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What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
The bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar /ˈsiː.zə/ ?
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
What year did World War II end?
1945
1942
Which queen was the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?
Queen Victoria
Queen Anne
Which country was Nelson Mandela the president of?
South Africa
Nigeria
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
Mayflower
Sunflower
What was the Great Famine /ˈfæm.ɪn/ in Ireland primarily caused by?
The potato blight
a major earthquake
Which city was the capital of Ireland before Dublin?
Kilkenny
Belfast
Which war was fought /fɔt/ between the North and South in the United States?
Slave War
Civil War
What was the name of the ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃnt/ trade route that connected Asia /ˈeɪ.ʒə/and Europe?
Silk road
Trans-Siberian path
Which English king famously had six wives?
Richard III
Henry VIII
In what year did the Republic of Ireland gain full independence from the UK?
1949
1916
What event in 1066 changed the course of English history?
The English Civil War
The Norman Conquest
Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during World War II?
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ to the Americas in 1492?
King Philip II
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
What was the name of the Spanish Armada defeated by England in 1588?
La Armada Invencible
La Flota de Oro
