thumbnail

Geography of the British Empire

Answer these questions related to the geography of the British Empire.
Quiz by Quizmaster
Rate:
Last updated: March 18, 2017
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedMarch 18, 2017
Times taken24,869
Average score70.0%
Rating4.42
5:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 20 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Question
Answer
What lake is often considered to be the source of the Nile River?
Lake Victoria
What city was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Vancouver
Which British territory borders Spain?
Gibraltar
What is the only European country that is a former member of the Commonwealth?
Ireland
What was the first British colony in Australia? (Hint: now an Australian state)
New South Wales
What was the most populous British city in North America in 1700?
Boston
What was the most widely-practiced religion in the British Empire in 1900?
Hinduism
What country in Central America speaks English?
Belize
What were the two most important British cities captured by Japan during WWII?
Hong Kong
Singapore
What African country was once known as Southern Rhodesia?
Zimbabwe
What area was assigned as a Jewish homeland by the Balfour Declaration of 1917?
Palestine
Who founded the doomed Roanoke Colony, England's first attempt
at overseas colonization?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What private company once owned 1/3rd of Canada's land?
Hudson's Bay Company
What was the primary export of the Colony of Virginia?
Tobacco
What island had 300,000 slaves (85% of the population) before emancipation in the 1830s?
Jamaica
What British island can be found in the Atlantic Ocean about 750 miles east of the U.S.?
Bermuda
What city, founded in 1840, was named after the British commander at the
Battle of Waterloo?
Wellington
What island in the Persian Gulf became independent from the UK in 1971?
Bahrain
On what island did Greek-speaking guerillas revolt against British rule in the 1950s?
Cyprus
+5
Level 81
Mar 18, 2017
Very interesting quiz!
+5
Level 71
Mar 19, 2017
Neat quiz, good mix of questions.
+1
Level 86
Mar 20, 2017
Nice quiz, but surely you mean a group of islands for Bermuda? I missed it because I was seeking a single island like Montserrat.
+1
Level 74
Mar 23, 2017
Agreed, it is a group of islands.
+7
Level ∞
Mar 19, 2020
Bermuda is a territory comprised of several islands. It is also the name of the largest island of that territory. The question is correct.
+2
Level 62
Sep 9, 2017
Was Malta not a part of the commonwealth?
+3
Level 51
Sep 9, 2017
Malta still is part of the Commonwealth, I believe
+1
Level 68
Sep 9, 2017
No, Malta is a sovereign nation.
+16
Level 60
Sep 9, 2017
Like Pakistan, Namibia, New Zealand, and a host of others, Malta is both a sovereign nation and a member of the Commonwealth.
+3
Level 71
Sep 9, 2017
I tried Malta too, yes they are a member of the Commonwealth as are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, etc. etc. etc.
+8
Level 80
Sep 11, 2017
Malta is a member of the commonwealth and a sovereign nation. However it's not a "former member of the commonwealth" as asked by the question.
+5
Level 77
Aug 2, 2018
It was a member last year, wasn't it?
+1
Level 79
Mar 28, 2019
@CardinalSin Ha-ha.
+8
Level 82
Sep 9, 2017
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to train a gorilla to speak Greek.
+15
Level 71
Sep 9, 2017
Everyone has to have a hobby, even you kalbahamut.
+2
Level 60
Sep 9, 2017
British = Hinduism ?

I have heard they forced Indian Hindus to accept Christianity.

+11
Level 80
Sep 9, 2017
If that were true, you'd see a lot more Christians in India.

Dunno where you heard that, but it's not accurate.

+2
Level 71
Sep 9, 2017
I think you have taken the 'Creative' part of your name too literary.
+1
Level 56
Jun 22, 2020
The missionaries did indeed convert a lot of people in the south and northeastern parts of India.
+1
Level 74
Sep 9, 2017
Awesome quiz!
+2
Level 12
Sep 10, 2017
This quiz is all wrong. The true geography is:Everything is either Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch.
+1
Level 74
Sep 11, 2017
Wasn't Zimbabwe just "Rhodesia"; and Zambia was "Northern Rhodesia"?
+1
Level 74
Sep 11, 2017
Aha - only from 1964; was indeed Southern Rhodesia up until then...
+2
Level 85
Jun 2, 2020
Palestine wasn't assigned as a Jewish homeland, but rather a subset thereof. Wikipedia: "the British government later confirmed that the words 'in Palestine' meant that the Jewish national home was not intended to cover all of Palestine."
+8
Level 60
Jun 2, 2020
Yes, it was supposed to be split. Everyone know that. Everyone also know that the jews agreed to that and it was the muslims who decided they woud rather "push the jews back to the sea," but lost embarasingly and now they are playing the victims, but that is for some reason not mentioned so often.
+3
Level 79
Jun 2, 2020
embarrassingly*
+2
Level 67
Jun 2, 2020
Over 50% don't know who commanded British forces at Waterloo. My gob is smacked
+1
Level 25
Jun 5, 2020
Guilty, but I did get Raleigh instantly.

I didn't have a clue for Waterloo. I tried Nelsonville as a ridiculous pure guess, but of course Nelson was the battle of Trafalgar. I facepalmed when I saw Wellington.

+1
Level 60
Sep 15, 2022
I think England's first attempt at overseas colonisation was very definitely Ireland.