Викторина по английскому языку для старших классов

ВИКТОРИНА

по английскому языку «События в истории Британии»

для обучающихся старших классов

QUESTIONS

1. Which monarch dissolved the monasteries during the Reformation period?

A) King Charles I B) King Henry VIII

C) Queen Elizabeth I D) King James I

2. Who was crowned as England's first Norman king after the Battle of Hastings?

A) Richard III B) Edward II

C) William I D) Henry VIII

3. During whose reign did the Industrial Revolution begin?

A) Anne B) Elizabeth I

C) Victoria D) George III

4. What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

A) 1642 B) 1485 C) 1776 D) 1066

5. When did the Glorious Revolution happen?

A) 1707 B) 1688 C) 1588 D) 1649

6. What was the main reason behind the creation of the Magna Carta in 1215?

A) To declare independence from France

B) To expand the kingdom’s territories

C) To limit royal powers

D) To establish a new currency

7. In what century did the English Civil War occur?

A) 15th Century B) 18th Century C) 17th Century D) 16th Century

8. Under which queen did the British Empire reach its greatest extent?

A) Victoria B) Elizabeth II C) Anne D) Mary Tudor

9. What event marked the end of Napoleon's power and restored peace in Europe?

A) Congress of Vienna B) Treaty of Versailles

C) Battle of Waterloo D) Crimean War

10. Which landmark event is associated with July 4, 1776?

A) Coronation of Queen Victoria

B) Declaration of Independence by American colonies

C) Discovery of Australia

D) Start of the French Revolution

11. When did World War I start for Britain?

A) April 1917 B) June 1916 C) August 1914 D) December 1918

12. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

A) Two B) Eight C) Four D) Six

13. Who led the Jacobite rising of 1745 against the House of Hanover?

A) Simon de Montfort B) Oliver Cromwell

C) Bonnie Prince Charlie D) Robert the Bruce

14. Who became Prime Minister of Britain at the outbreak of WWII?

A) Neville Chamberlain B) Harold Macmillan

C) Clement Attlee D) Winston Churchill

15. The Act of Union united which two countries into Great Britain?

A) Ireland & Wales B) England & Scotland

C) England & Ireland D) Scotland & Wales

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