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The UK History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Norman invasion successful?

a)

1065

b)

1066

c)

1067

d)

1068

2.

When did Elizabeth I reign in England? 

a)

 1536-1558

b)

1558-1598

c)

1588-1603

d)

1558-1603

3.

In the 17th century, which religion caused the deaths of several kings?

a)

Catholic

b)

Calvinism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Puritanism

4.

During the first industrial revolution, who invented the first steam engine?

a)

Henry Cort 

b)

 Robert Fulton

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

James Watt

5.

When did the acts of union unite Britain and Ireland?

a)

1800-1801

b)

1803

c)

1804-1805

d)

1806

6.

The British empire in the 19th century consisted of … 

a)

Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,  India, numerous smaller areas and islands

b)

Ireland

c)

Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

d)

Canada, Australia, New Zealand 

7.

In 1846, Parliament repealed what unpopular laws?

a)

Corn Laws

b)

Public Health Laws

c)

Elizabethan Poor Laws

d)

Townshend Acts

8.

When was the first law on factory working conditions that limited the number of hours children could work? 

a)

1830

b)

1833

c)

1834

d)

1850

9.

When did Britain join Europe?

a)

1873

b)

1875

c)

1877

d)

1872

10.

 When did Brexit happen?

a)

 31/01/2020

b)

 B. 31/01/2019

c)

C. 01/12/2020

d)

D. 31/12/2020