British History
Have you done enough Tudor-ing to know your British History? See if you can out-Fawkes us and answer these questions, but be careful not to lose your head!
Which political term was popularized by Winston Churchill’s ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in 1946 when he said “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an X has descended across the Continent”?
Which ‘DW’ was lord mayor of London 4 times?
Muckle John was the last official royal one in England – what?
How old was Dodi Fayed at the time of his death in 1997?
What do Tony Blair and Lord John Russell, in 1848, have in common whilst holding the office of Prime Minister?
What was used to give the William the Conqueror an inventory of his new kingdom in the 1080s?
To which British monarch was The Faerie Queen dedicated?
Which Bob who founded Band Aid received an honorary knighthood in 1986?
Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp?
Who was Henry VIII last wife?
Which European country left the Commonwealth and declared itself a republic in 1949?
Who was the last British monarch to ascend to the throne as a teenager?
On which day of the week does the Queen distribute Maundy Money?
Who was the youngest ever leader of the Labor Party, elected in 1983?
Which country was the first to leave the commonwealth in 1949?
How Many Children did Queen Victoria have?
In which year were driving tests first introduced in great Britain?
Which Home County was absorbed into Greater London in the 1974 reorganization?
Florence Nightingale was a nurse during which war?
Jack Ketch 1663 to 1686 had what public executional job?
Winston Churchill had a dog – what type?
Who thanked Henry VIII for allowing her to be decapitated bya sword instead of an ax?
Who was the author of Spy Catcher in 1987? It was banned by the British government.
Woodhenge and Stonehenge are 3000 years old. True or False?
Who was knighted aboard his ship, the Golden Hind, in 1581?
According to legend, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband?
What were UK’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip given as a present for baby Prince Andrew while on a visit to the Gambia?
What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?
Which arm and which eye did Nelson lose in service?
What year is infamous with Jack the Ripper?
Who said, “I married beneath me. ‘all women do?”
What was Princess Diana’s second name?
In Medieval England what name was given to the area presided over by a Lord?
At whom did Nel Gwyn flash her oranges and later become his mistress?
The Kray twins ruled the underworld in London during the 50s and 60s, what were their first names?
Which English cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666?
At the end of Queen Victoria’s reign, what was her full correct title?
In 1995 astronaut Michael Foale was the first Briton to walk where?
Which Brit broke the land speed record in 1990 in Thrust 2?
Diana, Princess of Wales, led the campaign against the use of which explosive devices?
Before Winston Churchill went bald, what color was his hair?
In which Irish city did soldiers of the British Army shoot at unarmed civil-rights protesters (killing thirteen) on 30th January, 1972 in what has come to be known as ‘Bloody Sunday’?
Which Princess’s husband was killed in 1990 when his powerboat went out of control?
Queen Victoria was buried with a plastercast of what part of her husband, Prince Albert’s body?
As per the Minutes of the British War Cabinet released in 2006, what did Winston Churchill propose that be done to Hitler if he were caught?
Which Lillie was the mistress of Edward VII?
What name is given to the series of strikes in the winter of 1978-79 that led to the defeat of the Labor government?
What English King introduced death by boiling and legalized the killing of gypsies?
What was enforced by Parliament in 1379 and was the trigger that caused the Peasants’ Revolt?
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