Former Colonies of the British Empire
From the dates they left the British Empire, name the countries once part of it.
This quiz lists only colonies which have officially gained independence from the U.K.
Not included are colonies which were made part of Britain and never left
Also not included are colonies which did not become countries upon leaving Britain, such as Hong Kong and Palestine.
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skukka
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Level 62
Mar 23, 2017
Could you accept Bahamas and Gambia without 'the'?
bezz
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Level 65
May 3, 2017
Surprised that Ireland is not on the list, were they not a colony of the UK that became independent in 1921?
Maladroit
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Level 54
May 3, 2017
Ireland as a whole has never been a British colony. It has been invaded numerous times, dating back to an 1171 occupation, but during the time of the British empire it went from a kingdom (similar to modern Commonwealth countries, it was under the reigning monarch but not the country itself) to Northern Ireland, while the remainder of Ireland expanded to fill much of the island.
Kcirej
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Level 36
Aug 8, 2017
You forgot Singapore,Bangladesh
Maladroit
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Level 54
Aug 8, 2017
The situation of Bangladesh is complicated, to say the least. It was never officially a colony but did gain independence from the U.K. I will add Singapore, however.
VoltCrasher
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Level 33
May 6, 2020
Bangladesh may not have been a direct colony, but it was still a territory within the British Raj until it's dissolution in 1947. So shouldn't it still count?
Maladroit
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Level 54
Aug 8, 2017
Upon further investigation, Singapore went from a colony of Britain to being occupied by Japan to a semi-country state post-WWII to a merger with Malaysia and only then did it become a fully fledged country.
WillemLAif
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Level 74
Jan 29, 2018
Apparently partial conquests do not apply(?)
Maladroit
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Level 54
Jan 30, 2018
Yes. Edge cases are usually not included (for example, Bangladesh - see above). Hence France does not appear, among others.
jennyfleur
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Level 63
Jan 18, 2019
Did you leave out Hong Kong and Palestine because the British handed them over to other countries rather than granting them independence outright? If so, perhaps an additional explanatory note is in order, which would cover the Singapore case as well. Former colonies relinquished by Britian, which did not immediately become independent, sovereign nations are also excluded. Or something like that...
Maladroit
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Level 54
Mar 13, 2019
I'll add a note about this -- the quiz is just countries, not possessions which changed hands like Hong Kong or land claims like Palestine. (Although Palestine may have *some* claim to countryhood nowadays, though not much, it certainly didn't when it was released from British rule. It was then, officially speaking, part of the land area that was then declared Israel.)
Albert2002
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Level 66
Jan 12, 2020
Can you please accept Eswatini instead of Swaziland as every other quiz on Jetpunk does it?
Maladroit
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Level 54
Jan 14, 2020
Sure!
VoltCrasher
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Level 33
May 6, 2020
British Cameroons? British Somaliland? Papua new guinea? Northern/Southern Cameroons were both separate colonies, British Somaliland was an official protectorate, and New Guinea was controlled by Australia. And the kingdom of Hanover was an English puppet until german unification in the late 1800s, but that wasn't significantly influential.
JackintheBox
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Level 71
Aug 6, 2020
I think you should rephrase your second caveat that says 'colonies which were made part of Britain and never left', which I assume you mean the current British Overseas Territories. They were actually never a part of the United Kingdom and are not considered as such; they are dependent territories of the UK while not being a part of it.
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