A quiz about the history of Britain
Question 1 of 10
When he was 13, what Jewish-born future PM and Earl of Beaconsfield was baptised into the Church of England instead of getting a bar mitzvah?
Question 2 of 10
The "lady with a lamp" a nursing hero of the Crimean War, was named for the city of her birth. Where was this?
Question 3 of 10
Which of the following was never prime minister of England (but did play a wicked set of drums)?
Question 4 of 10
Which British royal family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1917?
Question 5 of 10
Prince Charles may have had matrimonial problems, but Henry VIII created his own church so he could divorce which wife?
Question 6 of 10
After he died, his head was dug up and staked on a pole for the next 20 years and wasn't reunited with the rest of his body until 1960. Who was he?
Question 7 of 10
When told that saying, "Half the Cabinet are asses" was unparliamentary, what UK politician recanted and instead said, "Half the Cabinet are not asses"?
Question 8 of 10
As Britain's prime minister in 1971, I not only steered British yachts to the Admiral's Cup, I also conducted the London Symphony Orchestra. Who am I?
Question 9 of 10
If King James II hadn't been overthrown in the 1680s, and if all births, marriages and deaths had taken place exactly the way they did in fact take place, the future Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein would also be king of what country?
Question 10 of 10
In 1974, who was quoted as saying, "It will be years--not in my time--before a woman will become prime minister"?
History Quizzes
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History Quiz
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10 History Questions
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10 Question About Planet Earth
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Music Quizzes
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10 difficult questions about John Denver
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Science Quiz with challenging questions
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Who Sang Quizzes
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Who Sang These Folk & Americana Songs?
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Quiz on music from the 1960s.
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Motown Legends: Can You Name the Artist Behind These Hits?
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Food & Beverage Quizzes
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Quiz on Food and Beverage
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General Knowledge Quizzes
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Tough General Knowledge Quiz
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Quiz for Geniuses
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Challenging Mixed Trivia Quiz
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Movie Quiz
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Movie Quiz
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Lights, Camera, Quotes!
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Rewind to the 70s: Movie Quiz
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Movies & Series Quiz
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Math Quizzes
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10 Math Questions
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Literature Quiz
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Who sang these songs from the 20s?
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