Most voted questions under tag uk

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Who was King/Queen of UK at the time of world war II and what was his/her role in the war?

posted Nov 30, 2015 by anonymous

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Which British journal of political and social satire was first published in June 1841?

posted Sep 1, 2016 by Prachi Sharma

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The Union Jack, the British flag, was first used in its present form in what year?

posted Aug 10, 2016 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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The Union Jack, the British flag, is a combination of flags of different saints. Where does the blue come from?

posted Aug 3, 2016 by Rahul Vaidya

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Which king of England was nicknamed Rufus?

posted Feb 4, 2016 by Divya Bharti

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In which London building Big Ben is located?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Swati Arora

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In England, Dick Turpin (1706-39), Claude Duval (1643-70) and John Nevison (1639-84) were well known as what?

posted Oct 26, 2015 by Aman

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In legal tender issued in the UK before I January 1961 what was next in the series: shilling, penny, ha'penny, ...?

posted Jul 9, 2019 by Karan Joglekar

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King George III signed The Instrument of Foundation in 1768 for which independent,privately funded institution?

posted Jun 26, 2019 by Madhavi Latha

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What coal-fired power station in England, has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the UK?

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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In 1896 the final collaboration by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan was staged at the Savoy theatre, London, UK..........

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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Which company won a formative case in UK labour law that held that a union taking strike action could be................

posted Apr 16, 2019 by Maninder Bath

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First imposed in England in 1696 what tax was repealed in 1851?

posted Aug 30, 2016 by Balwinder

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Who became King of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

posted Jun 2, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Where was the testing ground for British nuclear weapons in 1957?

posted Jun 2, 2016 by Deepak Chitragar

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Who was the 17th century English architect who designed St Paul's cathedral, London?

posted May 13, 2016 by Mridul

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What was the name of the British Home Guard when it was founded in 1940?

posted May 10, 2016 by Deepak Chitragar

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What car was in production in Britain for the longest time, until 1971?

posted Apr 27, 2016 by Samardeep Acharya

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Which is the biggest literary award of Britain?

posted Apr 14, 2016 by Manish Tiwari

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Queen Elizabeth I of England was from which Royal House?

posted Dec 7, 2015 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Who was the King/Queen of UK at the time of Freedom of India?

posted Nov 30, 2015 by anonymous

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Which was the only British satellite successfully launched by Britain using a British rocket?

posted Nov 27, 2015 by Parampreet Kaur

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The Royal Residence of George III of England and before him his father was at Kew Gardens, was known as what?

posted Nov 23, 2015 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Which weapon, common in the 14th and 15th centuries and still carried by the Yeomen of the Guard in Britain?

posted Oct 13, 2015 by Atif

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In the UK, there is an annual celebration held on the evening of 5 November. What event does it commemorate?

posted Sep 23, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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What post was held by Winston Churchill during the 1926 General Strike in the UK?

posted Mar 28 by Puneet Batra

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What UK television programme that has been running since 1979 travels the country and provides the opportunity..........

posted Mar 26 by Karan Joglekar

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In the books by the Rev. W. V. Awdry and the UK TV series first broadcast in 1984 with Ringo Starr as storyteller.......

posted Mar 25 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Which UK TV series (premièred in 2016) stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge with Sian Clifford and, later, Andrew Scott?

posted Mar 13 by Prithvi

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With what is Babel magazine, published in the UK, concerned?

posted Aug 2, 2023 by Vishal

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What is the name of the official proceedings of the UK's House of Commons?

posted Jul 24, 2023 by Madhavi Latha

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Lawnmower racing as a sport took off in the second half of the 20th century in the UK, USA and Australia; what reason...

posted May 12, 2023 by Saif Khanam

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Who was on the throne when Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, was appointed?

posted Mar 24, 2023 by Sandeep Bedi

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In the 1970 UK general election, who was elected MP for North Antrim, became the longest serving MP from............

posted Mar 20, 2023 by Aastha Joshi

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In the English legal system, what does a lawyer become when he or she "takes silk"?

posted Mar 8, 2023 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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What is known most usually in the UK as "The Sport of Kings"?

posted Feb 1, 2023 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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What is the national anthem of the UK?

posted Dec 26, 2022 by Dilbagh

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What song was a UK #1 hit for Mike and the Mechanics in 1989?

posted Dec 5, 2022 by Akriti

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When were 18 year olds allowed to vote in a General Election in the United Kingdom?

posted Nov 29, 2022 by Puneet Batra

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In the United Kingdom, what is "The Solent"?

posted Nov 25, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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When the first pay toilets were established in the UK, at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 1851, the penny charge.......

posted Nov 18, 2022 by Anshika Utadi

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At which UK General Election was Helen Grant elected, the Conservative Party's first black female MP?

posted Sep 9, 2022 by Pardeep Kohli

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When his Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died on 9 April 2021, what happened to his title as Duke?

posted Aug 29, 2022 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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In the 1960s, how many African countries became independent from the UK and joined the "Commonwealth of Nations"?

posted Aug 2, 2022 by Nikhil Pandey

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"Solitaire" is known as a card game in many countries; what is used to play another game known as "Solitaire" in the UK?

posted Jul 16, 2022 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Who was Prime Minister of the UK on 28 March 1979, when the House of Commons passed a Motion of No Confidence...........

posted Jul 5, 2022 by Rajni

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Where is the United Kingdom's National Space Centre?

posted Jun 27, 2022 by Aastha Joshi

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In the UK during the First World War, what did "Dora" mean?

posted Mar 29, 2022 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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When did the UK first open negotiations to join what became the European Union?

posted Nov 30, 2021 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Where in the United Kingdom would you find a statue of Anteros?

posted Nov 9, 2021 by Varuna Magar