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UK Political Events

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Chancellor Norman Lamont's senior advisor during the 1992 'Black Wednesday' ERM crisis?

a)

John Major

b)

David Cameron

c)

George Osborne

d)

George Soros

2.

Who was the Health Secretary who created the NHS?

a)

Clement Attlee

b)

Ernest Bevin

c)

Aneurin Bevan

d)

William Beveridge

3.

What was the name of the Black Man shot in Tottenham by police - leading to the 2011 riots?

a)

Doug Markan

b)

Mark Dougal

c)

Dougal Markan

d)

Mark Duggan

4.

What was the name of the lady who had an affair with John Profumo and a Russian spy at the same time in the early 1960s

a)

Christine Keeler

b)

Christine Keegan

c)

Mandy Rice-Davies

d)

Mandy Davies-Rice

5.

In the Winter of Discontent in 1979 rubbish bags were piled up at which London landmark?

a)

Trafalgar Square

b)

Picadilly Circus

c)

Buckingham Palace

d)

Leicester Square

6.

Why did the policeman misidentify Jean Charles de Menezes as one of the suspected terrorists on July 22nd 2005, leading to him being shot dead

a)

He was racist

b)

He was from Argentina and didn't like Brazilians

c)

He had been having a wee when de Menezes had left his building

d)

He had the wrong picture of the suspect given to him

7.

Who was Conservative Party leader after Robert Peel was removed in 1846 due to the repeal of the Corn Laws

a)

William Gladstone

b)

Benjamin Disraeli

c)

John Russell

d)

Charles Dickens

8.

What % of the UK in 1968 said in polling they agreed with Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech?

a)

65%

b)

55%

c)

85%

d)

75%

9.

On what date did Britain join the European Economic Community?

a)

1st September 1973

b)

1st January 1973

c)

1st January 1974

d)

1st September 1972

10.

What was the name of the Egyptian leader who nationalised the Suez Canal in 1972

a)

Anwar Sadat

b)

Hosni Mubarak

c)

Gamal Adbel Nasser

d)

Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

11.

By how much did the Labour Government increase Miners' pay to stop the Three Day Week?

a)

25%

b)

15%

c)

35%

d)

45%

12.

In what year had the UK originally taken the Falklands Islands by force?

a)

1833

b)

1823

c)

1843

d)

1853

13.

How many plane hijackers were there on 9/11?

a)

20

b)

19

c)

18

d)

21

14.

What was the actual result of the 2016 Brexit Referendum?

a)

51.89% to 48.11%

b)

52.89% to 47.11%

c)

51.99% to 48.01%

d)

52.99% to 47.01%

15.

One of the main causes of the financial crisis was the creation of a product that grouped 1000s of which financial product together?

a)

Savings accounts

b)

Current Accounts

c)

Personal Loans

d)

Mortgages

16.

Who left the Labour Party because of their response to the Depression and formed the British Union Fascists

a)

Ramsay MacDonald

b)

Stanley Baldwin

c)

Oswald Mosley

d)

David Lloyd-George

17.

What was the name of the Act that severely eroded the powers of the House of Lords

a)

The 1911 Lords Act

b)

The 1911 Commons Act

c)

The 1911 Westminster Act

d)

The 1911 Parliament Act