1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence (1776)?

 
 
 
 
 

2. The old St Paul’s Cathedral in London burned down in the great fire of 1666.  When was the new St Paul’s Cathedral opened?

 
 
 
 
 

3. In which year did British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resign in the wake of the Suez Crisis?

 
 
 
 
 

4. In which year did Pope Benedict XVI announce that he would resign – the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years?

 
 
 
 
 

5. In which year was Gibraltar ceded to Britain following the Treaty of Utrecht?

 
 
 
 
 

6. In what year was ex-Diplomat George Blake jailed for 42 years in the UK after being found guilty of spying for Russia

 
 
 
 
 

7. What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin travelled with?

 
 
 
 
 

8. Which of Henry VIII’s six wives gave birth to his only male heir, the future Edward VI?

 
 
 
 
 

9. When did Benito Mussolini found the fascist political movement in Italy?

 
 
 
 
 

10. King Henry VIII of England was 52 when he married his 6th wife, Catherine Parr, but how old was he when he married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon?

 
 
 
 
 

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