The Arts

Question 1

When was ‘She’ by Haggard published?

Answer 1

1887

Question 2

What was published in 1887?

Answer 2

She by Haggard

Question 3

What was published in 1885?

Answer 3

Rider Haggards ‘King Solomons Mines’

Question 4

When were Rider Haggards ‘King Solomons Mines’ published?

Answer 4

1885

Question 5

When did the boys own paper appear?

Answer 5

1879

Question 6

What appeared in 1879?

Answer 6

The Boys own Paper

Question 7

What did the Boys Own Paper (formed in 1879 include)?

Answer 7

Stories of soldiers bravery across the globe

Contributions by Colonel Baden-Powell (formed the Scout Movement), who urged reader to lead ‘manly and Christian lives’

Question 8

Who urged readers of the ‘Boy’s own paper’ to lead ‘manly and Christian lives’?

Answer 8

Colonel Baden-Powell (formed the Scout Movement)

Question 9

What was opened in 1851?

Answer 9

Great exhibition

Question 10

When was there the great exhibition?

Answer 10

1851

Question 11

What was opened in 1862?

Answer 11

International exhibition

Question 12

When was the international exhibition?

Answer 12

1862

Question 13

What was included in the 1862 International exhibition?

Answer 13

28,000 exhibitors from 36 countries

Question 14

What exhibition included 28,000 exhibitors from 36 countries?

Answer 14

1862 International exhibition in South Kensington

Question 15

Where was the 1862 International Exhibition?

Answer 15

South Kensington

Question 16

How many exhibits from India were included in the 1862 International Exhibition?

Answer 16

7000

Question 17

What exhibition included 7000 exhibits from India alone?

Answer 17

1862 International Exhibition

Question 18

What was made in 1877?

Answer 18

Nubian village, including animals and humans collected from Sudan, was put on display at London’s Alexandra Palace

Question 19

When had the Nubian village, including animals and humans collected from Sudan, put on display at London’s Alexandra Palace?

Answer 19

1877

Question 20

What was put on display in London’s Alexandra Palace in 1877?

Answer 20

Nubian village, including animals and humans collected from Sudan

Question 21

What was done in 1886?

Answer 21

Colonial and Indian Exhibition was held in South Kensington

Question 22

Why was the Colonial and Indian Exhibition was held in South Kensington in 1886?

Answer 22

‘give to the inhabitants of the British isles, to foreigners and to other, practical demonstration of the wealth and industrial development of the outlying proportions of the empire ’

Question 23

What was set up to ‘give to the inhabitants of the British isles, to foreigners and to other, practical demonstration of the wealth and industrial development of the outlying proportions of the empire’?

Answer 23

Colonial and Indian Exhibition was held in South Kensington

Question 24

When was the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in South Kensington?

Answer 24

1886

Question 25

What style was the 1886 exhibition built in?

Answer 25

Indian style (Princely gateway, fly swatters and natives)

Question 26

What exhibition was built in an Indian style?

Answer 26

1886 exhibition in South Kensington

Question 27

When was there an African exhibition in London?

Answer 27

1890

Question 28

Where was the African Exhibition in 1890?

Answer 28

London

Question 29

What was held in London in 1890?

Answer 29

African Exhibition

Question 30

What was the inspiration behind the African exhibition in 1890 in London?

Answer 30

Stanley’s African travels

Question 31

What was on display in the 1890 African exhibition in London?

Answer 31

Shields, spears and throwing knives African hut Two boys from Bechuanaland

Question 32

What was the impact of the 1890 Africa Exhibition?

Answer 32

Increased British presence in Africa to bring Christianity | Anthropological interests

Question 33

Who was a prominent author in the 1860s, who didn’t mention empire?

Answer 33

Dickens

Question 34

What was composed in 1897?

Answer 34

Imperial March by Edward Elgar

Question 35

When was the Imperial March composed by Edward Elgar?

Answer 35

1897

Question 36

Who composed the imperial march in 1897?

Answer 36

Edward Elgar

Question 37

Where was the imperial march (composed by Edward Elgar in 1897) played?

Answer 37

Diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria and was played by massive bands across London during the celebrations

Question 38

What did John Hobson say in 1901?

Answer 38

Complained about the working class obsession with ‘music halls’ (Large public establishments where live popular music would be played). They were sometimes highly supportive of Empire and he believed that this was the reason behind the lack of opposition for the Boer war

Question 39

What proportion of pro-empire songs were sung in music halls?

Answer 39

Very small proportion of the songs sung and they were more focused on hardships faced by the soldiers abroad

Question 40

What happened in 1938?

Answer 40

Empire exhibition in Glasgow

Question 41

When was there an Empire exhibition in Glasgow?

Answer 41

1938

Question 42

How many people visited the Empire exhibition in Glasgow in 1938?

Answer 42

12 million people

Question 43

What exhibition attracted 12 million people?

Answer 43

Empire exhibition in Glasgow in 1938

Question 44

What song was created in 1931?

Answer 44

‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ by Noel Coward

Question 45

When was ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’ created by Noel Coward?

Answer 45

1931

Question 46

What was the impact of the song ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’?

Answer 46

Self mocking British ideas of themselves and empire

Question 47

How did the Co-operative Wholesale society advertised?

Answer 47

Their tea would contain cards which would show the place in empire where they were from