The Ultimate British Empire Quiz

What Englishman was sponsored by Henry VII of England to find a trade route to Asia: instead rediscovering Newfoundland?

Who was Elizabeth I of England's advisor, who first coined the term 'British Empire'?

What famous colony did Walter Raleigh found in 1584 but was mysteriously abandoned?

What company was established by England to facilitate trade in the Indian Ocean in 1600, which dominated India for 200 years until it was taken over by the British crown in 1857?

Who became the King of England in 1603, therefore being the first to be on the thrones of England and Scotland?

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?

What island was settled because of shipwreck of the above's flagship?

What did the passengers of Mayflower settle in 1620?

When was Rhode Island settled by the English?

What type of plantations did the English first establish in the Caribbean?

What island did the Netherlands trade New Amsterdam, now New York, for in 1677?

Which British person first explained how gravity worked and produced his laws of motion?

What year was the Act of Union, which united the Kingdoms of Scotland and England into a single crown?

Who overthrew the ruler of Bengal and added it into the British East India Company after after the victory of the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

What British person 'discovered' Australia, New Zealand and Hawaiian islands in 1770?

How many colonies did the British Empire have in East of modern day USA?

When did USA declare independence from Britain?

What revolution began in Britain and spread around the world impacting energy use, socioeconomics and culture, in the 18th-19th centuries?

What British Admiral led the Royal Navy to a crushing victory against the French Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar, but died before the battle ended?

When did the British military burn down the Whitehouse?

What future British Prime minister became famous for stalling Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, leading to the final defeat of Napoleon?

Which British person laid the foundation for modern evolutionary biology, after travelling across the world in HMS Beagle?

What year did the British empire abolish slavery?

What wars with China did Britain gain the city of Hong Kong, starting in 1839?

Who was the first British monarch to hold the title Emperor/Empress of India?

When did they become Emperor/Empress of India?

What year was the Berlin conference, which divided the African continent primarily European countries - such as Britain attended?

Which British person revolutionised nursing, starting from her time in the Crimean war?

What year did the British empire join WW1?

When did Afghanistan gain independence from the British Empire?

What year did the British empire reach its territorial peak?

At its territorial peak, how much land on Earth did the British Empire cover, (within 3%)?

How many people did the British Empire rule over as a percentage, (within 3%)?

What year did Ireland gain independence from Britain?

What year did the British empire join WW2?

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain, whose first speech was the Blood, toil, tears and sweat in 1940?

What year did the countries of the British Raj gain independence from Britain?

What important canal did Britain hand control to Egypt in 1956?

What Mediterranean island was given independence in 1960 but Britain still holds two military bases?

What country invaded the British colony of the Falklands islands, starting the Falkland war 1982?

What year was Hong Kong handed to China, effectively ending the British Empire?