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Who disappeared from his job at the British Foreign Office in 1951, at the same time as Donald MacLean?

posted Jun 29, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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To whom among these would Henry V, as he appears in William Shakespeare's play of the same name................ [MCQ]

posted Mar 15, 2018 by Aman

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Which animal appeared in the opening credits of the British TV series "Coronation Street"?

posted Nov 17, 2022 by Rajni

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What event applies to Charles II of England in 1660 and the Bourbons in 1814 and 1815? [MCQ]

posted Feb 3, 2018 by Rajni

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Which British architect worked in all of the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and the Commonwealth of England? [MCQ]

posted Jan 12, 2018 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which British political activist campaigned vigorously for Britain to leave the European Union, but after Britain.......

posted Dec 30, 2021 by Upma

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In British and Irish media who or what is "Dave"? [MCQ]

posted Apr 19, 2018 by Riteshwar

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What caused the British government to allocate £20 million in the first half of the 19th century for payment............ [MCQ]

posted Jan 16, 2018 by Anamika

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The Caroline Norton court case highlighted the injustice of what British law? [MCQ]

posted Jun 27, 2018 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Which of these buildings was the earliest to begin to be built? [MCQ]

posted Mar 21, 2018 by Samardeep Acharya

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What was first worn by British soldiers in India in 1845?

posted Jul 13, 2017 by Maninder Bath

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Name the British trio who won the Nobel Prize in physics?

posted Oct 4, 2016 by Vijay

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Which British playwright won the 2005 Nobel Prize for literature?

posted Jul 19, 2019 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In which sea is the British overseas territory of Montserrat?

posted Aug 3, 2022 by Upma

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Which 1929 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock is considered to be the first all-talkie feature British film?

posted Jul 26, 2019 by Upma

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In 1937 the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Wallis Simpson were married in which country?

posted Nov 28, 2018 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who put forward the idea that "Britain was draining and bleeding India"?

posted Jul 24, 2017 by Kavyashree

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What is the name of the British rugby international touring team?

posted Jan 23, 2020 by Anuradha Tabyal

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In British Columbia which animal is illegal to kill?

posted Oct 17, 2016 by Prithvi

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What was one of the dominant characteristics of the British software company Freelance Programmers, later Xansa.........

posted Jul 20, 2021 by Pardeep Kohli

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British scientist Dame Jane Goodall became famous for groundbreaking long-term studies of wild what?

posted Feb 1, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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What is changed at Buckingham Palace regularly, that is a tourist attraction? [MCQ]

posted Jan 5, 2018 by anonymous

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What object, which had been brought to Westminster Abbey in 1296 and placed under "St Edward's chair", was stolen.......

posted Jun 17, 2017 by Puneet Batra

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Which English artist became famous for his humorous drawings, especially of machines and other contraptions?

posted Apr 17, 2017 by Pratiksha Shetty

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What did the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 signify in British history?

posted Sep 16, 2017 by Adarsh

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Where was ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair born? [MCQ]

posted Jul 23, 2018 by Puneet Batra

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The eastern half of which continent was claimed by the British in 1770, and officially settled as a penal colony? [MCQ]

posted Feb 5, 2018 by Anshika Utadi

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Who is the first British recipient of the Pritzker prize, after whom another prize is named?

posted Oct 26, 2016 by Naveen Kumar

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Which king formed the first English parliament?

posted May 11, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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Where are the British Houses of Parliament?

posted Dec 7, 2015 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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What was the name of the first British jet bomber built in 1949 by English Electric? [MCQ]

posted Aug 3, 2018 by Kuldeep Apte

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What is the main seed used in the traditional British seed cake?

posted Aug 30, 2022 by Udita

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Big Ben, the bell installed in the clock tower for the British Houses of Parliament in 1856, was named after whom? [MCQ]

posted Jul 10, 2018 by Prithvi

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Who was made Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII, introduced 2 prayer books under Edward VI, and was executed.....

posted Aug 22, 2023 by Pardeep Kohli

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In 1960 Prince Andrew was the first child to be born to a reigning British monarch since when?

posted Jul 5, 2023 by Karan Joglekar

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Which two British Prime Ministers had the same name? [MCQ]

posted Apr 5, 2018 by Vishal

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An informal name for the British flag is the Union what?

posted Feb 25, 2022 by Dilbagh

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When Winston Churchill wrote "Before this, we had no victory and after it we had no defeats", which event...............

posted Nov 21, 2018 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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In which century did Henry VIII, king of England, die?

posted Aug 23, 2023 by Ankur Athari

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Which British prime minister returned from Munich to London in 1938 with an agreement signed by Hitler, Mussolini.......

posted Jun 21, 2023 by Manish Tiwari

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Which British Prime Minister introduced "the welfare state" to the UK?

posted Jun 15, 2023 by Maninder Bath

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Which countries constitute the "British Isles"?

posted Apr 1, 2017 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Anthony Hopkins is a supporter and fundraiser for which British national park?

posted Jun 15, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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The fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire was the setting for which of these British TV series?

posted Jan 24 by Nikita Sehgal

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Lieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell, who commanded the Light Brigade of the British Army during the Crimean War...

posted Nov 22, 2023 by Mridul

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Who became the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, as the result.........

posted Dec 5, 2023 by Akriti

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What is the British group of islands in the South Atlantic that consists of two main islands, together with 776........

posted Mar 5 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What was the last armed conflict between nations to be fought on the soil of the British Isles?

posted Jun 22, 2023 by Nikhil Pandey

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The British Royal House at the start of the First World War was known by the family name of whom?

posted Dec 18, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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Where did Charles, later King Charles II, hide himself after the Battle of Worcester in 1651?

posted Feb 26 by Rahul Vaidya