Britain Since 1945
In May 2010, David Cameron became Prime Minister of the UK after:
Textile and engineering firms in the UK found workers from which TWO countries after the Second World War?
In 1982, which British overseas territory was invaded by Argentina?
Which of the following Prime Ministers made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers?
In 1970, Margaret Thatcher became a cabinet minister as the Secretary of State for which department?
Which British pop bands from the 1960s continue to have an influence on music both in the UK and abroad?
Who led the Conservative government from 1979 to 1990?
When did British combat troops leave Iraq after being involved in the conflict following the 2003 invasion?
Who became Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher and helped initiate the Northern Ireland peace process?
Who was the inventor of the World Wide Web?
Who developed the jet engine in Britain in the 1930s?
Who invented the Turing machine, a theoretical mathematical device?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Concorde, the supersonic passenger aircraft, was jointly developed by Britain and Germany.
After Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister in 2007, who took over the role?
Which aircraft, capable of taking off vertically, was designed and developed in the UK?
What was the Beveridge Report of 1942 about?
Which Scottish physician and researcher was the co-discoverer of insulin?
When did Richard Austen Butler become a Conservative MP?
When did Concorde, the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft, first fly?
When was the first time in the General Election in the UK that no political party won an overall majority since February 1974?
What did the Butler Education Act 1944 introduce?
Margaret Thatcher was the daughter of a:
Throughout the 1990s, Britain played a leading role in coalition forces involved in which two major conflicts?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Some 1,000 people lost their lives in the decades after 1969 in the violence of Northern Ireland.
Which of the following was a key achievement of Clement Attlee’s government (1945-1951)?
In May 2010, which two parties formed a coalition government in the UK?
Who was the Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century.
Which of the following are the 20th century British inventions?
Who invented the hovercraft in the 1950s?
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of the UK?
What British discovery influenced the evolution of computer science and the modern computer?
Who was Dylan Thomas?
Who developed the jet engine in Britain in the 1930s?
When did John Logie Baird make the first television broadcast between London and Glasgow?
What was the decade of the 1960s known as?
Which of the following is a British invention of the 20th century?
The decade of the 1960s, known as the "Swinging Sixties", was a period of growth in:
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
British scientists were the first to successfully clone a mammal.
In 1953, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule?
When did Concorde begin carrying passengers?
Which of the following are best-known works of Roald Dahl?
Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM in the 1960s?
In which year was Concorde, the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft, retired from service?
When did Alan Turing invented the Turing machine?
What is William Beveridge best known for?
Who led the team that successfully cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996?
In 1948, who led the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK?
Which political party, led by Tony Blair, won the UK general election in 1997?
Who developed radar, proposing that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The jet engine and radar were invented in Britain during the 1830s.
How many people lost their lives in the violence of Northern Ireland after 1969?
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
The term ‘Swinging Sixties’ refers to the 1860s.
Who pioneered IVF therapy for the treatment of infertility in Britain?
Over the next 20 years after 1947, which regions gained independence?
Which of the following is not a British invention?
When was Margaret Thatcher elected as a Conservative MP?
During her premiership, whom did Margaret Thatcher closely work with?
When did the post-war economic boom come to an end?
When did Britain and France develop the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner?
In the 1960s, which social laws were liberalised in England, Wales, and Scotland?
What laws did Parliament pass in the 1960s regarding women’s rights?
Which two countries built the Concorde, the world's only supersonic passenger plane?
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