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British History Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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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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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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Which Roman emperor ordered the building of a wall across northern Britain around AD 122?

Which Roman emperor ordered the building of a wall across northern Britain around AD 122?

Which Roman emperor ordered the building of a wall across northern Britain around AD 122?

Julius Caesar
Hadrian
Nero
Augustus
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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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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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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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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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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