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| Birmingham became known as the birthplace of heavy {metal}, with the band Black Sabbath starting there. | 100%
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| Its currency, the {pound} sterling, is the fourth most-traded currency in the foreign exchange market. | 100%
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| London {Heathrow} Airport, located 15 miles (24 km) west of the capital, is the world's second busiest airport. | 100%
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| Roasts are served with either roasted or boiled vegetables, Yorkshire {pudding}, and gravy. | 100%
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| The English playwright and poet William {Shakespeare} is widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. | 100%
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| The flag of the United Kingdom is the {Union} Flag. | 100%
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| The red double-decker {bus} has entered popular culture as an internationally recognised icon of England. | 100%
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| British imperial ambition turned towards Asia, particularly to {India}. | 86%
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| In 1940, the Royal Air Force defeated the German {Luftwaffe} in the Battle of Britain. | 86%
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| In 2016, 51.9 per cent of voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the {European Union}. | 86%
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| The {Labour} Party emerged from an alliance of trade unions and small socialist groups in 1900. | 86%
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| The {Magna Carta} was the first document to state that no government was above the law. | 86%
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| The Royal {Greenwich} Observatory in London was chosen as the defining point of the Prime Meridian. | 86%
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| The United Kingdom is a constitutional {monarchy} and parliamentary democracy. | 86%
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| The United Kingdom led the {Industrial} Revolution from the 18th century. | 86%
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| In 1066, the {Normans} invaded England from northern France. | 71%
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| The first international football match was contested by England and {Scotland} on 30 November 1872. | 71%
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| {Wales} was fully incorporated into the Kingdom of England. | 71%
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| The post-war limits of Britain's international role were illustrated by the {Suez} Crisis of 1956. | 57%
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| The {Roman} departure was followed by Anglo-Saxon settlement. | 57%
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