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Think You Know British History? Test Your Knowledge with This Impossible Sudden Death Quiz!

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Question 1 of 15

Who was the first Tudor monarch of England?

Elizabeth I Edward VI Henry VII Richard III

Question 2 of 15

Which famous British queen ruled for 44 years, known as the Virgin Queen?

Anne Mary I Elizabeth I Victoria

Question 3 of 15

Which British king was known as The Mad King due to his mental illness?

Charles I Henry VIII Edward VIII George III

Question 4 of 15

Which battle in 1066 marked the Norman conquest of England?

Battle of Hastings Battle of Agincourt Battle of Bosworth Field Battle of Bannockburn

Question 5 of 15

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 by which English king?

King John Richard the Lionheart Edward I Henry II

Question 6 of 15

Which event in 1666 resulted in the destruction of much of London?

English Civil War Black Death Great Fire of London Peasants' Revolt

Question 7 of 15

Who was the leader of the English Parliament during the English Civil War?

Charles I William III James II Oliver Cromwell

Question 8 of 15

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in which century?

16th century 19th century 18th century 17th century

Question 9 of 15

Which British queen famously said, We are not amused?

Queen Victoria Queen Mary Queen Anne Queen Elizabeth II

Question 10 of 15

Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?

Clement Attlee Winston Churchill Neville Chamberlain David Lloyd George

Question 11 of 15

Which British king abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry an American socialite?

Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI

Question 12 of 15

Which British monarch was known as the Fiddleback King due to his love of music?

George II George IV George I George III

Question 13 of 15

Which British queen ruled during the Victorian era?

Queen Anne Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I Queen Mary I

Question 14 of 15

Which Scottish queen was executed for her involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I?

Jane Seymour Anne Boleyn Catherine of Aragon Mary, Queen of Scots

Question 15 of 15

Who was the British Prime Minister during the Falklands War in 1982?

Margaret Thatcher David Cameron Tony Blair John Major

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