Chapter 3 Test 6
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1. Who was the first English Prime Minister?
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2. Who was Robert Burns?
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3. Who established the Church of England?
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4. What name is given to the period in the 18th century when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed?
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5. What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’?
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6. When did the Wars of the Roses end?
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7. The UK is not a full member of the European Union because it does not use the Euro currency:
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8. Who was the British Minister after Margaret Thatcher?
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9. Who defeated Emperor Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?
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10. What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?
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11. Which famous economist developed ideas about economics during the 18th century and which are still referred to today?
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12. Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’?
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13. What is the meaning of the term ‘Habeas corpus’?
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14. What animal is represented in the Welsh flag?
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15. Which German princess got married with Henry VIII?
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16. What was the most spoken language during the Iron Age?
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17. Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War?
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18. During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did the engineers come from?
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19. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
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20. When did the English become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament?
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21. What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for?
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22. When was the hovercraft invented?
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23. Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’?
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24. What animal was cloned by scientists Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell?
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