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The British Empire
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Facts about the Commonwealth
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Which country decided to create the British Empire ?

It was the United Kingdom of Great Britain

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What is the name of this former British colony located north of the USA ?
It is Canada.
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What letter is represented on the flag of the Commonwealth ?
It is the letter C (it stands for Commonwealth).
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The day on which "Commonwealth day" is celebrated all over the world ?

What is the second Monday of March?

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Which country, whose capital city is Maputo, was a Portuguese colony but is a member of the Commonwealth ?

What is Mozambique.

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True or False? The Commonwealth periodically organizes sports meetings.

What is TRUE?

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The name given to the lands which were parts of the British empire ?

What are colonies?

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Present on the flags of many members of the Commonwealth ?

What is the Union Jack (the British flag)?

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Nowadays people do not use the term "British Commonwealth", they prefer using the term...
"Commonwealth of Nations"
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What record did the British empire break ?

It was the largest empire in history.

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The last country to join the Commonwealth

What is Rwanda?

Rwanda joined the Commonwealth in 2009

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Republic countries cannot be a part of The Commonwealth.  TRUE or FALSE ?

FALSE

- At a Commonwealth Prime Ministers meeting in London in 1949, the London Declaration said that republics and other countries could be part of the Commonwealth.

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The nickname given to the British empire ?

What is "The empire on which the sun never sets?"

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Which country is the smallest country in the Commonwealth ?
It is Tuvalu (a Polynesian isalnd nation in the Pacific ocean).
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How many people is estimated to live in the Commonwealth?

The Commonwealth represents 2.5 billion people.