British History

368 practice questions on British History, one of the five chapters of the official handbook, each with the correct answer.

Roughly how long ago did the Channel permanently cut Britain off from mainland Europe?About 10,000 years ago
Where is the prehistoric monument Stonehenge located?Wiltshire
Which of the following is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe?Skara Brae
During which period did people first learn to make objects out of bronze?Bronze Age
Where can an impressive Iron Age hill fort still be seen today?Maiden Castle
In which year did Julius Caesar lead the first (unsuccessful) Roman invasion of Britain?55 BC
Which Roman Emperor led the successful invasion of Britain in AD 43?Claudius
Which Iceni queen led a revolt against Roman rule in Britain?Boudicca
What was the primary purpose of Hadrian's Wall?To keep out the Picts from the north
Which of these are the names of forts found along Hadrian's Wall?Housesteads and Vindolanda
In what year did the Roman army leave Britain to defend other parts of the Empire?AD 410
Which tribes from northern Europe invaded Britain after the Romans left?The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons
Where was an Anglo-Saxon king buried with treasure in a ship?Sutton Hoo
Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?St Augustine
From which countries did the Vikings originate?Denmark and Norway
Which Anglo-Saxon king defeated the Vikings?King Alfred the Great
What was the 'Danelaw'?The area in the east and north of England where Vikings settled
Who was the first Danish king to rule England?Cnut (Canute)
Which king first united the people in the north under the name Scotland?Kenneth MacAlpin
In what year did the Norman Conquest take place?1066
Which battle saw William, the Duke of Normandy, defeat King Harold?Battle of Hastings
Which record, ordered by William I in 1085, listed who owned land across England?The Domesday Book
The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates which event?The Battle of Hastings
What was the purpose of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284?To annex Wales to the Crown of England
Which Scottish leader defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?Robert the Bruce
By 1200, the English ruled an area of Ireland around Dublin known as what?The Pale
What was the name of the long war between England and France that lasted 116 years?The Hundred Years War
At which 1415 battle did King Henry V defeat the French despite being outnumbered?Battle of Agincourt
What was the 'Black Death'?A plague that killed one-third of the population in 1348
What did the Magna Carta establish in 1215?The principle that even the king was subject to the law
Which of these were the two parts of the English Parliament by the end of the Middle Ages?The House of Lords and the House of Commons
Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' in the 14th century?Geoffrey Chaucer
Who was the first person in England to use a printing press?William Caxton
What were the symbols of the two families in the Wars of the Roses?A red rose and a white rose
Which battle in 1485 ended the Wars of the Roses?Battle of Bosworth Field
Who was the first king of the House of Tudor?Henry VII
Which wife of Henry VIII gave him the son he wanted (Edward) but died shortly after?Jane Seymour
What was the 'Reformation'?A movement against the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church
Which monarch re-established the Church of England as the official Church?Elizabeth I
In what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?1588
Which explorer's ship was named the 'Golden Hind'?Sir Francis Drake
Where was William Shakespeare born?Stratford-upon-Avon
Who inherited the English throne after Elizabeth I died in 1603?James VI of Scotland
What was the 'Divine Right of Kings'?The idea that the king was directly appointed by God to rule
In the English Civil War, what were the supporters of the King and Parliament called?Cavaliers and Roundheads
In what year was King Charles I executed?1649
What title was given to Oliver Cromwell when he ruled the republic?Lord Protector
What was the 'Restoration' in 1660?The return of the monarchy under King Charles II
Who designed the new St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?Sir Christopher Wren
What did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 guarantee?That no one could be held prisoner unlawfully
Which scientist showed that sunlight splits into the colours of the rainbow?Sir Isaac Newton
Why was the event in 1688 called the 'Glorious Revolution'?Because it was a peaceful transition of power with no fighting in England
At which battle in 1690 did William III defeat James II?Battle of the Boyne
Who were the 'Jacobites'?Supporters of James II who believed he was the rightful king
The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed which of the following?The rights of Parliament and limits of the king’s power
Who were the Huguenots?Protestant refugees who came from France
In what year did the Act of Union create the Kingdom of Great Britain?1707
Who is considered the first 'Prime Minister' of Britain?Sir Robert Walpole
At which 1746 battle was Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated?Battle of Culloden
Who wrote 'Auld Lang Syne'?Robert Burns
Which Enlightenment thinker is famous for his work on economics?Adam Smith
Richard Arkwright is remembered for his work in which industry?Textiles
Sake Dean Mahomet is famous for what achievement?Opening the first curry house in Britain
Who was the evangelical Christian and MP who played a key role in the abolition of the slave trade?William Wilberforce
In what year was the slave trade abolished in British ships?1807
In what year did the American colonies declare their independence from Britain?1776
Who was in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?Admiral Nelson
Where was Napoleon defeated by the Duke of Wellington in 1815?Battle of Waterloo
The Union Flag consists of the crosses of which three patron saints?St George, St Andrew, St Patrick
Why does the Welsh dragon not appear on the Union Flag?Wales was already united with England when the first flag was created
Which laws prevented the import of cheap grain and were repealed in 1846?The Corn Laws
Which engineer built the Great Western Railway?Isambard Kingdom Brunel
What was the 'Crystal Palace' built for in 1851?The Great Exhibition
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of what profession?Modern nursing
What did the 'Chartists' campaign for in the 19th century?The right of the working classes to vote
In what year were women over 30 given the right to vote in the UK?1918
Who was the founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), known as the 'suffragettes'?Emmeline Pankhurst
Who wrote 'The Jungle Book' and 'Just So Stories'?Rudyard Kipling
The assassination of whom triggered the outbreak of the First World War?Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On what date did the First World War end?11 November 1918
What happened in Ireland in 1922?Ireland was divided into two countries
The BBC began the first regular public television service in which year?1936
Who became Prime Minister and Britain’s war leader in 1940?Winston Churchill
What were the names of the most important RAF fighter planes used in the Battle of Britain?Spitfire and Hurricane
What is the name given to the evacuation of 300,000 men from the beaches of France in 1940?Dunkirk
On what date did the Allied forces land in Normandy (D-Day)?6 June 1944
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?Alexander Fleming
Who was the Prime Minister that introduced the welfare state after the Second World War?Clement Attlee
Who was the Minister for Health responsible for establishing the NHS in 1948?Aneurin (Nye) Bevan
The 1944 Education Act, which introduced free secondary education, is often called what?The Butler Act
Which Scotsman developed the television in the 1920s?John Logie Baird
Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Who was the UK's first woman Prime Minister?Margaret Thatcher
In 1982, the UK fought a war to recover which British overseas territory?The Falkland Islands
Which Roman emperor ordered a great wall to be built across the north of Britain?Hadrian
Which language did the Norman rulers speak?French
Which king was forced to accept the Magna Carta in 1215?King John
Which English king was known as 'the Lionheart'?Richard I
Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?Anne Boleyn
Which queen was nicknamed 'Bloody Mary' for burning Protestants?Mary I
Which Scottish queen was imprisoned and then executed by Elizabeth I?Mary, Queen of Scots
Which translation of the Bible, still used today, was published in 1611?The King James Bible
The Great Fire of London happened in which year?1666
Which disease killed thousands of Londoners in 1665?The plague
Which scientific society was founded in 1660 and counted Isaac Newton among its members?The Royal Society
What were the Highland Clearances?Landowners evicted tenants to make room for sheep
Which industry was Manchester famous for during the Industrial Revolution?Cotton
Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire in which year?1833
What did the Reform Act of 1832 do?Gave more men the right to vote
In which year did Victoria become queen?1837
In which war did Florence Nightingale nurse wounded soldiers?The Crimean War
Which country was often called the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire?India
Where was the Boer War fought?South Africa
What caused the Irish famine of the 1840s?Failure of the potato crop
Which 1916 battle in France caused huge British casualties?The Somme
In which year did women gain equal voting rights with men in the UK?1928
Which event led Britain to declare war on Germany in 1939?The invasion of Poland
What was the Blitz?German bombing of British cities in 1940 and 1941
What were evacuees during the Second World War?Children sent from cities to the countryside for safety
Which two countries were formed when India gained independence in 1947?India and Pakistan
The UK became a member of the European Economic Community in which year?1973
What was the period of conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s called?The Troubles
What were the first people to live in Britain, in the Stone Age?Hunter-gatherers
For much of the Stone Age, how was Britain connected to the continent?By a land bridge
How long ago did the first farmers arrive in Britain?About 6,000 years ago
What was Stonehenge probably used for?Seasonal ceremonies and gatherings
Around how long ago did people in Britain learn to make bronze?4,000 years ago
In what kind of homes did people live in the Bronze Age?Roundhouses
What were the sites called that were sometimes defended in the Iron Age?Hill forts
Which language family did people speak in Iron Age Britain?Celtic
What did people in Iron Age Britain produce for the first time?Coins
For about how long did Britain remain separate from the Roman Empire after Julius Caesar's failed invasion?Nearly 100 years
Where is there a statue of Boudicca?On Westminster Bridge in London
Which people did Hadrian's Wall keep out?The Picts
Which of these forts can still be seen on Hadrian's Wall?Housesteads
For about how long did the Romans remain in Britain?400 years
What did the Romans build in Britain?Roads and public buildings
Christianity first took root in Britain during which centuries?The 3rd and 4th centuries AD
What is the basis of modern-day English?The languages of the Jutes, Angles and Saxons
In which English county was the Sutton Hoo burial place?Suffolk
Which saint founded a monastery on the island of Iona?St Columba
Which missionary led a group from Rome to spread Christianity in the south?St Augustine
In what year did the Vikings first visit Britain to raid?AD 789
Which two Viking place names in England are given in the handbook?Grimsby and Scunthorpe
Which king united the people of the north, so that the term Scotland began to be used?Kenneth MacAlpin
What happened to King Harold at the Battle of Hastings?He was killed
How long is the Bayeux Tapestry?Nearly 70 metres
What was special about the Norman Conquest of England?It was the last successful foreign invasion
Which language of the new ruling class influenced the development of English?Norman French
What are the years of the Middle Ages, according to the handbook?From the Norman Conquest until about 1485
Which two huge castles were built in Wales to maintain English power?Conwy and Caernarfon
During the Middle Ages, who fought in the Crusades?European Christians fighting for control of the Holy Land
How did the Normans organise land ownership?Feudalism, with the king giving land to lords in return for help in war
What were most peasants in the Middle Ages?Serfs, who could not move away
What happened after the Black Death because there were fewer people?Labour shortages meant peasants demanded higher wages
What does 'Magna Carta' mean?The Great Charter
Who sat in the House of Lords in the Middle Ages?The nobility, great landowners and bishops
What were the three Houses of the Scottish Parliament called?Estates
How did English judges develop 'common law'?By following previous decisions and tradition
In which of these did the Scottish legal system differ from the English?Laws were written down, or codified
By 1400, which language was the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament in England?English
Who wrote 'The Bruce' about the Battle of Bannockburn?John Barbour
Which of these castles is still in use today?Windsor Castle
Which cathedral is famous for its medieval stained glass?York Minster
Which product became a very important English export in the Middle Ages?Wool
In which year did the Wars of the Roses begin?1455
Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field?Richard III
Who did Henry VII marry to unite the families of Lancaster and York?Elizabeth of York
What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?A red rose with a white rose inside it
How did Henry VII strengthen his position as king?He centralised administration and reduced the power of the nobles
For what two things was Henry VIII most famous?Breaking away from the Church of Rome and marrying six times
Which of Henry VIII's wives was a Spanish princess?Catherine of Aragon
Where was Anne Boleyn executed?At the Tower of London
Which of Henry VIII's wives was a German princess?Anne of Cleves
Which of Henry VIII's wives survived him?Catherine Parr
Why did Henry VIII establish the Church of England?The Pope refused to approve his divorce
In the new Church of England, who had the power to appoint bishops?The king
What did Protestants read in their own languages instead of Latin?The Bible
What was created by the Act for the Government of Wales under Henry VIII?Wales formally united with England, with representatives in the Commons
What was written during the reign of Edward VI to be used in the Church of England?The Book of Common Prayer
How old was Edward VI when he died?15
How did Elizabeth I avoid serious religious conflict in England?She found a balance between Catholics and extreme Protestants
What happened in Scotland in 1560?The Scottish Parliament abolished the Pope's authority
How was the Church of Scotland different from the Church of England?It was not a state Church and had elected leadership
How long did Elizabeth I keep Mary, Queen of Scots prisoner?20 years
Who was Mary, Queen of Scots' son who became James VI of Scotland?A Protestant king
What did Sir Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind, do?Sailed right around the world
Which of these is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays?Hamlet
Which London theatre is a modern copy of the theatres where Shakespeare's plays were first performed?The Globe Theatre
Which of these lines comes from Hamlet?To be or not to be
Over which countries did James VI of Scotland become king as James I?England, Wales and Ireland
What is the King James Bible also known as?The Authorised Version
Which Tudor king took the title 'King of Ireland'?Henry VIII
What were the settlements of Scottish and English Protestants in Ulster called?Plantations
Where did many of the settlers in the Ulster plantations come from?South-west Scotland
Why was Elizabeth I successful in managing Parliament?She balanced her wishes against those of the Lords and Commons
For how many years did Charles I rule without calling Parliament?11 years
What unrest was caused by Charles I's attempt to impose a revised Prayer Book?Unrest in Presbyterian Scotland
What were the Puritans?Protestants who wanted strict and simple worship
What did Charles I do in the House of Commons before the Civil War began?He tried to arrest five parliamentary leaders
In which year did the English Civil War begin?1642
At which two battles was the king's army defeated in the Civil War?Marston Moor and Naseby
What was England called after the execution of Charles I?The Commonwealth
What did Charles II famously hide in to escape after the Battle of Worcester?An oak tree
For how many years was Britain a republic?11 years
Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector?His son, Richard
From where did Parliament invite Charles II to return in May 1660?Exile in The Netherlands
Who wrote a diary about the plague and the Great Fire that is still read today?Samuel Pepys
What does 'habeas corpus' mean in Latin?You must present the person in court
What is the oldest surviving scientific society in the world?The Royal Society
What did Sir Edmund Halley successfully predict?The return of a comet
What did Newton's Principia Mathematica show?How gravity applied to the whole universe
Which religion did King James II follow?Roman Catholicism
Who was William of Orange?The Protestant ruler of the Netherlands and husband of Mary
Where did James II flee after William reached England in 1688?France
Which event is still celebrated by some in Northern Ireland today?William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne
What happened to the MacDonalds of Glencoe?They were massacred after taking the oath late
How often did the Bill of Rights require a new Parliament to be elected at least?Every three years
What was the religion that Parliament declared the king or queen must follow?Protestant
What were the two main groups in Parliament after the Glorious Revolution?The Whigs and the Tories
From which year were newspapers allowed to operate without a government licence?1695
What were 'rotten boroughs'?Constituencies with hardly any voters
Who could vote for Members of Parliament after the Glorious Revolution?Only men who owned property of a certain value
When did the first Jews to come to Britain since the Middle Ages settle in London?1656
Which of these did Scotland keep after the Act of Union in 1707?Its own legal and education systems and Presbyterian Church
Why did George I need to rely on his ministers?He did not speak very good English
How long was Sir Robert Walpole Prime Minister?From 1721 to 1742
Who was 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'?Charles Edward Stuart, the grandson of James II
What were 'crofts'?Small farms in the Scottish Highlands
What is Robert Burns known as in Scotland?The Bard
Which three Scots are named among the Enlightenment thinkers and scientists?Adam Smith, David Hume and James Watt
What was one of the most important principles of the Enlightenment?Everyone should have the right to their own political and religious beliefs
Which sector employed the most people in Britain before the 1700s?Agriculture
What did the Industrial Revolution depend on?Machinery and steam power
What did the Bessemer process lead to the development of?The shipbuilding industry and the railways
What was Richard Arkwright's original job?A barber
Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution?To link factories to towns, cities and ports
What were working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution?Very poor, with no laws to protect employees
Which explorer mapped the coast of Australia?Captain James Cook
Which company gained control of large parts of India?The East India Company
What did Sake Dean Mahomet open in 1810?The first curry house in Britain
Which group set up the first formal anti-slavery groups in the late 1700s?The Quakers
Where did most slaves transported on British ships come from?West Africa
Which Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833?The Emancipation Act
After 1833, which workers were employed to replace the freed slaves?2 million Indian and Chinese workers
What slogan did American colonists use about British taxes?No taxation without representation
In which year did Britain recognise American independence?1783
What was Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, which can be visited in Portsmouth?HMS Victory
Where is the monument to Admiral Nelson in London?Trafalgar Square
By what nickname was the Duke of Wellington known?The Iron Duke
In which year did Ireland become unified with England, Scotland and Wales?1801
What does the cross of St Patrick on the Union Flag look like?A diagonal red cross on a white ground
When was the first Union Flag created?1606
How old was Victoria when she became queen?18
For how long did Queen Victoria reign?Almost 64 years
About how many people lived in the British Empire under Victoria?More than 400 million
Roughly how many Britons emigrated overseas in the sixty years from 1853?As many as 13 million
In which year were the Corn Laws repealed?1846
What limit was placed on the hours women and children could work in factories in 1847?10 hours a day
Who pioneered the railway engine just before Victoria came to the throne?George and Robert Stephenson
Which railway did Brunel construct as the first major railway built in Britain?The Great Western Railway
Which London station is the start of the Great Western Railway?Paddington
Which bridge designed by Brunel spans the Avon Gorge?The Clifton Suspension Bridge
What did the UK produce more than half of in the 19th century?The world's iron, coal and cotton cloth
Which glass and steel building in Hyde Park housed the 1851 Great Exhibition?The Crystal Palace
Which countries did Britain fight alongside against Russia in the Crimean War?Turkey and France
What was special about media coverage of the Crimean War?It was the first war extensively covered by news stories and photographs
Which medal did Queen Victoria introduce during the Crimean War?The Victoria Cross
Where was Florence Nightingale born?In Italy, to English parents
In which hospital in London did Florence Nightingale establish her Training School?St Thomas' Hospital
How many people died in the Irish famine?About a million
Where did many Irish emigrants go after the famine?The United States and English cities such as Liverpool
What did the Irish nationalist Charles Stuart Parnell advocate?Home Rule
Which group of Irish nationalists favoured complete independence?The Fenians
What did the Reform Act of 1832 abolish?Pocket and rotten boroughs
What were campaigners for working-class votes called?The Chartists
In which year did a second Reform Act create many more urban seats?1867
What was true of married women's property until 1870?It automatically belonged to their husbands
Where was Emmeline Pankhurst born?Manchester
In which year was the WSPU founded?1903
What did the suffragettes do as part of their civil disobedience?Chained themselves to railings and smashed windows
At what age did women get the vote on equal terms with men in 1928?21
How long did the Boer War last?Over three years
What was the Boers' origin?Settlers from the Netherlands
What did the Empire gradually become by the second half of the 20th century?The Commonwealth
Which Nobel Prize did Rudyard Kipling win in 1907?Literature
Which of Kipling's poems begins 'If you can keep your head'?If
Which measure was introduced in the early 20th century to help more people take part in public life?A salary for Members of Parliament
On what date was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?28 June 1914
Which of these was part of the Allied Powers in the First World War?France, Russia and Japan
About how many Indians fought on behalf of Britain in the First World War?More than a million
How many British casualties were there on the first day of the Somme?About 60,000
At what time did the First World War end?11.00 am on 11 November 1918
What was promised to Ireland by the British government in 1913?Home Rule
What was the Easter Rising?An uprising against the British in Dublin in 1916
What was the rest of Ireland called after 1922?The Irish Free State
What happened to living conditions in the 1920s?They improved, with better public housing
In which year did the world enter the Great Depression?1929
Which two industries developed in the 1930s?Automobile and aviation
Who published influential new theories of economics in the inter-war period?John Maynard Keynes
In which year did Hitler come to power in Germany?1933
Which countries were the main allies of the UK in the Second World War?France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada
What did Churchill say in his first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister?I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat
In which year was Churchill voted the greatest Briton of all time?2002
How many men were rescued from the beaches around Dunkirk?More than 300,000
Which phrase arose from the Dunkirk evacuation?The Dunkirk spirit
Which British city was almost totally destroyed by bombing during the Blitz?Coventry
What did the phrase 'the Blitz spirit' describe?Britons pulling together in adversity
Which event led the United States to join the war in December 1941?The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
Which German attack in 1941 was described as the largest invasion in history?The attack on the Soviet Union
When was Germany comprehensively defeated by the Allies?May 1945
How did the war against Japan end in August 1945?The US dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which British scientist led the team that first 'split the atom'?Ernest Rutherford
Which two scientists developed penicillin into a usable drug?Howard Florey and Ernst Chain
In which year did Alexander Fleming win the Nobel Prize in Medicine?1945
What was outlined in the Beveridge Report?The plan for the welfare state
What did the NHS guarantee?A minimum standard of health care free at the point of use
What did the government nationalise after 1945?Railways, coal mines, and gas, water and electricity supplies
How many countries were granted independence in 1947?Nine
What is Ceylon called today?Sri Lanka
Which Prime Minister was famous for the 'wind of change' speech?Harold Macmillan
Which organisation did the UK join to resist the perceived threat from the Soviet Union?NATO
Which government was in office from 1951 to 1964?Conservative
What did William Beveridge identify as the five 'Giant Evils'?Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness
Who oversaw the introduction of the Education Act 1944?R A Butler
Where was Dylan Thomas born?Swansea
Which of these is Dylan Thomas's radio play?Under Milk Wood
From where were workers invited to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War?Ireland, other parts of Europe and, from 1948, the West Indies
What were the 1960s known as?The 'swinging sixties'
Which two pop groups were well known in the 1960s?The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
What did Parliament pass in the 1960s to help women at work?Laws giving the right to equal pay
Which supersonic airliner did Britain and France develop?Concorde
How many people of Indian origin did Britain admit from Uganda in the early 1970s?28,000
Who developed the television in the 1920s?John Logie Baird
Who developed radar?Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Which radio telescope did Sir Bernard Lovell build?Jodrell Bank
What is a Turing machine?A theoretical mathematical device
Which scientist was co-discoverer of insulin?John Macleod
In which year was the structure of DNA discovered?1953
Who developed the jet engine in the 1930s?Sir Frank Whittle
Who invented the hovercraft?Sir Christopher Cockrell
In which year did Concorde begin carrying passengers?1976
Which aircraft capable of taking off vertically was designed and developed in the UK?The Harrier jump jet
Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM, or 'cashpoint'?James Goodfellow
Where was the world's first 'test-tube baby' born in 1978?Oldham, Lancashire
What did British scientists Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell lead a team to achieve in 1996?The first cloning of a mammal, Dolly the sheep
Which British scientist co-invented the MRI scanner?Sir Peter Mansfield
When was information first successfully transferred via the World Wide Web?25 December 1990
What problem affected the UK economy in the late 1970s?Prices rose sharply and strikes disrupted industries
What happened to the Northern Ireland Parliament in 1972?It was suspended and Northern Ireland was ruled directly by the UK government
Which sport did Mary Peters win an Olympic gold medal in, in 1972?The pentathlon
In which year was the European Economic Community formed?1957
How long did Margaret Thatcher lead the Conservative government?From 1979 to 1990
What did the Thatcher government do to nationalised industries?Privatised them
Which Prime Minister followed Margaret Thatcher and helped start the Northern Ireland peace process?John Major
Where was Margaret Thatcher from?Grantham in Lincolnshire, the daughter of a grocer
Which American President did Margaret Thatcher work closely with?Ronald Reagan
Where was Roald Dahl born?Wales, to Norwegian parents
Which Prime Minister led the Labour government elected in 1997?Tony Blair
What did the Blair government introduce in 1997?A Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly
Which agreement was signed in 1998 as part of the Northern Ireland peace process?The Good Friday Agreement
When was the Northern Ireland Assembly reinstated after being suspended in 2002?2007
Who took over as Prime Minister in 2007?Gordon Brown
What did Britain help to liberate in the 1990s after the Iraqi invasion?Kuwait
When did British combat troops leave Iraq?2009
What is ISAF?A UN-mandated 50-nation coalition working in Afghanistan
What happened in the May 2010 General Election?No party won an overall majority
Who became Prime Minister of the coalition government in 2010?David Cameron