British History Trivia Questions

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Name the famous piece of art that depicts the Norman conquest of England?

       a. The Bayeaux Tapestry
       b. The Conquest
       c. The Abbot
       d. The Domesday Book


This city was called Mamucium by the Romans. What is its modern name?

       a. Manchester
       b. Newcastle
       c. London
       d. York


What is the Ring of Brodgar?

       a. A castle in Scotland
       b. A stone circle
       c. A defense line
       d. A pagan celebration


The Battle Abbey was built on the site of which famous battle?

       a. Battle of Agincourt
       b. Battle of Britain
       c. Battle of Hastings
       d. Battle of Crecy


What is the oldest active political party in Britain?

       a. Labour party
       b. Liberal party
       c. Conservative party
       d. Sinn Fein


Which of the following is believed to be the oldest name of the island of Great Britain?

       a. Ulster
       b. Britannia
       c. Albion
       d. Caledonia


Who was the spouse of Queen Victoria?

       a. Prince Albert
       b. Prince Edward
       c. Nobody, she was single
       d. Prince Alfred


Which part of the British Isles was the kingdom of Rheged in?

       a. Scotland
       b. Isle of Man
       c. Wales
       d. Ireland


What was the nickname of king William, the first Norman king of England?

       a. William the Conqueror
       b. William the Wise
       c. William the Scotsbane
       d. William the Great


What is the title of a nobleman just above the viscount, but below the margrave?

       a. Baron
       b. Earl
       c. Duke
       d. Lord


In 1936, British journalist John Langdon Davies said "Our Government is much more afraid of ____ than it is of ____".

       a. Communism than it is of Fascism
       b. Fascism than it is of Communism
       c. War than it is of Occupation
       d. Action than it is of the Germans


Where did Winston Churchill present his Sinews of Peace, a.k.a. The Iron Curtain speech?

       a. London, England
       b. Sorbonne, France
       c. Fulton, USA
       d. Brussels, Belgium


When did the United Kingdom join the European Union?

       a. 1995
       b. 2004
       c. 1973
       d. It didn't join the EU


How many times has the UK hosted the Summer Olympic Games (2013)?

       a. 3
       b. 2
       c. 1
       d. 4


Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK (2013)?

       a. David Cameron
       b. Angela Merkel
       c. Nick Clegg
       d. Mario Monti




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