A quiz about the history of Britain
Question 1 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 2 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 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
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 6 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 7 of 10
Prince Charles may have had matrimonial problems, but Henry VIII created his own church so he could divorce which wife?
Question 8 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 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"?
Who Sang Quizzes
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Christmas Songs?
What Christmas song is stuck in your head?
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Who sang these songs?
10 questions
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History Quizzes
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70s Nostalgia Quiz
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Calling All History Buffs!
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80s Nostalgia Quiz
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Unbeatable History Quiz
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History Quiz
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10 Historical Trivia Questions
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Geography Quizzes
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HARD Science Quiz
We hope you're smart enough to score a 7+
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Play This Geography Quiz Now!
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Geography Quiz
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10 Question About Planet Earth
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Geography Quiz
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Geography Quiz
Think you can find your way?
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Music Quizzes
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Barbra Streisand Quiz
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Alternative Rock Music Quiz
Have you ever heard of any of these bands?
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10 difficult questions about John Denver
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Science Quizzes
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Can you get a better score than a 7?
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Quiz on Science
Did you complete the mission?
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Everybody likes music, but how much do you know about it?
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Who sang these songs from the 20s?
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Who or what am I?