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British Empire A-Z #1

Can you name these notable places, people, and events related to the long and storied history of the British Empire?
When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname.
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A
Site of an 'Emergency' in the 1960s
Aden
B
Unpleasant prison cell
Black Hole of Calcutta
C
Islands handed over to Mauritius in 2025
Chagos Islands
D
Failed Scottish attempt at colonisation
Darien scheme
E
1916 Irish rebellion
Easter Rising
F
Islas Malvinas
Falkland Islands
G
Became Ghana on independence
Gold Coast
H
City handed over to China in 1997
Hong Kong
I
Greek islands that were a protectorate in 19th century
Ionian Islands
J
The first permanent English settlement in America
Jamestown
K
'Poet laureate of the empire'
Rudyard Kipling
L
Known for his role in the Arab Revolt
T. E. Lawrence
M
1950s Kenyan rebellion
Mau Mau uprising
N
Hero of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson
O
Battle in Sudan in which Kitchener 'avenged' Gordon
Battle of Omdurman
P
Where the Mayflower both departed from and landed
Plymouth
Q
Separated from New South Wales in 1859
Queensland
R
Became Zambia and Zimbabwe on independence
Rhodesia
S
City founded by Stamford Raffles
Singapore
T
Boston tax protest
Tea Party
U
Colony that became the modern province of Ontario
Upper Canada
V
Former name of Tasmania
Van Diemen's Land
W
1840 British-Māori treaty
Treaty of Waitangi
X
Century-long series of conflicts in South Africa
Xhosa Wars
Y
A siege here led to the loss of 13 American colonies
Yorktown
Z
Island near Tanganyika
Zanzibar
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