United Kingdom
Early Empire
Modern British Empire
Colonies
British Culture
100
A common name for this flag is called this.
A.)Union Jackson B.)Old Henry C.)Union Jack D.)Old Dominion E.)Jack Union
What is Union Jack?
100
This English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600.
A.)West India Company B.)North India Company C.) East India Company D.) South India Company E.)India Company
What is East India Company?
100
This is an international association consisting of the UK and with other countries that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies.
A.)Commonwealth B.)European Parliament C.)United Nations D.)European Union E.)League of Nations
What is the Commonwealth?
100
This colony gained its freedom from the British Empire in 1776.
A.)Canada B.)United States C.)South Africa D.)India E.)Australia
What is United States?
100
British people consume over 165 million cups of this every day
A.)Coffee B.)Hot Chocolate C.)Cappuccino D.)Tea E.)Apple Cider
What is tea?
200
The longest reigning and current queen of the United Kingdom is Elizabeth II. She has been in power since when.
(She is currently 92 years old.)
A.)1942 B.)1952 C.)1962 D.)1972 E.)1974
What is 1952?
200
This country was called the Jewel of the Empire. Due to the amount of money that it made for England.
A.)Canada B.)United States C.)Australia D.)India E.)New Zealand
What is India?
200
How many colonies the modern British Empire have today?
A.)Sixteen B.)Fourteen C.)Zero D.)One E.)Ten
What is zero?
200
This was the flag of the area that the British Empire first found the New World in 1497.
A.)Newfoundland B.)Canada C.)Haiti D.)Virginia E.)Saint Martin
What is Newfoundland?
200
In the United Kingdom this is the national sport.
A.)Cricket B.)Soccer C.)Rugby D.)Golf E.)Handball
What is cricket?
300
This is the current prime minister of the United Kingdom.
A.)David Cameron B.)Margaret Thatcher C.)Angela Merkel D.)Theresa May E.)Jeremy Corbyn
What is Theresa May?
300
About what percentage of the world was under British control during its height in 1922.
A.)25% B.)15% C.)50% D.)40% E.)5%
What is 25%?
300
How many countries still call Queen Elizabeth II their queen?
A.)Twenty-One B.)Sixteen C.)Thirteen D.)One E.) Thirty-two
What is sixteen?
300
Which continents did the British Empire not have any colonies on?
A.)Europe B.)Asia C.)North America D.)South America E.) Australia F.)Antarctica G.)Africa H.)All were colonized I.)None were colonized
What is all were colonized by the British Empire?
300
London has the oldest and longest transport systems in the world. This system is also know as the tube. This system is used by most Londoners.
A.)Underground B.)Broadway Railway C.)Metro Railway D.)Docklands Light Railway E.)Metrorail
What is the Underground?
400
This is the oldest still in use castle in the United Kingdom. The queen spends most of her private time here.
A.)Buckingham Palace B.)Warwick Castle C.)Leeds Castle D.)Dover Castle E.)Windsor Castle
What is Windsor Castle?
400
What was the biggest reason of why the British were able to make such a great Empire? This was in the book just need one of the three.
What is political stability?
What is technological change?
What is money?
400
Daily Double
How many countries did the British Empire not invade throughout its reign?
A.)Twenty-two B.)Forty-three C.) Five
What is twenty-two?
400
This was the first British Colony. This town was named after the king during this time.
A.)Georgetown B.)Jamestown C.)Richmond D.)Williamsburg E.)Edmonton
What is Jamestown?
400
This author became the first billionaire. The author has also written seventeen books.
A.)J.K Rowling B.)Charles Dickens C.)J.R.R Tolkein D.)Virginia Wolfe E.)C.S. Lewis
Who is J.K Rowling?
500
This church has coronations of the monarch that happens here. This abbey also has 3,300 burials in the church. The church is still in use today.
A.)Blackfriars Abbey B.)Westminster Abbey C.)Waverly Abbey D.) Reading Abbey E.)St. Paul's Cathedral
What is Westminster Abbey?
500
In this century was the first time the British Empire was formed.
A.)Twenty-First B.)Eighteenth C.)Seventh D.) Sixteenth E.)Fiftieth
What is the Sixteenth century?
500
This is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from former Britain colonies. The event was first held in 1930, and has taken place every four years since then.
A.)Olympics B.)Commonwealth Games C.)British Games D.)British Olympics E.)British Empire Games
What is Commonwealth Games?
500
This is the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. This rule is also called Crown rule in India. During this time this was the second largest empire to rule in India.
A.)India Raj B.)British India C.)Burma India D.)India E.)British Burma
What is India Raj?
500
This dish is considered by many and also voted to be the United Kingdoms top dish.
A.)Chicken Tikka B.)Fish & Chips C.)Bangers & Mash D.)Shepard's Pie E.)Sunday Roast
What is Chicken Tikka?