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What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
Magna Carta
The bill of Rights
Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar /ˈsiː.zə/ ?
Ottoman Empire
Roman 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?
Nigeria
South Africa
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
Sunflower
Mayflower
What was the Great Famine /ˈfæm.ɪn/ in Ireland primarily caused by?
a major earthquake
The potato blight
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?
Civil War
Slave 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?
Henry VIII
Richard III
In what year did the Republic of Ireland gain full independence from the UK?
1916
1949
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?
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ to the Americas in 1492?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King Philip II
What was the name of the Spanish Armada defeated by England in 1588?
La Flota de Oro
La Armada Invencible
