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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British colony was the site of the Boston Tea Party?

Answer

Massachusetts

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British general won the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

Answer

Robert Clive

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British prime minister was known as the 'Iron Duke'?

Answer

Duke of Wellington

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• The British Empire

Which British explorer was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?

Answer

Francis Drake

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

In which British colony did the first railway open in 1853?

Answer

India

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which battle in 1898 marked the end of the Mahdist state in Sudan?

Answer

Battle of Omdurman

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British monarch granted the Royal Charter to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670?

Answer

Charles II

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which act of 1919 provided for responsible government in India?

Answer

Government of India Act 1919

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British explorer was the first to sight the Victoria Falls?

Answer

David Livingstone

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British colony in Africa was known as the Gold Coast?

Answer

Ghana

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which Canadian province was originally called Upper Canada?

Answer

Ontario

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which overseas territory is the southernmost British territory?

Answer

British Antarctic Territory

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