All about England
Who won the Wars of the Roses?
The Lancasters won and then Henry VII became king.
When was the first known human in England?
500,000 BC
When did we celebrate the end of World War II?
In the 1940s.
True or False? Elizabeth I has the longest reign in English history.
False: Elizabeth the II
Roanoke was the first British colony on what continent?
What is the Americas?
Wars of the Roses civil war began________.
15th century.
When did a global pandemic forced us to hoard toilet roll.
In the 2020s.
True or False? French was the official language of England from 1066, for three centuries?
True.
The ___________ killed nearly a third of the population between 1348 and 1349.
What is the Black Death?
When was London settled by Romans?
1st century
When did Princess Diana die in car crash in Paris?
In the 1990s
True of False? Queen Elizabeth II is rumoured to be related to Vlad the Impaler.
True: Called himself “lord protector” in 1653
The House of Lancaster and the House of York fought in the Wars of the Roses. Why was it called this?
Both family shields have flowers called roses.
When did the Spanish Armada attempt to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I?
16th century.
When did the British citizens vote in favour of leaving the European Union?
In the 2010s
True or False? King Henry III had a pet koala bear.
False. He had a polar bear.
Who (Prime minister) was nicknamed the Iron Lady?
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Vikings raided in England, starting the Viking Age in...
The 8th century.
When was World War I, with more than 1 million Britons and Allies dying?
In the 1910s.
London has always been the capital of England.
False. Winchester was the first capital.