Chapter 3 Flashcards
(40 cards)
When did ‘the Concorde’ aircraft fly for the first time?
In 1969
In 1970
In 1975
In 1976
In 1969
When did Emmeline Pankhurst set up the Women’s Franchise League, which fought to get the vote in local elections for married women?
1880
1889
1890
1899
1889
How many British citizens left the country between 1853 and 1913?
10 million
13 million
15 million
18 million
13 million
When did Argentina invade the Falklands Islands?
In 1980
In 1982
In 1984
In 1992
In 1982
When did Alexander Fleming win the Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of penicillin?
In 1935
In 1945
In 1950
In 1952
In 1945
Which of the following areas did the British Empire NOT cover during the Victorian period?
Mexico
Australia
India
Large parts of Africa
Mexico
During the Victorian period, the British Empire grew to cover all of India, Australia and large parts of Africa.
Which TWO of Henry VIII’s wives were accused of taking lovers and executed?
-Anne of Cleves
-Catherine Howard
-Catherine Parr
-Anne Boleyn
Catherine Howard
Anne Boleyn
When did the ‘Concorde‘ aircraft carry passengers for the first time?
In 1969
In 1970
In 1972
In 1976
In 1976
Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, was Anne Boleyn’s cousin:
True
False
False
Catherine Howard was a cousin of Anne Boleyn.
Throughout the 1990s, Britain played a leading role in coalition forces involved in the liberation of Kuwait, following the Iraqi invasion in 1990, and the conflict in the former Republic of Yugoslavia:
True
False
True
Throughout the 1990s, Britain played a leading role in coalition forces involved in the liberation of Kuwait, following the Iraqi invasion in 1990, and the conflict in the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
Who was reigning in Britain when Wales became formally united with England by the Act for the Government of Wales?
Henry VIII
Henry VII
Elizabeth I
James I
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I was the younger daughter of which King?
James I
William the Great
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
When did people learn how to make bronze?
Around 3,000 years ago
Around 4,000 years ago
Around 5,000 years ago
Around 2,000 years ago
Around 4,000 years ago
When did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC)?
In 1957
In 1963
In 1973
In 1977
In 1973
Who defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415?
King Edward I of England
William III of England
Henry VIII
King Henry V
King Henry V
Who sat at the House of Commons during the Middle Ages?
-Knights and wealthy people from towns and cities
-Farmers and blacksmiths
-Great landowners and bishops
-Everyone could sit at the House of Commons
Knights and wealthy people from towns and cities
Which of the following words come from the Anglo-Saxon language?
-Apple and summer
-Music and dance
-Grimsby and scunthorpe
-Canute and boat
Apple and summer
Who sat at the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
-Great landowners and bishops
-Knights, who were usually smaller landowners
-Wealthy people from towns and cities
-Farmers and blacksmiths
Great landowners and bishops
Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War?
The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Agincourt
When did Emmeline Pankhurst die?
1928
1935
1936
1930
1928
When did the Black Death come to England?
In 1248
In 1348
In 1358
In 1414
In 1348
When did Britain and France develop the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner known as ‘The Concorde’?
1970s
1950s
1980s
1960s
1960s
In the 15th century, Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Lancaster, became:
King Henry VIII
King Richard I
King Richard III
King Henry VII
King Henry VII
Who were the suffragettes?
-A group who demanded the vote for the working classes
-A group who used civil disobedience to gain the vote for women
-A group who campaigned for the vote of men over 21 years of age
-A group who introduced new ideas about politics
A group who used civil disobedience to gain the vote for women
