The UK History

When was the Norman invasion successful?

• 1065

• 1066

• 1067

• 1068

Answer explanation

The Norman invasion was small-scale.The system of strong government which the Normans introduced made the Anglo-Norman kingdom the most powerful political force in Britain and Ireland. 

When did Elizabeth I reign in England? 

•  1536-1558

• 1558-1598

• 1588-1603

• 1558-1603

Answer explanation

Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, succeeded her half-sister, Mary Tudor, and was in turn succeeded by her cousin Mary Stuart's son, whose accession to the English throne was the stepping stone to the unification of England and Scotland.

In the 17th century, which religion caused the deaths of several kings?

• Catholic

• Calvinism

• Protestantism

• Puritanism

Answer explanation

 In the seventeenth century, the link between religion and politics became intense. At the start of the century, some people tried to kill the king because he wasn’t Catholic enough. By the end of the century, another king had been killed, partly because he seemed too Catholic, and yet another had been forced into exile for the same reason.

During the first industrial revolution, who invented the first steam engine?

• Henry Cort 

•  Robert Fulton

• Henry Bessemer

• James Watt

Answer explanation

In 1784, James Watt, a university laboratory assistant, invented the steam engine. Thanks to this invention, textile mills can be located anywhere, replacing manual labor and thereby increasing production.

When did the acts of union unite Britain and Ireland?

• 1800-1801

• 1803

• 1804-1805

• 1806

The British empire in the 19th century consisted of … 

• Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,  India, numerous smaller areas and islands

• Ireland

• Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

• Canada, Australia, New Zealand 

In 1846, Parliament repealed what unpopular laws?

• Corn Laws

• Public Health Laws

• Elizabethan Poor Laws

• Townshend Acts

Answer explanation

The Corn Laws, deemed a menace to a free market economy, were repealed by the Conservative government of Sir Robert Peel in 1846 in face of fierce opposition from most of his own Party ...

When was the first law on factory working conditions that limited the number of hours children could work? 

• 1830

• 1833

• 1834

• 1850

When did Britain join Europe?

• 1873

• 1875

• 1877

• 1872

Answer explanation

There was opposition to the idea from those (both inside and outside the country) who argued that Britain was an ‘island nation’ and thus essentially different in outlook from nations in mainland Europe. Finally, ten years after its first application, Britain joined in 1973.

 When did Brexit happen?

•  31/01/2020

•  B. 31/01/2019

• C. 01/12/2020

• D. 31/12/2020

Answer explanation

31 January: At 11 p.m. GMT the United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union, at the deadline set for its departure by the Article 50 extension agreed between the UK and the EU in October 2019, and transitional arrangements begin for the period ending on 31 December 2020.