Sunday, March 26, 2017

British history quiz History News

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1 Where the Thames made King John sealed the Magna Carta.
3 And the war of 1215-1217 its actions do not lead.
4 In which battle was Simon de Montfort defeated and killed.
5 What was the name of the war in England fought against France.
6 What a battle in this war took place on 25 October.
7 And the king of England led the victorious English army.



8 Who was appointed Lord Chancellor of England on Christmas Eve.
9 What law allowing local authorities to declare a group of 12 or more persons who disturbed the peace illegally assembled and necessary to disperse in time or face prosecution, entered into force on 1 August
10 What was the name given on the rise, or uprising, which saw an attempt to place James Francis Edward Stuart on the throne.
11 colonies that were made by the Cantonment Act to provide British troops in their area with food and accommodation at the expense of the colonies.
12 The ship that would one day become the flagship of Admiral Nelson was launched on May 7 What was his name.



13 What island Napoleon Bonaparte escaped into exile before the Battle of Waterloo.
14 And what island he was exiled after the Battle of Waterloo.
16 What was the name of the famous horse ridden by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.
17 Which army was founded in London by William and Catherine Booth.



18 gas that was used by the Germans against the English for the first time on January 2.
19 The first German Zeppelin air raid on Britain took place on 19-20 January when 24 bombs were dropped on which English county killing four people and wounding 16.
20 Known as wipers to British soldiers who fought there what was the proper name of the site of the Belgian battle.
21 Which country left the Triple Alliance to join the Triple Entente, and declaring war on his former allies.
22 Which British passenger ship was sunk on May 7 off the coast of Ireland.



23 What prehistoric monument was bought at auction by a Cecil Chubb for 6600 as planned gift for his wife.
24 What nurse, whose patriotism is not enough, was executed by the Germans for helping Allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium by the Germans.
25 Which British king celebrated its silver jubilee.
26 Which former officer of the British army and writer was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident on May 19



27 Who became British prime minister for the third time.
Winston Churchill, who had succeeded as British Prime Minister.
28 which have Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister succeed.
29 Which French port were more than 300,000 British soldiers evacuated.



30 What a battle took place between July 10 and October 31.
32 What were volunteers of the local defense of Great Britain renamed July 23.
33 What was the name of the highest British civilian award, instituted by King George VI to recognize acts of heroism.
34 What is the British town and its medieval cathedral, was virtually destroyed by the Luftwaffe on November 14.
35 Where in the Crimea Winston Churchill meeting with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to plan the final defeat of Nazi Germany.
36 who joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service Women as Second Subaltern honor with 230873 service number.


37 Who invented Grand Slam bomb of the earthquake in the RAF, used for the first time in 1945.
38 Which European country has been saved from starvation by the RAF Operation Manna.
39 This leads Nazi committed suicide on May 23 despite being in British custody.
40 The Nazi propaganda broadcaster William Joyce was captured and sentenced to death by the nickname he was better known.



41 Berlin was divided into four occupation zones Americans, the Soviets and the British were responsible for three countries was responsible for the fourth.
42 That beat Winston Churchill during the general election to become prime minister.
43 What a colony of former British Crown was liberated from Japanese occupation by British forces on 30 August.
44 Which former British Prime Minister died on March 26.



45 who succeeded Winston Churchill as Prime Minister.
46 Who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom.
47 Which Irish President signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement with Margaret Thatcher in Dublin.
48 What war was caused by the invasion of Iraq from Kuwait.
49 The British army ended patrols day in which the city of the UK.
50 members of the royal family celebrated her 100th birthday on August 4



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