Geography and Great Events
These four countries make up the British Isles:
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland)
Sir Francis Drake, who was the first Englishman to sail around the world, was sent by this monarch:
Queen Elizabeth
What changed during the Age of Industry?
Machines were invented to make work easier and faster (also urbanisation)
This country was called the Jewel of the Empire. Due to the amount of money that it made for England.
India
British people consume over 165 million cups of this every day
A.)Coffee B.)Hot Chocolate C.)Cappuccino D.)Tea
Tea
True or false: The Republic of Ireland is included in the United Kingdom.
False
(Northern Ireland is in the UK)
In 1588, Queen Elizabeth's fleets of ships defeated this country's fleet:
Spain (Spanish Armada)
Who were these men? (What did they do?)
Sir Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
William Gilbert
William Harvey
Robert Boyle
Edmund Halley
Robert Hooke
Scientists
About what percentage of the world was under British control during its height in 1922.
A.)25% B.)15% C.)50% D.)40%
A)25%
In the United Kingdom this is the national sport.
A.)Cricket B.)Soccer C.)Rugby D.)Golf
A) Cricket
UK citizens elect representatives who work in this body of government:
Parliament
Virginia
What is one way that farming changed?
crop rotation (vekselbruk)
science for increasing milk production
using new farm tools
What was one of the biggest reasons of why the British were able to make such a great Empire?
political stability, technological change (industrialisation), money
London has the oldest and longest transport systems in the world. This system is also know as the tube. This system is used by most Londoners.
A.)Underground B.)Broadway Railway C.)Metro Railway D.)Docklands Light Railway E.)Metrorail
A) Underground
Name three of the most populous cities of the UK:
London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Southhampton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Belfast, Edinburgh
This famous writer wrote many plays during the Elizabethian Age.
William Shakespeare
Miners discovered a cheaper way to change iron into this material
steel
In this century was the first time the British Empire was formed.
A.)Twenty-First B.)Eighteenth C.)Seventeenth D.) Sixteenth
The Sixteenth century
This author became the first billionaire. The author has also written seventeen books.
A.)J.K Rowling B.)Charles Dickens C.)J.R.R Tolkein D.)Virginia Wolfe E.)C.S. Lewis
A) J.K Rowling
This document was signed in 1215 and defined the rights that each Englishman possessed
Magna Carta (the Charter of Freedoms) - laws that the king and everyone else had to follow for the first time (limit on taxes, protect from illegal imprisonment)
"Her forces defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion, she reinstated Protestantism and forged an England that was a strong and independent nation." Also lost her mother, was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and stripped of inheritance. (BBC Teach)
Name one invention of this period
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Name one invention of this period
Flying shuttle
Spinning Jenny
Power Loom
Water Frame
Spinning Mule
Steam Engine
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How many countries still call Queen Elizabeth II their queen?
A.)Twenty-One B.)Sixteen C.)Thirteen D.)One
Sixteen
This dish is considered by many and also voted to be the United Kingdoms top dish.
A.)Chicken Tikka B.)Fish & Chips C.)Bangers & Mash D.)Shepard's Pie E.)Sunday Roast
A) Chicken Tikka