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National Citizen Service
16-17 year-old, outdoor activities, develop skills and take part in community
When did the Chartists campaign
1830s 1840s
What did the Chartists campaign for?
every man right to vote, elections every year all religion equal, secret ballot, any man to stand as an MP, MP to have pay
Forced marriage protection orders were introduced for Scotland
2011
Forced marriage protection orders were introduced for England, Wales and Norther Ireland
2008
English language is the preferred official language
by 1400
The national trust was funded by 33 voluvolunteers
1895
Hereditary peers lost their automatic right to go to the Parliament
1999
Films were publicly shown in the UK
1896
The Northern Ireland Parliament was established
1922
Seamus Heaney
Nobel price winner literature
William Golding
Nobel price winner literature
Harold Pinter
Nobel price winners in literature
Canterbury tales
Geoffrey Chaucher, printed by William Caxton, the first person in England to print books using printed press, 1400s
John Barbour
The Bruce, about the battle of Bannockburn, Scott language, poet
Victoria II coronation
1952
How many members of Commonwealth
54 (book 53, reality 52)
How many members of EU
28
Founding of EU
1957 (Treaty of Rome, 25 March)
UK joins the EU
1973
European law is called
directives, regulations or framework decisions
Members of the Council of Europe
47
Members of United Nations
190
Members of UN Security Council?
15
Permanent members of UN Security Council
5
When were the first football clubs formed?
19th century
How many ski centers are there in Scotland?

5

Which bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Clifton Suspension Bridge
What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel's biggest achievement?
Great Western Railway
Who united the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and defeated the Vikings?
King Alfred the great
When did the Roman Army leave?
410
First archbishop of Canterbury
St Agustine
Civil war: parliment supporters
roundheads
Civil war: king supporters
cavaliers
first Jews come to Britain
1656
huguenots come from France
1680-1720
Battle of Boyne, William III defeated James II
1690
Where was Charles II's army was defeated at
Dunbar and Worcester
Motor car racing in the UK started
1902
UK signs the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1950
Population of the UK in 2010
over 62 million
When did people learn to make bronze
4000 years ago
How often are National Assembly elections held?
4 (everywhere else is 5)
When are local elections for councillors held?
May
How many areas does The Assembly has the power to make laws for Wales?
20
When did the first farmes arrive in Britain?
6000 years ago
Which battle in the WW1 suffered the british 60000 casualties?
The Somme
Who is Dylan Thomas (which country)?
Wales writer and poet
Where did the Boer War took place in?
South Africa

When was the Boer War?

1899 - 1902

What relationship did Charles II and James II?
brothers
Which reforms were introduced before 1914?
Free shool meals, state retirement pensions
When did south of Ireland become independent?
1921
Which products did the UK produce over half the world's supply in 19th century?
iron, cotton cloth, coal
Forced marriage protection orders were introduced for England, Wales and Norther Ireland
2008
Nothern Ireland Assembly established
1998
(feudalism) How do you call the land people rent to grow fruits and vegetables
an allotment
Important aspects of the Reform Act of 1832
abolished rotten boroughs, increased the number of poeple to vote
Scottish parliment was formed
1999
Which countries remained free from Anglo-Saxon rule?
Scotland, Wales
When did Britain became permanently separated from the continent?
about 10000 years ago
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
garden designer
Gertrude Jekyll
garden designer
English Civil War Battles
Naseby, Marston Moor
British Theatre Award
Laurence Olivier Award
Who is Gilbert and Sullivan
comic operas
Who were members of the Royal Society
Sir Edmind Halley, Sir Isaac Newton
Where is the Norhern Ireland Assembly
Stormont, Belfast
When did UK host the Olypmic Games?
1908, 1948, 2012
What did Sir Edwin Lutyends do?
design New Delhi
Which are crown dependencies?
channel islands, isle of man
Which are overseas territories?
St Helenda, Falkland Islands
Vivienne Westwood
fashin designer
Mary Quant
fashin designer