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!
Who was nicknamed the Bard of Ayrshire?
What did David Lloyd George refer to as, “Mr Balfour’s poodle”?
What was the name of the calendar adopted by Britain in 1752?
Granta was the Roman name for which British city? Cambridge, Oxford, Leeds, Manchester
Which ship left England in December 1787 under the command of Captain William Bligh?
Which palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey and presented to Henry VIII?
Why did Caedwalla, King of Gwynedd (north Wales), order his soldiers to wear leeks fastened to their helmets when they battled the troops of Kind Edwin of Northumbria in 632 A.D.?
Who was British Prime Minister on Sunday 3rd September 1939?
Who was the British Prime Minister when independence was granted to India, Pakistan and Ceylon?
Which admiral’s mistress was Emma Hamilton?
Which queen of England was prevented from entering Westminster Abbey for her husband’s coronation?
IN WHICH YEAR DID GATWICK AIRPORT FIRST OPEN?
WHICH BRITISH HERO DIED ON HIS MOTORBIKE?
IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE GUNPOWDER PLOT?
WHAT ‘PC’ WAS THE TITLE HELD BY ALBERT, HUSBAND OF QUEEN VICTORIA?
WHAT ‘L’ WAS A SCOTTISH EXPLORER IN AFRICA?
WHAT WAS AIR CHIEF MARSHALL ARTHUR HARRIS CALLED?
IN WHAT YEAR DID MADAME TUSSAUD`S FIRST OPEN?
WHICH LIBERAL LEADER WAS AQUITTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER?
WHICH OF HENRY VIII WIVES WAS ELIZABETH I MOTHER?
WHAT ‘GQB’ WAS THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY VIII AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS?
WHAT ‘R’ WAS THE INTRODUCER OF TOBACCO TO BRITAIN?
HOW OLD WAS EDWARD VI WHEN HE BECAME KING?
WHAT ‘V’ WAS BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH?
WAS THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE FIRST CONTESTED IN THE 18TH, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY?
WHAT DID HARRY BECK DESIGN IN 1931 AND IS STILL USED IN LONDON TODAY?
WHO DID WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR MARRY?
WHAT WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL’S HOME IN KENT CALLED?
WHAT RELATION WAS GEORGE III TO GEORGE II?
IN WHAT YEAR DID THE BBC START TO BROADCAST IN COLOR?
From which building did the SAS rescue 26 hostages in 1980?
Who opposed the House of York in the War of the Roses?
Anthony Richard Louis are the middle names of which member of the British royal family?
In March 1986, which became the first British daily newspaper to feature colour photographs?
The Babington Plot was a plot to assassinate which monarch?
Which century witnessed The Gunpowder Plot?
Which member of the British Royal Family was born in August 1988?
Which Scottish hero was proclaimed Warden of Scotland in 1297?
During which monarch’s reign was Blackadder 2 set?
Who founded the Metropolitan Police Force?
What was the name of the vigilante organisation that was sponsored by Michael Winner to patrol London’s underground?
Point Clue: I was born in 1959 and during a privileged education I served as Head Girl at Hurst Lodge School. Who am I?
Which king of England is buried at Worcester Cathedral? William the Conqueror, Henry II, King John, King Stephen
What was built in Hyde Park, London, for the Great Exhibition on 1851, rebuilt at Sydenham Hill, was made of glass, and burned down in 1936?
Who was the famous wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia and lord of Coventry?
In 1603, a drunken James VI of Scotland en route to take the throne of England reputedly knighted a piece of meat. This allegedly gave rise to what name?
What was the number of the British Armored Division known as The Desert Rats?
Who was the first chemist to be Britain’s Prime Minister?
How did the explorer James Cook die in 1779? A) He drowned B) Killed by an animal C) Poisoned D) Stabbed
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