Published: Sunday 25th April 2010
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What publication recorded the work of the great survey of England completed in 1086 by William I?
The Domesday Book.
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Which famous explorer sailed in "The Pelican"?
Sir Francis Drake.
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Which Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in 1170 was made a Saint in 1173?
Thomas a Becket.
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Which territory was ceded to Britain under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, although the sovereignty has been long contested by Spain?
Gibraltar.
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What was the last battle of the English Civil War in 1651?
The Battle of Worcester.
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Which organisation was founded by William Booth in 1865?
The Salvation Army.
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What famous work of art depicts events at the Battle of Hastings?
The Bayeaux Tapestry.
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What started on Pudding lane in 1666?
The Great Fire of London.
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In which English city did the "Peterloo Massacre" take place in 1819?
Manchester.
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At which battle of the War of the Roses was Richard III killed?
The Battle of Bosworth Field(1485).
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What was the name of the early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson?
The Rocket.
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In which Lancashire town was the Cooperative movement founded?
Rochdale.
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With which country did Britain fight "The War of Jenkins' Ear"?
Spain
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What were the activists who destroyed mechanised looms in the 19th century called?
Luddites.
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How long did "The Hundred Years War" last?
116 years (1337 to 1453).
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The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, in which modern country is the site of the battle?
Belgium.
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Founded in the 12th century, which is England's oldest university?
Oxford.
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Which side did Britain support in the US civil war?
The Confederacy.
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In which year was the death penalty abolished in the UK?
1965
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Which war began on 10th October 1899?
The Boer War.
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