Statistics for British History by Letter - S

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  • This quiz has been taken 1,094 times
    (391 since last reset)
  • The average score is 11 of 18

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
The largest Neolithic monument in Western EuropeStonehenge
92%
Practice abolished in 1833 throughout most of the British EmpireSlavery
88%
An attempt to regain control of this canal would lead to international humiliation for both Britain and FranceSuez Canal
85%
Edward Jenner develops a vaccine for this disease, responsible for 10% of all deaths at the timeSmallpox
83%
Birthplace of famous playwright, William ShakespeareStratford-upon-Avon
80%
Emmeline Pankhurst marches in the first public protests in this 'Votes for Women' movement.Suffrage
80%
Only wife of Henry VIII to receive a Queen's funeralJane Seymour
69%
Royal house that would unite the crowns of England and ScotlandStuart
69%
First British Asian Prime Minister of the United KingdomRishi Sunak
68%
Aircraft that gained superiority over the Luftwaffe during the Battle of BritainSpitfire
67%
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of EnglandSussex
66%
Crowned king after Empress Matilda, his cousin and daughter of Henry I is deemed as a woman, 'unfit to rule'Stephen I
63%
The capture of this city by the Japanese in WWII was described at the time as the worst disaster in British HistorySingapore
56%
According to legend, Robert the Bruce is determined to persevere with his fight against the English after watching this creature struggle and eventually overcomeSpider
39%
Taken by Edward I as 'spoils of war' after invading Scotland, it would not be returned to Edinburgh for another 700 years
Stone of Scone
37%
British-Jamaican nurse who practiced behind the lines during the Crimean WarMary Seacole
34%
William Wallace defeats the English at this battle on the River ForthStirling Bridge
34%
Battle traditionally seen to symbolise the end of the Viking age in BritainStamford Bridge
33%

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