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British Study

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under whose reign did Britain become a great sea power and start its colonial expansion?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Victoria

d)

James I

2.

When did the Normans conquer England?

a)

1215

b)

1000

c)

1066

d)

1100

3.

St. Andrew is the patron saint of which country?

a)

Ireland

b)

Wales

c)

Scotland

d)

England

4.

The United Kingdom consists of how many countries?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

5.

Which of the four UK countries does not have a devolved government?

a)

Scotland

b)

Wales

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

England

6.

Since when has the British Parliament had two houses?

a)

1215

b)

1500

c)

1707

d)

1066

7.

What was the country called after Ireland was divided in 1927?

a)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

b)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

c)

British Isles

d)

Kingdom of Great Britain

8.

St. George is the patron saint of which country?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

England

d)

Wales

9.

How often are parliamentary elections held in the UK?

a)

Every 3 years

b)

Every 6 years

c)

Every 4 years

d)

Every 5 years

10.

Which Scottish monarch became King of England?

a)

Robert the Bruce

b)

James VI

c)

Charles II

d)

William Wallace

11.

Who was the British Prime Minister during the final years of World War I?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Clement Attlee

12.

Which country makes up just over half of the UK’s land area?

a)

Wales

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

England

d)

Scotland

13.

Who built Hadrian’s Wall?

a)

The Vikings

b)

The Saxons

c)

The Normans

d)

The Romans

14.

Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth II?

a)

Edward VIII

b)

George VI

c)

George V

d)

William IV

15.

How long did Queen Victoria reign?

a)

70 years

b)

Over 60 years

c)

50 years

d)

40 years

16.

Who gave England its name "Angleland"?

a)

The Normans

b)

The Romans

c)

The Germanic tribes

d)

The Celts

17.

Who was the first king crowned in Westminster Abbey?

a)

Edward the Confessor

b)

William I

c)

Henry II

d)

Alfred the Great

18.

St. David is the patron saint of which country?

a)

Scotland

b)

Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

England

19.

Where is political debate in Britain conducted?

a)

The Royal Palace

b)

The Cabinet

c)

The House of Commons

d)

Buckingham Palace

20.

Which monarch was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War?

a)

Charles II

b)

James II

c)

Charles I

d)

Henry VIII

21.

Who came to the British tiske after the Romans had left Britain?

a)

The Norman's

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Anglo-Saxons

d)

The French

22.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of which country?

a)

England

b)

Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

Scotland

23.

When was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

1215

b)

1066

c)

1348

d)

1666

24.

Who founded the Church of England?

a)

James I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Mary I

25.

How many female Prime Ministers has the UK had?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

27.

Who elects members of the House of Commons?

a)

The monarch

b)

Members of the House of Lords

c)

Electors (voters)

d)

Prime Minister

28.

When did England impose English laws on Wales?

a)

14th century

b)

15th century

c)

First half of the 16th century

d)

17th century

29.

How many independent countries are there in the British Isles?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

30.

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Britain?

a)

Theresa May

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Elizabeth II

d)

Angela Merkel

31.

At what age did Queen Victoria become monarch?

a)

21

b)

18

c)

25

d)

30

32.

Which event came first in Medieval Britain?

a)

Wars of the Roses

b)

Peasants' Revolt

c)

Hundred Years’ War

d)

Norman Conquest

33.

Which of the following was NOT a period of prehistoric Britain?

a)

Stone Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Concrete Age

34.

Who was the British monarch from 1837 to 1901?

a)

Edward VII

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

George V

d)

Elizabeth I

35.

Which group defeated King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings on 1066?

a)

Romans

b)

Normans

c)

Saxons

d)

Danes

36.

How often is a general election held in the UK?

a)

Every 4 years

b)

Every 5 years

c)

Every 6 years

d)

Every 3 years

37.

Great Britain does NOT include:

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

Wales

38.

Who can summon and dismiss Parliament and ministers?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

House of Lords

c)

Monarch

d)

Speaker of the House

39.

Where is the United Kingdom located?

a)

South of Europe

b)

North-East of Europe

c)

North-West of Europe

d)

Central Europe

40.

What is the current royal family’s surname?

a)

Tudor

b)

Windsor

c)

York

d)

Stuart

41.

In England, when does the school year usually begin?

a)

January

b)

Early September

c)

June

d)

April

42.

When did William the Conqueror obtain the crown of England?

a)

1066

b)

1215

c)

1000

d)

1100

43.

Who is known as the "Grandmother of Europe"?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Mary I

d)

Catherine of Aragon

44.

Christianity reached England from Ireland and Rome in:

a)

1st century

b)

3rd century

c)

4th and 5th centuries

d)

7th century

45.

Queen Elizabeth II was enthroned in the year:

a)

1945

b)

1952

c)

1955

d)

1960

46.

What is the term used for the British system of government?

a)

Constitutional monarchy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Direct democracy

d)

Republic

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