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British History Quiz: From 1066 to the Modern Age

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Who is the most famous conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament?

Who is the most famous conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament?

Who is the most famous conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament?

Oliver Cromwell
Thomas More
Sir Walter Raleigh
Guy Fawkes
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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?

1666
1605
1707
1815
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Who is generally regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister, taking office in 1721?

Who is generally regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister, taking office in 1721?

Who is generally regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister, taking office in 1721?

William Pitt
Benjamin Disraeli
Robert Walpole
Winston Churchill
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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?

Elizabeth I
Victoria
Anne
Mary I
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In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

1215
1066
1485
1666
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Which king commissioned the Domesday Book survey of England in 1086?

Which king commissioned the Domesday Book survey of England in 1086?

Which king commissioned the Domesday Book survey of England in 1086?

William the Conqueror
Alfred the Great
Richard the Lionheart
Edward the Confessor
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Who was Britain's Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Who was Britain's Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Who was Britain's Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Clement Attlee
Stanley Baldwin
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How many wives did the Tudor king Henry VIII have?

How many wives did the Tudor king Henry VIII have?

How many wives did the Tudor king Henry VIII have?

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Seven
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Who ruled as Lord Protector of England after the English Civil War?

Who ruled as Lord Protector of England after the English Civil War?

Who ruled as Lord Protector of England after the English Civil War?

Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
Horatio Nelson
Thomas Cromwell
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In which year did the Acts of Union join England and Scotland as Great Britain?

In which year did the Acts of Union join England and Scotland as Great Britain?

In which year did the Acts of Union join England and Scotland as Great Britain?

1603
1707
1801
1922