Statistics for Giant Great Britain Millennium Quiz

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Answer Stats

YearHintAnswer% Correct
1997This territory is handed back to China, ending more than 150 years of British rule.Hong Kong
97%
1966England wins this international footballing competition.FIFA World Cup
92%
1980One of the "fab four", this person is murdered in New York City.John Lennon
87%
1837The long reign of this Queen begins.Victoria
87%
1787The First Fleet leaves Portsmouth with a consignment of convicts headed
for this far away country.
Australia
77%
1567This woman is forced to abdicate the Scottish throne.Mary, Queen of Scots
77%
1859This book, considered the foundation of evolutionary biology, is first published.On the Origin of
{Species}
77%
1877The All England Club, based in this London district, holds its first annual tennis tournament.Wimbledon
76%
1348This pandemic arrives in England for the first time.Black Death
73%
1818This novel, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, is published for the first time (anonymously).Frankenstein
73%
1096The first lectures are held at this university, the oldest in Britain.Oxford
72%
1971Decimalised currency is introduced. The Five "New Pence" coin
replaces this old denomination.
Shilling
72%
1536William Tyndale is executed for translating this book into English.The Bible
72%
1948This institution for the provision of medical care is formed.National Health
Service
71%
1588This Spanish fleet is scattered during a failed attempt to invade England.Spanish Armada
71%
1485The Battle of Bosworth Field is fought, the last major conflict in this series of civil wars.Wars of the {Roses}
71%
1605Guy Fawkes and others fail in this attempt to blow up Parliament.{Gunpowder} Plot
70%
1453This long war between England and France comes to an end.Hundred Years' War
69%
1905Emmeline Pankhurst leads the first public protest of this "Votes for Women" movement.Suffrage
69%
1805Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the French in this decisive naval battle.Battle of {Trafalgar}
68%
1653This leader becomes "Lord Protector" of England.Oliver Cromwell
68%
1028This future conqueror of England is born in Falaise in Normandy.William I
68%
1215This "Great Charter" is signed by King John.Magna Carta
66%
1542This lady, the 5th wife of King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the age of 19.{Catherine} Howard
65%
1599This theatre, associated with the performance of Shakespeare plays, is built in London.Globe Theatre
65%
1003Destined to be the last king of the House of Wessex, this future "Confessor" is born.Edward
64%
1894This iconic river-crossing over the Thames is opened for traffic.Tower Bridge
64%
1199Richard I dies after a lifetime of crusading. His warrior reputation earned him this nickname.Lionheart
63%
1066King Harold Godwinson is killed by the Normans at this battle.Battle of {Hastings}
62%
1620This ship leaves Plymouth carrying the Pilgrims to Cape Cod in North America.Mayflower
61%
1768This explorer departs Britain on HMS Endeavour on his first voyage of discovery.James Cook
60%
1865"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", by this author, is published for the first time.Lewis Carroll
60%
1440This prestigious public independent boarding school is founded by King Henry VI.Eton
59%
1408The Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world,
is finally completed in this cathedral in the north of England.
{York} Minster
55%
1776James Watt introduces the first practical version of this Industrial Revolution invention.Steam engine
54%
1387Geoffrey Chaucer begins writing this epic work, a collection of 24 stories.The Canterbury Tales
54%
1283Edward I completes the English conquest of this region.Wales
54%
1399King Richard II becomes the first English Monarch to undergo this process
when he renounces the throne.
Abdication
53%
1040Later immortalised in a play by Shakespeare, this person becomes King of Scotland.Macbeth
53%
1577This captain embarks on a circumnavigation of the globe aboard the Pelican
- later renamed the Golden Hind.
Sir Francis Drake
53%
1939The first German aircraft to be shot down in WW2 is a victim of a clash
with two squadrons of this legendary fighter aircraft.
Supermarine
Spitfire
52%
1373England signs an alliance with this seafaring nation. It is believed to be oldest
alliance still in force today.
Portugal
51%
1676This building by Christopher Wren is commissioned in Greenwich Park
on the Prime Meridian.
The Royal
{Observatory}
50%
1424This new King of Scotland is crowned at Scone Abbey.James I
49%
1958This very long running BBC children's TV programme is broadcast for the first time.Blue Peter
48%
1497Italian-born explorer, John Cabot, explores the coast of this country and claims it for England.Canada
48%
1681This Londoner receives a royal charter to establish a colony in the Americas.
He would later have U.S. state named after him.
William Penn
48%
1840The Penny Black is issued, the world's first example of this item to be
used in public circulation.
Postage Stamp
47%
1110This Berkshire castle becomes a Royal residence for the first time.Windsor Castle
47%
1018A large Danegeld "tribute" is paid by the king to stop further invasions from these raiders.The Vikings
46%
1612Ten people in Pendle Hill are hanged after being convicted of this crime.Witchcraft
46%
1220King Henry III begins major improvements to this fortification in the English capital.Tower of London
45%
1707These two Parliamentary Acts are passed to establish the single Kingdom of Great Britain.Acts of {Union}
44%
1529This stately residence is given to King Henry VIII by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.{Hampton} Court
Palace
44%
1415King Henry V's army defeats a large French force in this battle during a long running war.Battle of {Agincourt}
43%
1188The chronicle "Flores Historiarum" commences. It would be the first to tell the legend
of this woman, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry.
Lady Godiva
43%
1236The future king Edward I is born. He would later earn this nickname.Long{shanks}
43%
1516This book, depicting a fictional island society, is written by Sir Thomas More.Utopia
43%
1077This tapestry, made to celebrate the Norman conquest, is believed to have been completed.Bayeux Tapestry
42%
1553This woman uses the title of Queen for nine days before being imprisoned and killed.Lady Jane Grey
42%
1297The forces of Andrew Moray and this Scottish leader defeat the English
at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
William Wallace
42%
1696This tax is introduced which imposed a charge based on the number of a specific
architectural item included in a property.
{Window} Tax
42%
1666The Great Fire of London starts at a bakery on this street.{Pudding} Lane
40%
1314Robert the Bruce defeats Edward II at this battle for Scottish independence.{Bannock}burn
37%
1086This "Great Survey" of England and parts of Wales is completed.Domesday Book
37%
1126This office, responsible for the finances of the Kingdom of England, is formed.HM Treasury
37%
1633This future naval secretary is born. He would become famous for his diary which
chronicled events such as the Great Fire of London.
Samuel Pepys
36%
1170This Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated.Thomas Becket
36%
1362The first version of "Piers Plowman" appears. It is the first written mention of this folk hero.Robin Hood
35%
1279Coin production is unified into a single system forming the origins of this institution.Royal Mint
34%
1796This scientist inoculates an eight-year-old boy with cowpox as part of his pioneering
work to prove the viability of a vaccine for smallpox.
Edward Jenner
33%
1916Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commands the British Grand fleet in this major naval battle.Battle of {Jutland}
32%
1204This lady, the Duchess of Aquitaine and the widow of King Henry II, dies.Eleanor
31%
1154This dynasty comes to power in England with the coronation of Henry II.House of
{Plantagenet}
31%
1240This important cathedral, in its 4th incarnation, is completed and consecrated.St. Paul's
31%
1502This prince dies, making the future Henry VIII heir to the throne.Arthur, Prince
of Wales
30%
1035This great Danish and English king dies in Shaftesbury. According to legend,
he tried to hold back the tide.
Cnut
30%
1886This man becomes Prime Minister for the third time.William Gladstone
29%
1926This inventor holds the first public demonstration of his mechanical television system.John Logie Baird
27%
1168Work begins on a major reconstruction of this important castle on the Kent coast.Dover
26%
1755This writer and lexicographer publishes his "Dictionary of the English Language".Samuel Johnson
26%
1822This mathematician and inventor publishes a proposal for a "difference engine",
a forerunner of the modern computer.
Charles Babbage
25%
1721This man becomes First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, making
him effectively the first "Prime Minister" of Great Britain.
Sir Robert Walpole
24%
1306According to legend, Robert the Bruce is inspired to persevere with his fight against
the English after watching this creature struggle and eventually overcome.
Spider
23%
1718This world famous cabinet maker is born.Thomas Chippendale
23%
1461This town's strategic position on the Anglo-Scottish border leads to it being ceded
back to Scotland by Margaret of Anjou.
Berwick-upon-Tweed
22%
1337Edward, son of King Edward III, and known by this nickname,
becomes the first English Duke.
Black Prince
22%
1645Parliamentarians found this military unit during the English Civil War.{New} {Model} Army
22%
1439This town in the south-west of England becomes the first to be incorporated by Parliament.Plymouth
22%
1739This future Methodist leader preaches in the open air for the first time.John Wesley
19%
1056The future King William II is born and given this nickname due to his red hair.Rufus
17%
1476The first printing press in England is set up at Westminster by this English merchant.William Caxton
14%
1145This abbey in Bedfordshire, now most associated with a safari park, is established.Woburn
14%
1746This woman helps Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to France after he is beaten at the
Battle of Culloden, the final confrontation of the Jacobite Rising.
Flora MacDonald
12%
1100King Henry I of England marries this sister of Edgar, King of the Scots.Matilda
12%
1259King Henry III makes peace with this Welsh leader, who claims the title "Prince of Wales".{Llewelyn} the Last
11%
1267This English philosopher completes his most important work, "Opus Majus".Roger Bacon
11%
1135This period of civil war and chaos in England begins.The {Anarchy}
10%
1327King Edward II is murdered while in captivity at this castle in Gloucestershire.Berkeley
7%
1351To determine the ruler of Brittany, England and France stage this tournament between
hand-picked knights. Although a fight to the death, it had breaks for refreshments.
Combat of the
{Thirty}
7%

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