British history
The four countries that constitute the UK
What are England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland?
The most common expression denoting the vastness and greatness of the British empire
What is "The empire on which the sun never sets"
"Shooting an Elephant" (1936)
George Orwell
A former colony of the British Isles that has the capital of Dublin.
What is Ireland (Republic of Ireland)
Name of the main character in the film played by Ewan McGregor.
Who is Mark Renton
A British country, and island, that was divided in two after a civil war early in the 20th century
What is Ireland?
The act of sending settlers to a place and establish political control over it.
What is colonisation/to colonise
"The Danger of a Single Story" (2009)
Chimamanda Adichie
The last colony to be handed over by the British
What is Hong Kong (in 1997)
The capital city where most of the action takes place.
What is Edinburgh
An era in the 19th century which was named after a British queen
What is "The Victorian Era"
a noun that describes a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
What is a stereotype?
"Trainspotting" - the film (1996)
Danny Boyle
A country and former colony that fought for independence in the late 18th century after being heavily taxed by the British Empire, which led to a notable revolution.
What is The United States
The "maternally-inspired" name of the infamous drug den, which the characters frequent throughout the film.
What is "Mother Superior"
A famous event held in Crystal Palace in 1851 to show the greatness of the British Empire to the rest of the world
What is "The Great Exhibition"
A term and verb which means to add (territory) to one's own territory (usually by force).
What is "to annex"
"The White Man's Burden" (1899)
Rudyard Kipling
Country that was a former colony of the British empire - now the most populated country in Africa with more than 200 million inhabitants
What is Nigeria
The musical artist mentioned numerous times throughout the film, who is also tied to the usage of heroin.
Who is "Iggy Pop"
The 28th and last governor of Hong Kong
Who is Christopher Francis Patten (Chris Patten)
A term used by Andrew Klavan to denote the paradox of multiculturalism while claiming it has failed
What is "Moral relativism"
"The British" (2002)
Benjamin Zephaniah
The age of your English teacher
What is 30
Who is the author of the novel "Trainspotting", which the film is an adaptation of?
Who is Irvine Welsh