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Questions

1) The Victorian era ended with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. Which era followed?

 

2) Women over 30 gained the right to vote in 1918 and equal voting rights with men in 1928 as a result of which movement?

 

 

 

Questions

1) Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Red Planet"?

 

2) What is the chemical symbol for gold?

 

3) Who painted the famous artwork "Starry Night"?

 

4) What is the capital city of Canada?

 

5) What is the largest mammal in the world?

 

6) Which gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?

 

7) Who wrote the novel "1984"?

 

8) In which year did the Titanic sink?

 

 

Questions

1) What was significant about the Battle of Edgehill in 1642?

2) Who was the famous queen whose navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588?

3) Which historic document limited the power of the monarch and laid the foundation for constitutional governance in Britain.

4) In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?

5) Which monarch is associated with the expansion of the British Empire during the 19th century?

6) In what year did England have its first Norman king?

 

Questions

1) Who featured on Rihanna's "We Found Love" which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2013.

 

2) Which song became a controversial hit for Robin Thicke in 2013?

 

3) Which song by Lorde won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2014.

 

4) Who, alongside Lady Gaga won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2019 with “Shallow”.

 

5) In which year did “Rolling in the Deep” become a massive hit for Adele?

 

 

Questions:

1) Which British novelist wrote the espionage thrillers "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"?

 

2) "An Inspector Calls", a play often studied in British schools, was written by which playwright?

a) Harold Pinter b) J.B. Priestley c) Tom Stoppard 

 

3) Which British actress starred in the films "The Queen" and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", winning Academy Awards for both roles?