Ultimate Quiz On England

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  • 1. 
    Which of these can summon and dismiss the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the ministers?
    • A. 

      Monarch

    • B. 

      Prime Minister

    • C. 

      House Of Lords

    • D. 

      Commander Of The Army

  • 2. 
    Which of these is the most local unit of government in England?
    • A. 

      Civil Parish

    • B. 

      Unitary Authority

    • C. 

      Conurbation

    • D. 

      Borough

  • 3. 
    Which of these is the most basic unit of England's local government?
    • A. 

      City

    • B. 

      Royal Borough

    • C. 

      Civil Parish

    • D. 

      Borough

  • 4. 
    In 2008, who served as Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department of Health?
    • A. 

      Paul Hamlyn

    • B. 

      Gordon Brown

    • C. 

      Margaret Thatcher

    • D. 

      Lord Darzi

  • 5. 
    On July 5, 2008, which of these celebrated its 60th anniversary?
    • A. 

      National Health Service

    • B. 

      Beacon Council

    • C. 

      Britain In Bloom

    • D. 

      Greater London Authority

  • 6. 
    What British political figure survived an assassination attempt by the IRA in 1984?
    • A. 

      Princess Diana

    • B. 

      Tony Blair

    • C. 

      Boris Johnson

    • D. 

      Margaret Thatcher

  • 7. 
    Margaret Thatcher was Chancellor of what college from 1994-2000?
    • A. 

      Cambridge University

    • B. 

      College Of William And Mary

    • C. 

      Harvard University

    • D. 

      Oxford University

  • 8. 
    Mikhail Gorbachev called what British leader the "Iron Lady"?
    • A. 

      Indira Gandhi

    • B. 

      Princess Diana

    • C. 

      Queen Elizabeth II

    • D. 

      Margaret Thatcher

  • 9. 
    In 1947, Margaret Thatcher graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor's degree in what?
    • A. 

      Literature

    • B. 

      Psychology

    • C. 

      Chemistry

    • D. 

      Foreign Affairs

  • 10. 
    What British political figure was elected to the Shadow Cabinet in 1988?
    • A. 

      Tony Blair

    • B. 

      Gordon Brown

    • C. 

      John Smith

    • D. 

      Margaret Thatcher

  • 11. 
    How many 20th century British Prime Ministers fathered children while in office?
    • A. 

      Seven

    • B. 

      One

    • C. 

      None

    • D. 

      Three

  • 12. 
    What Prime Minister presided over the British involvement in the Kosovan War?
    • A. 

      Margaret Thatcher

    • B. 

      Tony Blair

    • C. 

      Gordon Brown

    • D. 

      John Smith

  • 13. 
    Gordon Brown was the youngest fresher since 1945 at what university?
    • A. 

      Cambridge University

    • B. 

      Le Sorbonne

    • C. 

      William And Mary College

    • D. 

      Edinburgh University

  • 14. 
    How did British Labour Party leader John Smith die?
    • A. 

      Cancer

    • B. 

      Heart Attack

    • C. 

      Plane Crash

    • D. 

      Drowning

  • 15. 
    What form of currency is unique to England?
    • A. 

      Dollar

    • B. 

      Yen

    • C. 

      Pound Sterling

    • D. 

      Rubel

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