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  • What was signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215?
    Magna Carta
  • Who was the British Prime minister at the start of World War Ⅱ ? Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher
    Neville Chamberlain
  • Who did Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ marry?
    No one - she never married
  • Which king supposedly was killed by an arrow in his eye at the Battle of Hastings?
    Harold
  • Who is the Greek God of love?
    Aphrodite
  • What title was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt?
    Pharaoh
  • How many wives did Henry VIII have?
    Six (Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr
  • What destroyed Pompeii?
    A volcanic eruption
  • The Cold War was a war of words and hostility mainly between the USSR and which country?
    USA
  • What colour are the benches in the House of Commons?
    Green
  • Who was caught red-handed trying to blow up parliament in 1605?
    Guy Fawkes
  • Where did the Olympic Games originate?
    Greece
  • How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?
    8
  • Which ancient king had a round table?
    King Arthur
  • What notable event affected London in September 1666?
    The Great Fire of London
  • What was the name of the letters that Anglo Saxons used to write with?
    Runes
  • In British history, which of these eras came first? Romans, Vikings, Tudors, Victorians
    Romans