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Which monarch reigned the longest in British history?
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- 1. Which monarch reigned the longest in British history?
- A. Victoria
- B. Elizabeth II (answer)
- C. George III
- D. Henry III
Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, from 1952 to 2022. - 2. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- A. 1987
- B. 1989 (answer)
- C. 1991
- D. 1993
The border opened on 9 November 1989; Germany reunified the following year. - 3. Who was the first woman to take her seat as an MP in the House of Commons?
- A. Constance Markievicz
- B. Nancy Astor (answer)
- C. Emmeline Pankhurst
- D. Margaret Bondfield
Markievicz was elected first in 1918 but did not take her seat; Astor did in 1919. - 4. Roughly how long did the Hundred Years' War actually last?
- A. 99 years
- B. 100 years
- C. 116 years (answer)
- D. 124 years
It ran from 1337 to 1453, with long pauses in between. - 5. Which empire was ruled from Constantinople until the city fell in 1453?
- A. Ottoman
- B. Byzantine (answer)
- C. Holy Roman
- D. Persian
The Ottomans captured the city in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire. - 6. Which ancient wonder stood in Alexandria?
- A. Hanging Gardens
- B. Colossus
- C. The Lighthouse (answer)
- D. The Mausoleum
The Pharos lighthouse stood for centuries before earthquakes destroyed it. - 7. Who was British prime minister when the Second World War began in September 1939?
- A. Winston Churchill
- B. Neville Chamberlain (answer)
- C. Stanley Baldwin
- D. Clement Attlee
Churchill replaced Chamberlain in May 1940. - 8. In which year was Magna Carta sealed?
- A. 1066
- B. 1215 (answer)
- C. 1265
- D. 1415
King John sealed it at Runnymede in June 1215. - 9. Which country was the first to give women the vote in national elections?
- A. United Kingdom
- B. United States
- C. New Zealand (answer)
- D. Finland
New Zealand did so in 1893. - 10. In which city was Joan of Arc executed?
- A. Paris
- B. Orléans
- C. Rouen (answer)
- D. Reims
She was burned at the stake in Rouen in 1431. - 11. Who announced the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822?
- A. Thomas Young
- B. Jean-François Champollion (answer)
- C. Howard Carter
- D. Napoleon Bonaparte
Champollion used the Rosetta Stone, building on earlier work by Thomas Young. - 12. Which king died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
- A. Harold II (answer)
- B. Edward the Confessor
- C. William I
- D. Harald Hardrada
Harald Hardrada died weeks earlier at Stamford Bridge, fighting Harold II.
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