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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 document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the power of the English crown?

Which document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the power of the English crown?

Which document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the power of the English crown?

The Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
The Domesday Book
The Act of Union
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Battle of Hastings, which led to the Norman conquest of England, was fought in which year?

The Battle of Hastings, which led to the Norman conquest of England, was fought in which year?

The Battle of Hastings, which led to the Norman conquest of England, was fought in which year?

1066
1215
1314
1485
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