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Which English queen is famous for saying “I know I have but the body of a weak and

feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too”?

• Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204)

• Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

• Anne (1665–1714)

• Victoria (1819–1901)

Which king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

• Alfred the Great

• William the Conqueror

• Richard I

• King John

Which country tried to invade England with the armada?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Holland

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Britain?

• Teresa May

• Nancy Astor

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Margaret Thatcher

What historical event gave rise to the Bonfire Night?

• Bishops' Wars

• The Gunpowder Plot

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Trafalgar

What is the name of the red cross on the flag of England?

• St Patrick's Cross

• St Andrew's Cross

• St George's Cross

• The Union Jack

The first President of the USA was _____.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Flag of the US is called "Stars and Stripes." What do the stripes represent?

• the diversity of life

• the original states

• the national rivers

• the ocean's waves

Who is called by the British people "Our National Bard," "The Bard of Avon"?

• Charles Dickens

• Jane Austen

• Robert Burns

• William Shakespeare

Where was the first university in England founded?

• in Oxford

• in London

• in Cambridge

• in Leicester