British History Heroes: Learn About Key Figures in British History

Question 1

Who was the first king to unite all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain in the 800s?

Accepted Answer

King Egbert

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King Harold

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King Alfred the Great

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King William the Conqueror

Question 2

Who was the first female monarch to rule England independently?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Answer

Boudica

Answer

Queen Victoria

Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Question 3

Who is NOT a famous person in British history?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Answer

King Henry VIII

Answer

Queen Victoria

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William Shakespeare

Question 4

In 878, King Alfred the Great fought a significant battle against the Vikings. What was the name of this battle?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Edington

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Battle of Hastings

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Battle of Crecy

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Battle of Agincourt

Question 5

Who is known as the 'Father of the Computer'?

Accepted Answer

Alan Turing

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Charles Darwin

Answer

Alexander Fleming

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Isaac Newton

Question 6

Who was the famous explorer who found a new continent?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

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King Arthur

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Queen Elizabeth I

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Sir Isaac Newton

Question 7

Which British king was unique in fighting alongside his soldiers in battles?

Accepted Answer

King Henry V

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King George III

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King James I

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King William the Conqueror

Question 8

Who became the first king of England from Normandy after the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

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Harold Godwinson

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Henry II

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Richard the Lionheart

Question 9

Who was the first king of the Tudor dynasty in England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Henry VIII

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Edward IV

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Elizabeth I

Question 10

Who was the first woman to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Answer

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 11

Who became the first Norman king after the Norman invasion of England in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

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Henry VIII

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Alfred the Great

Question 12

Who was the famous queen who ruled England during the Tudor period?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Victoria

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Queen Boudica

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Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 13

Who was the famous scientist who discovered important things about gravity?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

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King Arthur

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Florence Nightingale

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Winston Churchill

Question 14

Who became the first Norman king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

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Edward the Confessor

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Harold Godwinson

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Henry I

Question 15

Who became the first king of the Stuart dynasty in the year 1603?

Accepted Answer

James I

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Henry VII

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Charles I

Question 16

After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, who became the first Norman king of England?

Accepted Answer

King William the Conqueror

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King Edward the Confessor

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King Harold Godwinson

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King Henry I

Question 17

Who was the famous diarist who wrote about the Great Fire of London in 1666?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Pepys

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William Shakespeare

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Charles Dickens

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Jane Austen

Question 18

Who was the explorer that set out on a journey in 1497 and discovered a new continent?

Accepted Answer

John Cabot

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Francis Drake

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Walter Raleigh

Question 19

Who was the first king to rule over a united England?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

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Henry VII

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King Arthur

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Henry VIII

Question 20

Who was the legendary king of Camelot known for his bravery and leadership?

Accepted Answer

King Arthur

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Boudicca

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Alfred the Great

Question 21

Who was the first Tudor king of England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Henry VIII

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Edward VI

Question 22

Who became the King of England after the Battle of Bosworth Field?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Richard III

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Edward IV

Question 23

Who was the first female monarch to rule England?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

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Queen Mary

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Queen Victoria

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Queen Elizabeth II

Question 24

Who was the English queen known as 'Good Queen Bess'?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Answer

Queen Victoria

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Queen Mary I

Question 25

Who became the first Norman king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

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Harold Godwinson

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King Alfred

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Richard the Lionheart

Question 26

Who was the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Henry VIII

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James I

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William the Conqueror

Question 27

Who was the powerful and influential Queen of England who ruled in the 12th century and was known for her intelligence, political skills, and support for the arts?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Queen Victoria

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Queen Elizabeth I

Question 28

Which explorer is credited with discovering America?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

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Vasco da Gama

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Neil Armstrong

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Amelia Earhart

Question 29

Which of these individuals was NOT a king or queen in British history?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

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Alfred the Great

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Elizabeth I

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Henry VIII

Question 30

Who is known as the "Father of the Computer" for their role in creating the first computer?

Accepted Answer

Alan Turing

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Charles Darwin

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Isaac Newton

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Alexander Fleming

Question 31

Who was the first woman to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Answer

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer

Elizabeth I

Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 32

Who was the first Anglo-Saxon king to unite all of England?

Accepted Answer

Athelstan

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Alfred the Great

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Canute

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Harold Godwinson

Question 33

Who became the first king of England from the House of Hanover?

Accepted Answer

George I

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James II

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William of Orange

Question 34

Who is the British scientist known for discovering penicillin?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Fleming

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Charles Darwin

Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 35

After the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, who became the first king to rule England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

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Richard III

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Edward IV

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Henry VIII

Question 36

Who was the young inventor who, despite facing challenges, persevered in his pursuit of science, making important discoveries about electricity?

Accepted Answer

Michael Faraday

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Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

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James Watt

Question 37

Who was the leading suffragette who fought for women's right to vote in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Emmeline Pankhurst

Answer

Florence Nightingale

Answer

Queen Victoria

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 38

Who is considered one of the greatest English writers, famous for their plays, sonnets, and poems?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

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Christopher Marlowe

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John Milton

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 39

Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Science' and made important discoveries in science, including light, numbers, and the stars?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

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Albert Einstein

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Charles Darwin

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Marie Curie

Question 40

Who is the British scientist famous for discovering penicillin, a medicine that fights germs?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin

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Charles Darwin, who explained how living things change over time

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Isaac Newton, who discovered how things fall and move

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Albert Einstein, who discovered that energy equals matter

Question 41

Who is known as the 'Father of Electromagnetism' and made significant contributions to British science?

Accepted Answer

James Clerk Maxwell

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin

Question 42

During the English Civil War, who led the forces fighting against King Charles I?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

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Charles I

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William Shakespeare

Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 43

Who introduced the welfare state in Britain, including the National Health Service?

Accepted Answer

Clement Attlee

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David Lloyd George

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Winston Churchill

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Margaret Thatcher

Question 44

Who was the British explorer who discovered the Australian continent for Europeans in the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

Captain James Cook

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Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Marco Polo

Question 45

Which explorer was the first to sail around the entire world?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

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Christopher Columbus

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Sir Francis Drake

Question 46

Who became the first king of England in the 9th century?

Accepted Answer

King Alfred the Great

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King Henry VIII

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King William the Conqueror

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Queen Victoria

Question 47

Who is credited with inventing the steam engine?

Accepted Answer

James Watt

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Thomas Edison

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Albert Einstein

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Marie Curie

Question 48

Which queen ruled England during the Victorian era, which lasted from 1837 to 1901?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

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Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Mary I

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Queen Anne

Question 49

Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize?

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

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Rosa Parks

Answer

Amelia Earhart

Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Question 50

Which day in 1945 marked the end of World War II in Europe?

Accepted Answer

VE Day

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D-Day

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The Battle of Britain

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The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 51

Who led the suffragette movement, which fought for women's right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Emmeline Pankhurst

Answer

Florence Nightingale

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 52

Who is known for inventing the telephone?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell

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Thomas Edison

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Nikola Tesla

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Guglielmo Marconi

Question 53

Who was the Queen of England during the time when people dressed in fancy clothes and there were many new inventions?

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Anne

Question 54

Who invented the World Wide Web?

Accepted Answer

Tim Berners-Lee

Answer

Charles Babbage

Answer

Alexander Fleming

Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 55

Who founded the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

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Henry VII

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Edward VI

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Elizabeth I

Question 56

Who was the first British king to give up the throne in the 1900s?

Accepted Answer

Edward VIII

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George VI

Answer

Elizabeth II

Answer

Queen Victoria

Question 57

Who was the first British king to rule both England and Scotland as one kingdom?

Accepted Answer

James I

Answer

Henry VIII

Answer

Elizabeth I

Answer

Charles I

Question 58

Who is known as the 'Father of Vaccination' for creating the first vaccine to prevent a fatal disease?

Accepted Answer

Edward Jenner

Answer

Alexander Fleming

Answer

Charles Darwin

Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 59

When the UK joined the European Union, who was the Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

Edward Heath

Answer

Winston Churchill

Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Answer

Tony Blair

Question 60

Who was the scientist who developed the theory of evolution?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

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Isaac Newton

Answer

Albert Einstein

Answer

Marie Curie

Question 61

Which battle marked the end of the War of the Roses?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Bosworth Field

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Battle of Hastings

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Battle of Waterloo

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Battle of Agincourt

Question 62

Which of these was a major factor that led to the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Inventions in textiles

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Exploration of new lands

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Political reforms

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Religious wars

Question 63

Which era in British history is known for great social and economic changes?

Accepted Answer

The Victorian Era

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The Edwardian Era

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The Georgian Era

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The Bronze Age

Question 64

Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Answer

Neville Chamberlain

Answer

Clement Attlee

Answer

David Lloyd George