British History | MCQs

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Fleet Street stands for a street in London where many newspapers used to have their office.

Fleet Stree became known for printing and publishing at the start of the 16th century.

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Oxford Street is the most famous street in London

Bishopsgate, Ludgate, Aldgate, and Newgate are the oldest streets in London

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• Know everything about Queen Elizabeth II
• Queen Elizabeth died on 8 September 2022 in Scotland.
  
• Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926.
  
• Elizabeth became Queen on 6 February 1952 after the death of her father King George.

• Elizabeth became Queen at the age of 25.

• Elizabeth administrated oath to the 15th Prime minister of UK Liz Truss on 6 September 2022 (2 days before death).

• Elizabeth II is the first female monarch to have the longest reign in British history.

• Elizabeth reigned over 70 years and 214, longest of any British monarch.

• Elizabeth II was also the queen of 14 other commonwealth realms in addition to the UK.

• Elizabeth visited Pakistan in 1961 & 1997.

• Elizabeth II also remained monarch of Pakistan from 6 February 1952 to 23 March 1956.
• Her eldest son Charles automatically became king of the United Kingdom 

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Martello Towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos

Martellos are small defensive forts

Martellos were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards

 the tower was completed in 1565. 

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The Falkland Islands were recaptured by Great Britain in 1982 after being occupied by Argentina during the Falklands War.

The British military successfully restored control over the islands following a conflict that lasted for about ten weeks.

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Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff

The game was invented in England in the early days of the 20th century 

Olympics: Since 1988

First played: 19th century, England, United Kingdom

Highest governing body: ITTF

Team members: Singles or doubles

Table tennis is the national game of China.

The International Table Tennis Federation is the international organization of table tennis

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Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901.

She was born on 24 May 1819.

She was reigned for 63 years.

She reigned from 1837 until her death.

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The Romans came to Britain in 54 BC.

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Britain came to have a constitutional government by the end of the 17th century, with the Magna Carta of 1215 being a significant step in this development.

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 Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. 

he became queen at the age of 18 after her uncle William IV died in 1837