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Famous British People

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The playwrite who was professionally connected with "The Globe Theatre" was....

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

William Blake

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Thomas Hardy

2.

" Wuthering Heights"was written by ...

a)

Charlotte Bronte

b)

Anne Bronte

c)

Emily Bronte

d)

Jane Austen

3.

The musician who was shot in front of his house in 1980 was ...

a)

Bono

b)

Freddie Mercury

c)

George Harrison

d)

John Lennon

4.

The " Father of Railways" was the British engineer ...

a)

George Stephenson

b)

John Harrison

c)

Frank Whittle

d)

Michael Faraday

5.

The British admiral who defeated Napoleon's fleet in 1805 was......

a)

Arthur Wellesley

b)

Sir William Wallace

c)

Horatio Nelson

d)

Sir Francis Drake

6.

The lady responsible for organising modern nursing was...

a)

Marie Stopes

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Nell Gwyn

d)

Emmeline Pankhurst

7.

This English broadcaster and natural historian is ...

a)

Richard Branson

b)

Richard Burton

c)

David Attenborough

d)

Donald Campbell

8.

Who IS NOT a musician?

a)

Bono

b)

Robbie Williams

c)

Boy George

d)

Bobby Moore

9.

"Emma" and " Pride and Prejudice" are the works of ....

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Thomas Hardy

c)

Anne Bronte

d)

Jane Austen

10.

"The tale of Peter Rabbit" is the children's book by ...

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

Emily Bronte

c)

Beatrix Potter

11.

Robert Baden Powell was .......

a)

explorer

b)

political figure

c)

the founder of the Boy Scouts

d)

general

12.

Who reigned the longest in British history?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Richard III

13.

Thomas Moore was a humanist, politician and writer who opposed to ....

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

King Henry V

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Richard III

14.

Who WAS NOT a poet?

a)

John Logie Baird

b)

Lord Byron

c)

William Blake

d)

Robert Burns

15.

"The Iron Lady" was the nickname of ....

a)

Lady Diana

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Margaret Thatcher

d)

Queen Victoria

16.

Who wasn't in "THE BEATLES" ?

a)

Ringo Starr

b)

George Harrison

c)

David Bowie

d)

John Lennon

e)

Paul McCartney

17.

The big bang and black hole theories are related to ...

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Alexander Fleming

18.

"People's princess" is the nickname of ....

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Lady Diana

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

Queen Elizabeth I