Страноведение

1. Which countries make up 'Great Britain'?

Which tribal leader fought against the Roman conquest of Britain?

Which king defeated the Vikings at the end of the 9th Century?

Which famous document eventually led to the formation of Parliament in England?

Under the feudal system, what were people who worked the land called?

What proportion of the population of the UK were killed by the Black Death?

Which kinds of skilled workers did not come to England in large numbers from Europe in the Middle Ages?

Which monarch established the Church of England?

 Which royal house was William the Conqueror from?

Which monarch signed the Magna Carta?

Who was the queen of the Iceni who led an uprising against the Romans?

Where is Hadrian's wall?

Who is the longest-reigning monarch in British history?

Who is the shortest-reigning monarch in British history?

Who is the longest serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century?

. Who was the only female/Queen to try and claim the English throne in her own right in the Middle Ages, prompting a civil war against her rival Stephen?

Which medieval monarch was killed at Berkeley Castle? (According to one version he was violated with a red hot poker.)

When did ‘bad’ King John come to the throne?

Who was Henry VIII’s fifth wife?

Who was the first Prime Minister?