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British History - Part III
British History - Part III
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How many wives did Henry VIII have during his life?
4
11
8
6
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Who is called the "Virgin Queen"?
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth I
3
Which Queen was later crowned Empress of India?
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
4
When did Great Britain first come to existence as a state?
1707
1881
1914
5
Who was Britain's prime minister during most of the Second World War?
Winston Churchill
Clement Atlee
David Lloyd George
David Cameron
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Which monarch was called Bloody Mary?
Queen Mary II (1662-1694)
Mary Stuart/ Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)
Queen Mary I (1516-1558)
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What does the Union Jack represent?
It represents different monarchs.
It represents the four different cardinal points (Himmelsrichtungen).
It represents the ships of England.
It represents the Union of the different countries.
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Who did Britain defeat in 1815?
King Fredrik VI (Denmark)
Bismarck (Germany)
Philip II (Spain)
Napoleon (France)
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Who was the successor of Queen Elizabeth I?
King George
King Henry VIII
King James VI of Scotland/ I of England /
King Harold II
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What did Florence Nightingale do?
Made nursing a skilled and respected profession.
Married a wealthy man, and became a good wife as expected.
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During which English monarch's reign did Shakespeare write most of his plays?
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
King James I
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What happened in 1707?
Act of Union between England and Scotland -> Great Britain.
Act of Union between England and Wales.
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Who broke with Rome and established the Aglican/Protestant Church?
Henry VII
Henry VIII
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When did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?
Early 1600s
Late 1800s
1825
1700s
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When could women in England get to vote?
1997
1967
1955
1928