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  • What British product became a major export from the Canary Islands in the 19th century?
    Bananas
    Wine
  • What was the name of the Muslim /ˈmʊz.lɪm/ kingdom in Spain that lasted until 1492?
    The Emirate of Granada
    The Kingdom of Navarre /nava:/
  • What was the name of the Spanish Armada defeated by England in 1588?
    La Armada Invencible
    La Flota de Oro
  • Which Canary Island city had a British cemetery established in the 19th century for expatriates /ekˈspæt.ri.ət/ ?
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Which country was Nelson Mandela the president of?
    Nigeria
    South Africa
  • Which British naval /ˈneɪ.vəl/ officer led an unsuccessful attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1797?
    James Cook
    Horatio Nelson
  • Which war was fought /fɔt/ between the North and South in the United States?
    Slave War
    Civil War
  • Which event marked the end of Muslim /ˈmʊz.lɪm/ rule in Spain in 1492?
    The fall of Granada
    The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
  • Which British royal is believed to have visited the Canary Islands in the 20th century for leisure?
    Queen Victoria
    King Edward VIII
  • Which group ruled Spain for nearly 800 years before the Reconquista?
    The Visigoths
    The Moors /mɔːr/ or /mʊər/
  • Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during World War II?
    Winston Churchill
    Neville Chamberlain
  • Which battle in 1805 resulted in a major naval/ˈneɪ.vəl/ defeat for Spain and France against Britain?
    The Battle of Trafalgar
    The Battle of Lepanto
  • Which city was the capital of Ireland before Dublin?
    Kilkenny
    Belfast
  • What event in 1066 changed the course of English history?
    The English Civil War
    The Norman Conquest
  • Which queen was the longest-reigning British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II?
    Queen Anne
    Queen Victoria
  • Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar /ˈsiː.zə/ ?
    Ottoman Empire
    Roman Empire
  • Which Spanish city is home to the Alhambra palace?
    Seville
    Granada
  • In what year did the Republic of Ireland gain full independence from the UK?
    1949
    1916
  • Which Canary Island was briefly occupied by the British in the 18th century?
    La Palma
    Lanzarote
  • Which British colony frequently traded goods with the Canary Islands in the 18th and 19th centuries?
    Malta
    Gibraltar
  • What was the primary reason for the settlement of British families in Tenerife during the 19th century?
    Military occupation
    Trade and tourism
  • What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
    Sunflower
    Mayflower
  • Which British writer visited the Canary Islands and wrote about his experiences in the 19th century?
    Charles Dickens
    Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Which English king famously had six wives?
    Henry VIII
    Richard III
  • What year did World War II end?
    1945
    1942
  • Which product was the main focus of British merchants /ˈmɜː.tʃənt/ in the Canary Islands during the 17th and 18th centuries?
    Tobacco /təˈbæk.əʊ/
    Malvasía wine
  • Who was the first king of a unified Spain?
    Charles I
    Ferdinand II of Aragon
  • Which Spanish artist painted "Guernica"?
    Salvador Dalí
    Pablo Picasso
  • What year did the Spanish Civil War begin?
    1924
    1936
  • What document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?
    The bill of Rights
    Magna Carta
  • Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
    Hernán Cortés
    Francisco Pizarro
  • What was the name of the Spanish dictator who ruled from 1939 to 1975?
    Francisco Franco
    Miguel Primo de Rivera
  • Which British sport was introduced to the Canary Islands and is still popular today?
    Tennis
    Football (soccer)
  • Which Spanish explorer was the first to lead a circumnavigation /ˌsɜː.kəmˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ of the Earth?
    Hernán Cortés
    Ferdinand Magellan
  • Which British botanist extensively studied the flora of the Canary Islands in the 19th century?
    Charles Darwin
    Philip Barker Webb
  • Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ to the Americas in 1492?
    King Philip II
    King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
  • What was the Great Famine /ˈfæm.ɪn/ in Ireland primarily caused by?
    The potato blight
    a major earthquake
  • What is the name of the famous pilgrimage/ˈpɪl.ɡrɪ.mɪdʒ/ route in northern Spain?
    Ruta de la Plata
    Camino de Santiago
  • What was a key reason for British tourism increasing in the Canary Islands during the 19th century?
    The belief that the climate had health benefits
    The discovery of natural hot springs
  • Which British company established a significant presence in the Canary Islands for trade and commerce?
    The Canary Islands Company
    The East India Company
  • What was the name of the ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃnt/ trade route that connected Asia /ˈeɪ.ʒə/and Europe?
    Trans-Siberian path
    Silk road
  • Which British poet and writer visited the Canary Islands in the early 20th century?
    T.S. Eliot
    Agatha Christie
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