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British Empire Trivia

Name all the facts about the British Empire mentioned in the hints.
Quiz by BigGeographyGuy
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Last updated: March 2, 2021
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Capital of the British Empire
London
Year of territorial peak
1921
Rank in largest empires of the world
#1
Country which the British Empire got hold of Kenya from
Germany
Name of the batch of colonies which the British had in the Indian subcontinent
British Raj
Name of the British Colonial name of Sri Lanka
Ceylon
Name of the British colonial name of Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Name of the British Colonial name of Zambia
North Rhodesia
First British colony to gain independence
United States
Year of the independence of the above
1776
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Name of the North American British colony which went through many phases of Sovereignty before gaining full independence in 1982
Canada
Name of the Famous British explorer who discovered Australia in 1770 and turned it into a colony
Captain James Cook
Number of colonies the British had in the Middle East at its territorial peak (Including Egypt)
8
Name of the British Colonial troops in India
Sepoys
Last colony the British let go of
Hong Kong
Country which the above was given to
China
Name of the modern-day largest country the British ruled
Canada
Number of islands the British controlled in Oceania at its territorial peak
9
Name of the former bitter rival of the British Empire
France
Name of the famous war in which the British was fighting against France (with many allies) and gained colonies in Canada after victory in it
Seven-Years-War
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Level 65
Mar 2, 2021
good quiz:)
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Level 63
Mar 2, 2021
Thank You!
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Level 54
Mar 2, 2021
Great Quiz!!
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Level 63
Mar 2, 2021
Thanks a lot!
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Level 59
Mar 2, 2021
Great Quiz!
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Level 63
Mar 2, 2021
Thanks!
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Level 59
Mar 2, 2021
I still find it funny that its called the seven years war, because last year my social studies teacher asked the class how many years we thought the seven years war lasted, when people said seven he was like wrong it lasted 9
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Level 63
Mar 2, 2021
lol! Also, what is "Social Studies"?