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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. In 1066, which battle saw William of Normandy defeat King Harold and become King of England?

Battle of TrafalgarBattle of AgincourtBattle of BosworthBattle of Hastings

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

The metreThe mileThe poundThe gallon

3. The Domesday Book, an enormous survey of land and property in England, was ordered by which king?

William the ConquerorHenry VIIIKing JohnAlfred the Great

4. What is the capital city of Wales?

SwanseaNewportCardiffBangor

5. Which is the longest river in the United Kingdom?

TrentMerseyThamesSevern

6. Which mountain is the highest in the United Kingdom?

Scafell PikeHelvellynSnowdonBen Nevis

7. Which narrow stretch of water separates England from France?

Bristol ChannelEnglish ChannelNorth SeaIrish Sea

8. Which sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland?

Irish SeaCeltic SeaNorth SeaBristol Channel

9. Which English county is known as 'the Garden of England' because of its orchards and hop fields?

DevonSussexKentNorfolk

10. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 replaced King James II with which joint monarchs?

Henry and AnneWilliam and MaryVictoria and AlbertGeorge and Charlotte

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