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WorksheetsHow much do you know about British History?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How many wives did Henry VIII have during his life?
8
4
6
During which English monarch's reign did Shakespeare write most of his plays?
Elizabeth I
James I
Victoria
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
Lord Protector (1653 – 1658) when England had no monarch
19th century Irish republican leader
Henry VIII's chief minister (1532 – 1540)
When did Great Britain first come into existence?
1881
1707
1914
Which enemy did Britain finally defeat in 1815?
Philip II (Spain)
Napoleon (France)
Bismarck (Germany)
In which century did the Industrial Revolution start in Britain?
16th century
17th century
18th century
When did Queen Victoria reign?
1760 – 1820
1837 – 1901
1910 – 1936
When did most of Ireland become independent of Britain?
1800
1916
1922
Who was Britain's prime minister during most of the Second World War?
Winston Churchill
Clement Atlee
David Lloyd George
What organisation did Britain join in 1973?
The UN
NATO
The EEC (later the EU)
Which island colony did Britain fight a war over in 1982?
Hong Kong
The Falklands
Bermuda
Which prime minister won three consecutive elections between 1997 and 2005?
Gordon Brown
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair
