The political system of the UK
The two houses of Parliament in the UK
What is the House of Lords & House of Commons?
This is the year the UK decided to leave the EU
When was 2016?
This was the year the Declaration of Independence was signed
When was 1776?
It is the tallest stone monument and obelisk in the world, and represents an American president
What is the Washington Monument?
A poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1899 which justified American and European colonization
What was "The White Man's Burden"?
These are the two largest political parties in the UK
What is the Conservative Party and the Labour Party?
The percentage of British people who wanted to leave the EU
What is 51%?
These are the two chambers of Congress in the US
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
A plan that aimed to give Europe financial aid after World War 2
What is the Marshall Plan?
This book, thought by many to be one of the earliest sci-fi books, was released in 1931
What was Frankenstein?
A "winner takes all" method of voting that recently has lead to "unstable" results in the UK
What is first-past-the-post?
This person was the First Minister of Scotland during Brexit
Who is Nicola Sturgeon?
This political party is represented by a Donkey
This person was the leader of France when the US made the Louisiana Purchase
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
The author of one of the world's most known dystopian pieces of litterature
Who was George Orwell?
When a general election results in no single political party winning a majority of MPs in the House of Commons
What is a “hung parliament”?
This person was the Prime Minister of the UK before Boris Johnson took over
Who is Theresa May?
A mode of political organization that unites separate states within an overarching political system in a way that allows each to maintain its own integrity.
What is federalism?
These are the names of the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan during WW2
The term for "the problem(s) one or several characters have to deal with"
What is conflict?
This is one of his most famous quotes: "we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender "
Who is Winston Churchill?
This is the exact date of the Brexit referendum
When was 23 June 2016?
This person was the 47th vice presiedent of the USA, and held this seat between 2009-2017
Who is Joe Biden?
This important construction connected the Eastern and Western US after the Civil War
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
This person is the author of "A Christmas Carol" and "Oliver Twist", which he wrote in the 1830's and 40's
Who is Charles Dickens?