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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Mary I belonged to which Royal House?	Tudor	93%
Elizabeth I ascended the throne in which century	16th	90%
What Century was the English Civil War?	17th	84%
What house did the loser belong to?	York	84%
Second most powerful city in England during the medeival period	York	84%
The key protaginist was _____ _____	Guy Fawkes	83%
What is the Document that forms the basis of the English legal system?	Magna Carta	83%
Wife of Henry VIII	Anne Boleyn	82%
Wife of Henry VIII	Catherine of Aragon	81%
Which monarch took over from her?	Edward VII	81%
What year did Queen Victoria die?	1901	79%
The plot was targeting King ______	James I	78%
Lost general election in 1945	Winston Churchill	78%
Most powerful city in England during the medeival period	London	77%
Wife of Henry VIII	Jane Seymour	73%
Wife of Henry VIII	Anne of Cleves	71%
Wife of Henry VIII	Katherine Parr	71%
How many years did Queen Victoria reign?	63	70%
Ruled England for 9 days, named as Edward VI successor	Lady Jane Grey	64%
Wife of Henry VIII	Kathryn Howard	63%
Queen Mary ruled with King _______	William	63%
Who lost the battle?	Richard III	61%
Which battle did Henry VII win in 1485?	Battle of Bosworth	57%
Year of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee	1977	55%
What year was it first created?	1215	54%
The Gunpowder plot was in what year?	1605	52%
Type of boot, prime minister.	Wellington	52%
Year of the Battle of Trafalgar	1805	47%
Motte and ______; favoured by King William I	Bailey	42%
Prime Minister, owned Chatsworth house in Derbyshire. Duke of D__________	Devonshire	38%
Year of the act of Union between England and Scotland	1707	37%
Key Suffolk export in the late middle ages, producing huge wealth for the region.	Wool	36%
Famous engagement of the Zulu war. ______ Drift.	Rorke's	34%
Famous confectionary producer in York, a Quaker and patron of a pressure group fighting against poverty.	Joseph Rowntree	26%
What year was the British Commonwealth created?	1926	13%