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What document confirmed the rights of Parliament over the monarchy in 1689?
What did Emmeline Pankhurst help found in 1903?
Which TWO of the following were prominent figures of the Victorian period?
What was Britain officially called after the Act of Union in 1800?
How long did Queen Victoria reign over the UK?
Which medal was introduced by Queen Victoria during the Crimean War to honor acts of valour?
What does the term ‘Great Britain’ refer to?
What is Richard Arkwright remembered for?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Did the Emancipation Act of 1833 significantly increase the number of voters?
What important event occurred in 1918 regarding women's rights?
When were women given the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men?
What had greatly increased the number of people with the right to vote?
Which great Scottish thinkers contributed to the Enlightenment?
Which TWO military leaders fought in wars against Napoleon?
During the 18th century, who developed ideas about economics that are still referred to today?
Who were the women who campaigned for the right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Which war did the British fight against the Dutch settlers (Boers) in South Africa?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
After Queen Anne’s death in 1714, Parliament selected a German to be the next King of England.
After slavery was abolished in 1833, workers from which two countries were employed to replace freed slaves?
What scientific discovery is James Watt known for that significantly advanced the Industrial Revolution?
Who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing?
In 1918, women over the age of 30 were granted voting rights in the UK as a recognition of their contribution to which event?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Scotland became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.
Who was in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
What were the two main groups in Parliament that began to form after the Bill of Rights, 1689?
Who was Florence Nightingale?
The laws passed after the Glorious Revolution mark the beginning of what is known as:
What did the Bill of Rights, 1689, establish in England?
Which countries did Britain fight alongside with against Russia in the Crimean War (1853-1856)?
How many crosses are featured on the Union Flag?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The Union Flag includes four crosses, representing each part of the UK.
Queen Victoria became the queen of the UK:
Who was Bonnie Prince Charlie?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The Reform Act of 1832 led to the abolition of slavery across the British Empire.
Which Scottish poet is known as ‘The Bard’?
What role did William Wilberforce play in British history?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Emmeline Pankhurst is famous for her role in the campaign to give women the vote in parliamentary elections in the UK.
Who introduced ‘shampooing’, the Indian art of head massage, to Britain?
What is the 18th-century period of new ideas in politics, philosophy, and science called?
Emmeline Pankhurst was born in:
A process when many Scottish landlords destroyed individual small farms (known as ‘crofts’) to make space for large flocks of sheep and cattle is known as:
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The official flag of Scotland features a dragon.
Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
What did Parliament take control of after the Bill of Rights, 1689?
Between 1680 and 1720, many refugees came to Britain from France called:
Who was the first person to be called Prime Minister in the UK?
Which cross on the Union Flag is a red cross on a white ground?
Who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October, 1805?
Who became king after the death of Queen Anne?
What did the Bill of Rights, 1689, declare regarding the monarch?
Which act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Queen Victoria became Queen of the UK at the age of 18.
Who was responsible for constructing the Great Western Railway?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
During Queen Victoria’s reign, the British Empire became the largest empire the world had ever seen.
When did Emmeline Pankhurst pass away?
Who were the famous pioneers of the railway engine?
What did the Act of Union, also known as the Treaty of Union in Scotland, create?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
In 1805, at the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson defeated the German fleet.
What caused the severe famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century?
Among the official flags, which one shows a dragon?
How old was Queen Victoria when she became queen?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Wales officially united with England under the rule of Henry VIII.
Why does the Welsh dragon not appear on the Union Flag?
Which cross on the Union Flag is a diagonal red cross on a white ground?
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Where can Admiral Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, be visited?
Which historical figure was known as the Iron Duke?
What is Sake Dean Mahomet famous for?
What was the name of Admiral Nelson's ship at the Battle of Trafalgar?
During the Victorian period, what regions did the British Empire grow to cover?
Who set up the first formal anti-slavery groups in the late 1700s and petitioned Parliament to ban the practice?
When did the 13 American colonies declare their independence from Britain?
Who defeated Napoleon, at the Battle of Waterloo, ending the French Wars?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Florence Nightingale is best known for her contributions to education in the 19th century.
Which cross on the Union Flag is a diagonal white cross on a blue ground?
Which two major developments marked the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
In the 19th century, the UK led the world in industry and produced more than half of the world's:
From where did the majority of slaves come, who were taken to America and the Caribbean to work on tobacco and sugar plantations?
Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? During the 18th century, new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed. This period is often called 'the Reformation'.
What did Emmeline Pankhurst set up in 1889 to fight for the right of married women to vote in local elections?
Who mapped the coast of Australia and established early European colonies there?
Which was the first major railway built in Britain?
What was the 18th-century period called when new ideas about politics, philosophy, and science emerged?
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