General Knowledge Quiz 32Raghu UnnamMarch 7, 2025General knowledge, General Knowledge Test Welcome to your General Knowledge Quiz 32 Who was the first Norman King of England? Henry VIII William the Conqueror Edward I Richard the Lionheart None In which year did the Battle of Hastings take place? 1215 1066 1492 1603 None Which document, signed in 1215, limited the powers of the English king? The Magna Carta The Domesday Book The Bill of Rights The Act of Union None Who was the only British monarch to be executed? Elizabeth I Henry VII Charles I James II None What war took place between the Houses of Lancaster and York? The English Civil War The War of the Roses The Hundred Years' War The Napoleonic Wars None Which queen ruled England for 45 years and defeated the Spanish Armada? Mary I Victoria Anne Elizabeth I None Who was the famous playwright during the Elizabethan era? Geoffrey Chaucer Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Thomas More None What was the name of the first English colony in America, founded in 1607? Plymouth Jamestown Roanoke New York None Which war took place between England and France from 1337 to 1453? The Thirty Years' War The Hundred Years' War The Seven Years' War The Napoleonic Wars None What was the name of Henry VIII's second wife, who was executed? Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Mary Stuart None Which famous ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620? The Santa Maria The Mayflower The Beagle The Victory None What was the name of the war between England and Scotland in the 13th and 14th centuries? The Jacobite Rebellion The Scottish Wars of Independence The English Civil War The Napoleonic Wars None Who was known as the "Virgin Queen"? Mary I Elizabeth I Victoria Anne None Which famous battle took place in 1815, where Britain defeated Napoleon? Battle of Trafalgar Battle of Agincourt Battle of Hastings Battle of Waterloo None Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II? Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill Clement Attlee Harold Macmillan None In which year did the Great Fire of London occur? 1666 1649 1588 1707 None What was the industrial revolution? A war between England and France A time of technological and industrial growth The rebellion against King John The formation of the United Kingdom None Which monarch ruled for the longest period in British history? Elizabeth I George III Victoria Elizabeth II None When was the United Kingdom officially formed? 1603 1707 1801 1922 None Who led the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War? Charles I Oliver Cromwell Henry VIII James I None When did women gain the right to vote in the UK? 1900 1918 1930 1945 None What event marked the beginning of World War I? The bombing of Pearl Harbor The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand The Treaty of Versailles The Great Depression None Which British explorer discovered Australia in 1770? James Cook Francis Drake Walter Raleigh Henry Hudson None What was the name of the ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg? Britannic Lusitania Titanic Queen Mary None What was the Blitz during World War II? The invasion of Normandy The bombing campaign against Britain The surrender of Germany The Russian invasion of Poland None What year did India gain independence from Britain? 1919 1935 1947 1956 None Who was the British Prime Minister during the Falklands War? Harold Wilson Margaret Thatcher John Major Tony Blair None When did the Berlin Wall fall, marking the end of the Cold War? 1985 1989 1991 1995 None What year was the Brexit referendum held? 2014 2016 2018 2020 None Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK? Theresa May Margaret Thatcher Queen Victoria Elizabeth II None 1 out of 6 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 96
