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In which 1066 battle was Harold Godwinson supposedly killed by an arrow to the eye?
Battle of Hastings
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How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
93.6%
What was built across northern England by a Roman emperor in AD 122?
Hadrian's Wall
92%
Which monarch -
the longest reigning in British history-
died in 1901?
Queen Victoria
91.6%
Who became the first female Prime Minister in 1979?
Margaret Thatcher
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‘On the Origin of Species’ was published by which English naturalist in 1859?
Charles Darwin
89.5%
What started in Pudding Lane in 1666 and destroyed two-
thirds of London?
The Great Fire of London
88.4%
And which king signed the Magna Carta?
King John
86.7%
Which healthcare system was founded in 1948?
The National Health Service
86.4%
Florence Nightingale nursed the soldiers of which war?
The Crimean War
85.9%
With which 1605 event is Guy Fawkes best associated with?
The Gunpowder Plot
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Who, known as 'Old Ironsides', was made Lord Protector in 1653?
Oliver Cromwell
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In which year was the Falklands War?
1982
83.7%
In 2012, who became the first British man to win a tennis Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936?
Andy Murray
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Which Queen of the Iceni people rebelled against the Roman occupation?
Boudica
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Who reigned for only 9 days in July 1553?
Lady Jane Grey
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Which mad king lost the American colonies during his reign?
George III
82.5%
The English Civil War was a conflict between Parliamentarians and the supporters of which monarch?
Charles I
82.3%
Which WWI battle resulted in the biggest single loss of life in the history of the Brittish Army?
The Battle of the Somme
81.3%
The abdication crisis saw 3 kings reign in which year?
1936
78.6%
Which king was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?
Richard III
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On which ship did the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in 1620?
The Mayflower
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In which year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
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Which English sailor circumnavigated the globe on the Golden Hind?
Sir Francis Drake
76.2%
In which 1805 battle did the Royal Navy defeat the French and Spanish fleets?
Battle of Trafalgar
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Who was the engineer of the SS Great Britain, Clifton Suspension Bridge and Great Western Railway?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
74.5%
WWI ended when the armistice was signed on what date?
11 November 1918
74.3%
Who was murdered on Henry II's orders in 1170?
Thomas Becket
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'Auld Lang Syne' and 'To A Mouse' were written by which Scottish poet?
Robert Burns
72.9%
Sir Tim Berners-
Lee invented what in 1989?
The World Wide Web
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Which year did Queen Elizabeth II describe as an ‘annus horribilis’?
1992
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Which English highwayman was executed in 1739?
Dick Turpin
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Who became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1721?
Sir Robert Walpole
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In AD 871, which English king defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown?
Alfred the Great
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Emily Davison threw herself in front of the king’s horse at which horse racing event of 1913?
Epsom Derby
68.7%
Which WWII military operation of 1940 was code-
named 'Operation Dynamo'?
Dunkirk Evacuation
62.1%
In 1796, which English doctor discovered the vaccination against smallpox?
Edward Jenner
62%
The Wars of the Roses were fought between two rival branches of which royal house?
House of Plantagenet
61.5%
The Battle of Spion Kop was a British military defeat during which war?
Second Boer War
60.3%
In what year did Henry V defeat the French at Agincourt?
1415
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The insurrection in Ireland in April 1916 is commonly known as what?
The Easter Rising
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'Rain, Steam and Speed' is an 1844 painting by whom?
J M W Turner
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In what year was the Roman invasion of Britain?
AD 43
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William Wallace defeated the English in which 1297 battle?
Battle of Stirling Bridge
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Who was the Prince of Wales who led a Welsh revolt against the English between 1400-
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Owain Glyndŵr
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