Chapter 3 Test 5
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Who defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415?
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Which British Prime Minister nationalised major industries including coal and steel?
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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
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Which British explorer mapped the coast of Australia?
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What were the main occupations of the people during the Iron Age?
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What was the name of Sir Francis Drake’s ship and which was one of the first to sail around the world?
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Why did Henry VIII marry Anne of Cleves?
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How many American colonies declared their independence in 1776, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments?
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Where was Catherine of Aragon (the first wife of Henry VIII) from?
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When did the post-war economic boom come to an end?
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During her government, Margaret Thatcher made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers:
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Who sat at the House of Commons during the Middle Ages?
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Which of the following words come from the Anglo-Saxon language?
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How old was the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, when she became queen?
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Which British playwright had a great influence on the English language and invented many words that are still common today?
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What proportion of the population died as a result of the Black Death in England?
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Who wrote a famous series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage and known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?
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Which of the following is NOT a British invention of the 20th century?
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Which British Prime Minister was famous for the speech ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat’?
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Which of the following countries did NOT belong to the Allies during World War II?
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Which famous architect designed St Paul’s Cathedral after it was destroyed by a fire in 1666?
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Who proposed that enemy aircrafts could be detected by radio waves and is responsible for the development of the radar?
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Who sat at the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
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Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Central Powers during the First World War?
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