Statistics for British History by Letter - W

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    (435 since last reset)
  • The average score is 10 of 14

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of HastingsWilliam the Conqueror
92%
Region of Great Britain conquered by Edward I in 1283Wales
91%
Scot that defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling BridgeWilliam Wallace
91%
District of London home to the world's oldest tennis tournament, first held in 1877Wimbledon
91%
Site where all coronations of English and British monarchs have been held since 1066Westminster Abbey
90%
Football stadium where England beat West Germany in the 1966 World CupWembley
83%
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of EnglandWessex
80%
American divorcee whose marriage to then King Edward led to a constitutional crisisWallis Simpson
74%
Invented by computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-LeeWorld Wide Web
72%
St Paul's Cathedral, the tallest building in London until 1967 is designed and completed by this architectChristopher Wren
64%
First Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Great BritainRobert Walpole
54%
Duke of Wellington that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of WaterlooArthur Wellesley
35%
Hull born politician that led the movement to abolish slavery throughout the British EmpireWilliam Wilberforce
35%
Leader of the Peasants' RevoltWat Tyler
33%

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