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1 Which British field marshal received the German surrender in 1945?
A Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (General Douglas McArthur accepted the
2 Which of Henry VIII’s wives was mother to Elizabeth?
A Anne Boleyn
3 Who succeeded to the British throne in 1837?
A Queen Victoria
4 From which Devon port did the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the
A Plymouth
5 Which famous British political leader died on 24th January 1965?
A Sir Winston Churchill
6 Who lead the raid on Cadiz in 1587, destroying a large part of the Spanish fleet?
A Sir Francis Drake
7 Who was the Home Secretary in 1829 that created the modern concept of a police force, leading to officers being nicknamed ‘bobbies’?
A Sir Robert Peel
8 In what year did The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations take place in Hyde Park?
A 1851
9 Which notorious incident in India in 1756 caused many British prisoners to suffocate to death?
A Black Hole of Calcutta (claims are that 123 prisoners died out of 146 held)
10 What invention did John Kay patent in 1733 that lead to the large-scale industrialisation of weaving?
A Flying Shuttle (the Spinning Jenny was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves)