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History quiz on the British Empire, 1857-1890
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1
Who recaptured Cawnpore and Lucknow during Indian mutiny? He has a statue in Trafalgar Square
Henry Havelock
Bartle Frere
Charles Gordon
Garnet Wolseley
2
Who is this?
Otto von Bismarck
Leopold II
Lord Palmerston
Benjamin Disraeli
3
Who is this?
Benjamin Disraeli
Lord Salisbury
Lord Palmerstone
William Gladstone
4
What was the Great Depression? It ran from c.1873 to c.1896?
A worldwide economic slump
A general sense of melancholy across Britain
The slowing of British imperial expansion
A period of non-interventionist British foreign policy
5
What sparked off the Indian Mutiny in 1857?
The banning of sati (burning of widows)
The use of cow and pig fat to grease rifles
The banning of Diwali (a Hindu religious festival)
The preferential treatment of Hindus over Muslims
6
What was the 'Swing to the East?
A term describing Gladstone's imperial policy
Shift to Africa and Asia after loss of American colonies
The process of colonising North America
A Victorian dance craze
7
Who became Vice-Consul of Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1868? He previously worked with Livingstone
John Kirk
Richard Burton
Henry Morton Stanley
John Hanning Speke
8
Which Prime Minister bought shares in Suez Canal Company in 1875 without telling parliament?
William Gladstone
Lord Palmerston
Benjamin Disraeli
The Earl of Derby
9
David Livingstone claimed he went to Africa to try to open up a path for what?
Science and Christianity
Adventure and Christianity
Commerce and Christianity
Slavery and Christianity
10
Which explorer was hired by Leopold II to explore the Congo on behalf of Belgium?
Richard Burton
John Hanning Speke
David Livingstone
Henry Morton Stanley
11
Who claimed in 1852 that "Those wretched colonies...are a mill-stone around our necks"
William Gladstone
The Earl of Derby
Lord Palmerston
Benjamin Disraeli
12
Where was Cape Colony?
The east of Africa
India
The west of Africa
The south of Africa
13
Who is represented in this cartoon?
David Livingstone
Cecil Rhodes
John Hanning Speke
George Goldie
14
Which colonial administrator provoked war with the Zulus in 1878? Example of 'man on the spot'
Bartle Frere
George Goldie
Evelyn Baring
John Kirk
15
Who was the author of 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'She'?
Rudyard Kipling
H. Rider Haggard
Joseph Conrad
George Orwell
16
Which missionary pressured British government to establish a protectorate over Bechuanaland?
John Mackenzie
David Livingstone
John Kirk
George Goldie
17
The shift from mercantilism to free trade was influenced by which economic work?
Russell Brand's 'My Booky Wook'
Alfred Marshall's 'The Principles of Economics'
Karl Marx's 'Das Kapital'
Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations'
18
The 1877 Royal Titles Act gave Queen Victoria what title?
Queen of Africa
Empress of India
Khedive of Egypt
Top dog
19
The Reform Acts in 1832, 1867 and 1884 did what?
Extended the vote to more people in Britain
Provided elementary education for children in Britain
Changed the structure of administration in India
Granted charters to companies looking to expand into Africa
20
Who discovered Lake Victoria? He claimed it was the source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke
Henry Morton Stanley
Richard Burton
David Livingstone
21
Ferdinand de Lesseps, who founded the Suez Canal Company in 1858, was from which country?
France
Spain
Germany
Britain
22
What caused a shortage of cotton in the 1860s? It led to increased British interest in Egypt
The Napoleonic Wars
The American Civil War
The Second Reform Act
Too much demand for cheap clothing in Britain
23
Who founded the Imperial British East Africa Company?
George Goldie
William Mackinnon
John Kirk
Cecil Rhodes
24
Who was the British Governor-General of Sudan? He was killed by Mahdists in 1885
General Charles Gordon
General Charles Kirk
General Charles Morgan
General Charles Jameson
25
What was established at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
The principle of effective arbitration
The principle of effective administration
The principle of effective cooperation
The principle of effective occupation
26
Who was effectively in charge of Egypt from 1882? It is an example of a 'veiled protectorate'
Abdul Hamid II (the Ottoman Sultan)
Evelyn Baring (the Consul-General)
William Gladstone (the British Prime Minister)
Tewfik Pasha (the Khedive)
27
An area with own ruler but under British influence that restricted independence is known as?
A client state
Occupied
Chartered company rule
A settlement
28
Who owned all of South Africa's diamonds mines?
Bartle Frere
George Goldie
Cecil Rhodes
William Mackinnon
29
When did Britain abolish slavery?
1833
1853
1883
1803
30
Who was the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Canning
The Earl of Dufferin
Lord Lytton
Lord Northbrook
31
Who is the man cutting the cake symbolising Africa?
Otto von Bismarck
King Leopold II
William Gladstone
Benjamin Disraeli
32
Which trading company governed India before the 1858 Government of India Act?
South India Company
North India Company
East India Company
West India Company
33
Which Khedive was forced to sell his shares in the Suez Canal Company to Britain in 1875?
Isma'il Pasha
Arabi Pasha
Said Pasha
Muhammad Ali Pasha
34
Who formed the United African Company? Its efforts enabled Britain to claim Niger at Berlin
David Livingstone
Cecil Rhodes
William Mackinnon
George Goldie
35
What term to describe extreme patriotism was coined in the 1870s?
Jingoism
Qingoism
Bingoism
Ringoism
