Statistics for British History Multiple Choice #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
How did Anne Boleyn meet her end?	Beheaded at the Tower of London	86%
What party did Margaret Thatcher lead?	Conservative	86%
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 installed William of Orange on the throne of England. Where did William of Orange come from?	Netherlands	80%
What adjective has often been used to describe London in the 1960s?	Swinging	77%
Which of these countries was NOT part of the British Empire?	Indonesia	75%
Which of these noble ranks is the highest?	Duke	73%
What city was home to famous thinkers and writers such as David Hume, Adam Smith, and Robert Burns?	Edinburgh	73%
Who pointed their finger at YOU in the famous WWI recruiting poster?	Lord Kitchener	68%
Who famously led a revolt against the Romans 60 AD?	Boudicca	67%
Who was Thomas Becket?	Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in 1170	66%
Which of these figures did NOT live during the Elizabethan era?	Isaac Newton	63%
Who or what was the Danegeld?	Money paid to the Vikings	61%
What body part did Horatio Nelson lose at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?	Most of his right arm	50%
What name is given to William the Conqueror's brutal campaign that laid waste to northern England and brought it under Norman rule?	Harrying of the North	46%
Before decimalisation in 1971, how many pence were in a pound?	240	37%