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WorksheetsUnited Kingdom at a glance 4
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did ancestors of the modern British people come to Britain?
a)
About 350,000 BC
b)
About 250,000 BC
c)
About 150,000 BC
d)
About 50,000 BC
2.
When did Britain become an island?
a)
About 35,000 BC
b)
About 25,000 BC
c)
About 15,000 BC
d)
About 5,000 BC
3.
When did the Neolithic people come to Britain?
a)
Around 5,000 BC
b)
Around 4,000 BC
c)
Around 3,000 BC
d)
Around 2,000 BC
4.
What kind of cereal did the Beaker people introduce to Britain?
a)
Barley
b)
Rice
c)
Rye
d)
Wheat
5.
When did the Celts invade Britain?
a)
Around 700 BC
b)
Around 900 BC
c)
Around 1,1100 BC
d)
Around 1,300 BC
6.
What did the Celts use as money?
a)
Fish
b)
Bronze coins
c)
Iron bars
d)
Glass beads
7.
Who were Druids?
a)
Kings
b)
Warriors
c)
Priests
d)
Farmers
8.
When was Britain first invaded by the Romans?
a)
55 BC
b)
44 BC
c)
35 BC
d)
24 BC
9.
When did the second invasion of Britain by the Romans take place?
a)
AD 33
b)
AD 43
c)
AD 46
d)
AD 53
10.
When did the Romans leave Britain?
a)
AD 409
b)
AD 387
c)
AD 349
d)
AD 289
11.
How many kingdoms formed the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy?
a)
Seven
b)
Six
c)
Five
d)
Four
12.
When did King Alfred the Great reign?
a)
in the 7th century
b)
in the 8th century
c)
in the 9th century
d)
in the 10th century
13.
Where did the Germanic tribes settle?
a)
in Scotland
b)
in Wales
c)
in the south of England
d)
in the west of England
14.
Where did the Vikings come from?
a)
Ireland
b)
Island
c)
The Isle of Weight
d)
Scandinavia
15.
When was the city of London attacked by the Vikings?
a)
AD 764
b)
AD 784
c)
Ad 812
d)
AD 842
16.
When were the Danes defeated by King Alfred?
a)
AD 856
b)
AD 864
c)
AD 872
d)
AD 878
17.
Where was the largest full-size Viking warship found?
a)
on the Isle of Man
b)
near the village of Skuldelev
c)
in the Thames estuary
d)
on the Isle of Wight
18.
What was the name of the tax levied by the Saxon king Ethelred on his people?
a)
danegeld
b)
tig
c)
marcia
d)
anglorum
19.
When did the Battle of Hastings take place?
a)
1035
b)
1044
c)
1058
d)
1066
20.
What did the Normans introduce to England?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Slavery
c)
Matriarchy
d)
Christianity
21.
Where was the Magna Carta signed?
a)
In Runnymede
b)
In Skuldelev
c)
In London
d)
In York
22.
Which royal house fought for the French throne in the Hundred Years' War?
a)
The House of Lancaster
b)
The House of Tudor
c)
The House of York
d)
The House of Plantagenet
23.
When did Henry Tudor become King Henry VII of England?
a)
1458
b)
1469
c)
1485
d)
1491
24.
How many monarchs were from the House of Tudor?
a)
Five
b)
Six
c)
Seven
d)
Eight
25.
When did Parliament pass the Act of Supremacy?
a)
1524
b)
1534
c)
1543
d)
1566
26.
Who were John Hawkins, Francis Drake and Martin Frobisher?
a)
Writers
b)
Pirates
c)
Scientists
d)
Monks
27.
When did the Spanish Armada attack England?
a)
1578
b)
1582
c)
1585
d)
1588
28.
When was the East India Company established?
a)
1600
b)
1604
c)
1610
d)
1629
29.
How many wievs did King Henry VIII have?
a)
two
b)
four
c)
six
d)
eight
30.
How many Stuart monarchs were there?
a)
five
b)
six
c)
seven
d)
eight
31.
When was the monarchy restored after the collapse of the Protectorate?
a)
1650
b)
1660
c)
1670
d)
1680
32.
When was the Test Act passed?
a)
1673
b)
1683
c)
1686
d)
1692
33.
When was the union of Scotland and England completed?
a)
1700
b)
1707
c)
1717
d)
1722
34.
When was as establishment at Jamestown in North America built?
a)
1601
b)
1607
c)
1610
d)
1615
35.
When did The Seven Years' War start?
a)
1756
b)
1765
c)
1772
d)
1778
36.
When did the American Revolutionary War end?
a)
1773
b)
1776
c)
1783
d)
1786
37.
When did the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland come into existence?
a)
1801
b)
1850
c)
1855
d)
1900
38.
How long did Queen Victoria reign?
a)
48 years
b)
54 years
c)
58 years
d)
64 years
39.
When was the Irish Free State established?
a)
1899
b)
1901
c)
1912
d)
1921
40.
When did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister?
a)
1974
b)
1977
c)
1979
d)
1983
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