History of the United Kingdom – Exercise 1

Task No. 6707

Choose the correct answers.

  1. Who designed St. Paul's cathedral?




  2. Who was the second wife of King Henry VIII?




  3. What is the name of the first bridge built across the river Thames?




  4. By what name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter better known?




  5. Which British explorer was murdered by natives in Hawaii?




  6. Which monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?




  7. Who wanted to blow up King James I and Parliament in 1605?




  8. In 1066 the Battle of Hastings began. Who was King in England at that time?




  9. Which king founded Eton College and King's College, Cambridge in the 15th century?




  10. When was the United Kingdom of Great Britain founded?