Tanks were used for the first time during which conflict?

World War 1 Click to see the answer

The Maze Prison was in which part of the UK?

Northern Ireland

In 2000, Prince William secured a place at which university?

St Andrews

What was the first name of Prime Minister Eden, who resigned in 1957 due to ill-health?

Anthony

Which historical figure was known as 'The Lady with the Lamp'?

Florence Nightingale

Nelson's Column is in which London square?

Trafalgar Square

In which modern day county did the Battle of Hastings take place?

East Sussex Click to see the answer

In which UK city did Roger Bannister run his first sub 4 minute mile?

Oxford

Which Victorian scientist travelled around the world on a ship called the Beagle?

Charles Darwin

What are the guards called Yeoman Warders more commonly known as?

Beefeaters

Robert Walpole became the UK's first Prime Minister in which year?

1721

The Dounreay nuclear site was in which part of the UK?

Scotland

In which century did the Highland Clearances see Scottish people forced off their lands?

18th

Texan businessman John Bryan was involved in a 1990s scandal with which member of the Royal Family?

Sarah Ferguson

What did William Wilberforce campaign to abolish?

Slavery

Queen Elizabeth I was born in a palace in which part of London?

Greenwich Click to see the answer

Sir Christopher Wren completed which famous building in London in 1710?

St Paul's Cathedral

Which world organization was founded by British Army officer Robert Baden-Powell?

Scouts

What was the first name of Antarctic explorer Mr Shackleton?

Ernest

What was the surname of organised crime bosses Ronald and Reginald?

Kray

Which statesman led the 'New Model Army'?

Oliver Cromwell

Queen Victoria replaced which of her relations as monarch?

Uncle

In which century was Blackpool Tower built?

19th

In which decade of the 20th century was the Festival of Britain?

1950s

Frank Whittle was the inventor of which type of engine?

Jet

Which literary figure is nicknamed 'The Bard of Avon'?

William Shakespeare

Dutch Elm Disease started attacking trees in the UK in which decade?

1970s

Which monarch came after Edward VII?

George V Click to see the answer

What was the first name of the 20th century Prime Minister Mr Campbell-Bannerman?

Henry

What was the last battle on British soil?

Culloden

The world's first iron bridge was built over the River Severn in which county?

Shropshire

Princess Diana hit the headlines in 1997 campaigning for which item to be banned?

Land Mines

The end of WW2 with Germany was celebrated in which month of 1945?

May

George I and II were part of which royal dynasty?

Hanover

What was the name of the German code machine cracked by Alan Turing and his team during WW2?

Enigma

Brochs are Iron Age buildings from which part of the UK?

Scotland

What was the first name of the 14th century Scottish fighter Wallace?

William

Tea first arrived in Britain in which year?

1652

During the Wars of the Roses, which color of flower represented Lancashire?

Red

Paul Burrell was charged with theft in 2001 after working for which member of the Royal Family?

Prince Diana

The Treaty of Vereeniging ended which early 20th century conflict?

Boer War

What was the surname of Ken, who was voted in as London Mayor in 2000?

Livingstone

Virgin Challenger was Richard Branson's boat for an attempt to be the quickest to cross which body of water?

Atlantic Click to see the answer

Britain was a republic with no monarch for how many years in the 17th century?

11

In 1787 Britain sent the First Fleet of convicts to which country?

Australia

Which country vetoed the UK's entry into the Common Market in 1963?

France

In which year did the Eden Project in Cornwall open its doors for the first time?

2001

Boudicca led the Iceni tribe in revolt against which invaders?

Romans

The Whispering Gallery is a feature of which famous London building?

St Paul's Cathedral

Near which town would you find the Black Country Living Museum?

Dudley

London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR) opened in which decade?

1980s

Which Tudor explorer set up the first British colony in North America?

Walter Raleigh

What was the first name of the king known as 'The Confessor'?

Edward

Stonehenge was completed in approximately what year?

2000 BC

The Bodleian Library is part of which University?

Oxford

Which UK city hosted the Olympics in 1948?

London

Britain's first canal was completed in which century?

18th

In which year did the half penny cease to be legal tender in the UK?

1984

In which century was the famous King James Bible published?

17th

Which monarch bought Balmoral Castle as a Scottish holiday home?

Queen Victoria

The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to assassinate which king?

James I

William the Conqueror was Duke of which part of France?

Normandy

The First Battle of Ypres was part of which war?

World War 1

What is the name of Prince Andrew's oldest daughter, born in 1988?

Beatrice

In which ship did the Pilgrim Fathers set sail to America from England?

Mayflower

During WW1, conscription was introduced in which year?

1916

In which county could you visit Alnwick and Bamburgh Castles?

Northumbria Click to see the answer

Scotland's first university was established in which east coast town?

St Andrews

Four Labour ministers left in 1981 and set up which political party?

SDP

The safari park at Longleat in Wiltshire first opened in which decade?

1960s

The Barbican center opened in 1982 in which UK city?

London

A Cezanne painting worth £3 million was stolen from the Ashmolean museum in which English city in 2000?

Oxford

Which is the most recent London tube line, which opened in 1979?

Jubilee Click to see the answer

The Callanish standing stones are on which Scottish island?

Lewis

Offa's Dyke was a 8th century wall marking the boundary of England and which other part of the UK?

Wales

The 1990s saw a prolonged legal libel battle between British Airways and which other airline?

Virgin

What type of creature was Goldie, which got huge attention after escaping from London Zoo in 1965?

Golden Eagle

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was a famous figure in which field?

Landscape Gardening

In which English town did Prince Charles marry Camilla Parker-Bowles?

Windsor

In which century did work start on the Tower of London?

11th

England's main Royal Botanic Gardens are in which London suburb?

Kew

Lady Clementine was the wife of which famous 20th century Prime Minister?

Winston Churchill Click to see the answer

The white cliffs of Dover are made from which type of stone?

Chalk

The Crown Jewels have been on display in which building since 1661?

Tower of London

Which historical period came after the Victorian era?

Edwardian

In which year did Robert Bruce beat English troops at the battle of Bannockburn?

1314

In which century did the Black Death or bubonic plague wipe out a large proportion of the UK population?

14th

The National Railway Museum is in which English city?

York

The Battle of Agincourt saw the English led by Henry V take on which country?

France

What kind of army was founded by William Booth?

Salvation

Which English monarch was responsible for the dissolution of the monasteries?

Henry VIII

The Cerne Giant is an ancient chalk figure on a hillside in which county?

Dorset

Which rock star married Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias in 1971?

Mick Jagger

The Times newspaper published its first edition in which century?

18th

British-born terrorist Richard Reid, sentenced in 2003, was better known as what kind of bomber?

Shoe Bomber

The large tower monument to William Wallace is close to which Scottish town?

Stirling

Donald Campbell set speed records on which body of water in the UK?

Coniston Water

In which year did the UK government announce plans to go decimal?

1966

In which year did Churchill replace Chamberlain as Prime Minister?

1940

The Scott Monument, commemorating the life of Walter Scott, is in the main shopping street of which city?

Edinburgh

John Curry was a 1970s British Olympic champion in which sport?

Figure Skating

Which British author wrote 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' and 'The Mousetrap'?

Agatha Christie Click to see the answer

How old was Edward VI when he became king in 1547?

9

Which southern English county experienced the first recorded Viking raid in 793 AD?

Dorset

Which Scottish city's industry was built on 'jute, jam and journalism'?

Dundee

The remains of Richard III were found buried under a car park in which city?

Leicester

A monastery on which Scottish island was repeatedly attacked by the Vikings in the 8th and 9th centuries?

Iona

In which year was the Union of the Crowns between Scotland, England and Wales?

1603 Click to see the answer

What was the nane of Britain's first Christian martyr?

Alban

Which 'Great' monarch was King of Wessex in the 9th century?

Alfred

In 1016, King Canute of which country took the English throne too?

Denmark

Which disease killed Prince Albert in 1861 at the age of 42?

Typhoid

Boxgrove Man, the oldest human remains found in the UK, was discovered close to which town?

Chichester

What was the first name of Lady Grey, who became Queen for a short period in 1553?

Jane

Pioneering physicist Isaac Newton was born in which century?

17th

Camulodunum was the Roman name for which British town?

Colchester

The World War 2 code breaking center at Bletchley Park is close to which town?

Milton Keynes

In which year did Romans invade Britain?

43 AD

The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 on the banks of which river?

Thames

In which year was Oliver Cromwell born?

1599

Which modern city was the Viking capital in England?

York

Britain's first nuclear power station came online in which decade?

1950s

In which year was the first UK census, listing the name of every citizen?

1841

Which large island was called Mona by the Romans?

Anglesey

What was the name of the boat which arrived in England in 1948 carrying 500 Caribbean immigrants?

Windrush

How many miles long is Hadrian's Wall?

73 miles