Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which act in 1774 closed the port of Boston?

Answer

Boston Port Act

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British explorer was killed in Hawaii in 1779?

Answer

James Cook

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which African country gained independence from Britain in 1957 as the first sub-Saharan African colony?

Answer

Ghana

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which territory was administered by the British South Africa Company until 1923?

Answer

Southern Rhodesia

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British island colony in the Mediterranean was ceded to Greece in 1864?

Answer

Ionian Islands

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which country was the last British colony in Africa to gain independence in 1980?

Answer

Zimbabwe

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which island was a British penal colony known as 'the hell of the Pacific'?

Answer

Norfolk Island

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which African lake was discovered by British explorer John Hanning Speke?

Answer

Lake Victoria

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British act established the Canadian Confederation in 1867?

Answer

British North America Act

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which British prime minister served as Prime Minister during the American Revolution?

Answer

Lord North

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which African country was a British protectorate known as Nyasaland?

Answer

Malawi

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The British Empire

Which treaty ended the First Anglo-Burmese War?

Answer

Treaty of Yandabo

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