TOPIC: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (BRITISH AFFAIRS)
1. Who is considered the founder of the Church of England?
a) Henry VIII
b) Queen Elizabeth I
c) William the Conqueror
d) Oliver Cromwell
2. In which year did the British East India Company establish its first trading post in India?
a) 1498
b) 1600
c) 1757
d) 1857
3. Which British monarch ruled the longest in British history, with a reign of over 63 years?
a) Queen Victoria
b) King George III
c) Queen Elizabeth II
d) King Henry VIII
4. Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II and is known for his famous speeches, including "We shall fight on the beaches"?
a) Neville Chamberlain
b) Winston Churchill
c) Clement Attlee
d) Harold Wilson
5. In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum commonly referred to as:
a) The Brexit Vote
b) The Euro Exit
c) The EU Referendum
d) The British Split
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6. The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, is often regarded as a cornerstone of modern constitutional law. It was signed during the reign of which British king?
a) King John
b) King Henry II
c) King Richard the Lionheart
d) King Edward I
7. Which British explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe in the 16th century?
a) Sir Walter Raleigh
b) Sir Francis Drake
c) Captain James Cook
d) Sir Ernest Shackleton
8. The Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland, gained independence from the United Kingdom in which year?
a) 1916
b) 1922
c) 1937
d) 1949
9. Which British monarch was known as the "Virgin Queen" and presided over a period of English history known as the Elizabethan Era?
a) Queen Anne
b) Queen Mary I
c) Queen Elizabeth I
d) Queen Victoria
10. Who was the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in September 2021?
a) Theresa May
b) Boris Johnson
c) Tony Blair
d) David Cameron
11. The British Parliament consists of two houses. What are they called?
a) House of Lords and House of Commons
b) House of Representatives and Senate
c) Upper House and Lower House
d) Parliament and Council
12. The Great Fire of London, which occurred in 1666, was famously chronicled by which diarist and civil servant?
a) Samuel Johnson
b) Charles Dickens
c) John Locke
d) Samuel Pepys
13. In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated a significant milestone by becoming the longest-reigning British monarch in history, surpassing the record held by:
a) Queen Victoria
b) King George III
c) King Henry VIII
d) Queen Elizabeth I
14. The Battle of Trafalgar, a decisive naval battle in the Napoleonic Wars, took place off the coast of which country?
a) France
b) Spain
c) England
d) Greece
15. Who wrote the classic novel "Pride and Prejudice," which is set in early 19th-century England?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Charles Dickens
d) George Eliot