne Boleyn?

Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII, whom he divorced to marry Anne Boleyn?

Jane Seymour
Catherine Parr
Anne of Cleves
Catherine of Aragon
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Who was the British Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Who was the British Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Who was the British Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Stanley Baldwin
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The 'Domesday Book', a great survey of England, was commissioned in 1086 by which king?

The 'Domesday Book', a great survey of England, was commissioned in 1086 by which king?

The 'Domesday Book', a great survey of England, was commissioned in 1086 by which king?

Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
Alfred the Great
Canute
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In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?

In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?

In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?

1605
1707
1745
1666
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Guy Fawkes was a key figure in which failed 1605 plot to blow up Parliament?

Guy Fawkes was a key figure in which failed 1605 plot to blow up Parliament?

Guy Fawkes was a key figure in which failed 1605 plot to blow up Parliament?

The Peasants' Revolt
The Gunpowder Plot
The Jacobite Rising
The Pilgrimage of Grace
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The Industrial Revolution, transforming manufacturing, began in Britain during which century?

The Industrial Revolution, transforming manufacturing, began in Britain during which century?

The Industrial Revolution, transforming manufacturing, began in Britain during which century?

15th century
16th century
18th century
20th century
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Which queen reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901, giving her name to an era?

Which queen reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901, giving her name to an era?

Which queen reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901, giving her name to an era?

Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Anne
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary I
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