UK Historical Personalities
Queen Boudicca (in 60 AD) represented the ______ against the Romans.
Celts. This resulted in the sack of London and the Celts lost to the Romans.
Who is the head of state, and who is the head of the government?
Elizabeth II, Boris Johnson
Name the current queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth II and Philip II
Name any of the Founding Fathers.
Thomas Jefferson
Name at least 5 American natural and/or artificial landmarks
The Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, The Space Needle, Hoover Dam, Disney World, Hollywood Sign
What did Alfred the Great do?
He unified England and fought off the Vikings (918).
What are the three main branches in the UK system of government?
The executive, legislative, and judicial
What was the name of the ship in which religious emigrants (pilgrims) came to the US?
The Mayflower
What is the highest mountain in the US, and what is the highest mountain in Canada?
Mt. McKinley, Mt. Logan
What ruler came to the throne after the War of the Roses?
Henry Tudor
What two main ideas does the unwritten constitution of the UK government follow?
The rule of law and the supremacy of parliament
Who is third in the line of succession?
The ________ was traveled by settlers, farmers, miners, etc
The Oregon Trail
How many provinces are there in Canada? Name five of them.
10 (Ontario, Quebec – French, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick - French, Manitoba, British Columbia,Prince Edward island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland & Labrador)
Henry II murdered ________ because ________.
He murdered St Thomas Becket because Becket wanted more rights and privileges for the Church, while Henry II wanted to limit religious powers.
What types of lords are there in the House of Lords?
Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.
Within the Lords Temporal, there are hereditary peers and life peers (appointed by the monarch based on what the PM wants).
Name four rulers in the House of Tudor
multiple answers
What was the decisive battle in the Civil War, in which the North (free states) started to win against the South (slave-holding)?
The Battle of Gettsyburg
What do the stars and stripes on the American flag represent?
Name the two groups that fought each other in the English Civil War, and who led both groups.
Charles I vs. Oliver Cromwell
The cavaliers (royalists, catholics) vs. the roundheads (puritans, protestants)
Name four British political parties.
For example, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, and UKIP.
What big royal family news came out last week?
Meghan Markle and Harry might stop their royal duties and move to Canada
In what wars was Theodore Roosevelt involved?
The Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War
What are the Canadian territories?
Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories