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The Big British History Quiz

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  • Question of

    How much did sending a letter cost when Royal Mail began in 1840?

    • 1p
    • 2p
    • 5p
    • 10p
  • Question of

    How old was Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, when he died?

    • 42
    • 22
    • 32
    • 52
  • Question of

    How many French soldiers were estimated to have been killed by the English at the Battle of Agincourt?

    • 6,000
    • 4,000
    • 2,000
    • 20,000
  • Question of

    In 1747, which city overtook Bristol as the UK’s busiest slave port?

    • Liverpool
    • Hull
    • Glasgow
    • Southampton
  • Question of

    In which decade did the UK abolish the death penalty?

    • 1960s
    • 1950s
    • 1940s
    • 1930s
  • Question of

    The Treaty of Vereeniging ended which war in 1902?

    • Boer War
    • Crimean War
    • English Civil War
    • Jacobite Rebellion
  • Question of

    Which British King was executed in 1649?

    • Charles I
    • George II
    • Edward III
    • William IV
  • Question of

    What was the last battle fought on British soil?

    • Culloden
    • Somme
    • Bosworth Field
    • Hastings
  • Question of

    Women priests were first ordained in the Church of England in which decade?

    • 1990s
    • 2000s
    • 2010s
    • 1980s
  • Question of

    The 1972 “Bloody Sunday” shooting, killing 14 protestors, happened in which UK city?

    • Londonderry
    • Inverness
    • Hull
    • Plymouth

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