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🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Key Stages 2 and 3

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10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. What is the name of the UK Parliament's elected house?

The AssemblyHouse of CommonsHouse of LordsThe Senate

2. What is the capital city of Scotland?

EdinburghGlasgowAberdeenDundee

3. In the metric system used across science and most of the world, what is the standard unit of length?

The mileThe metreThe gallonThe pound

4. Which people built long, straight roads across Britain and founded the settlement that became London?

VikingsNormansSaxonsRomans

5. What does MP stand for?

Master of ParliamentMember of ParliamentMinister of PoliceMayor of the People

6. The Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the 1700s, saw a huge shift towards making goods how?

By growing more foodBy trading with other countries onlyBy using more horsesBy machine in factories

7. What is the standard SI unit of mass?

The ounceThe stoneThe poundThe kilogram

8. Which Tudor king had six wives and broke from the Catholic Church to found the Church of England?

Richard IIIEdward VIHenry VIIIHenry VII

9. Which sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland?

Bristol ChannelCeltic SeaIrish SeaNorth Sea

10. At least how often must a general election be held in the UK, by law?

Every 5 yearsEvery 10 yearsEvery 2 yearsWhenever the King chooses

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