| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which admiral died at the battle of trafalgar | Horatio Nelson | 93%
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| Who was the third longest reigning monarch of Great Britain famous for how mad he became in his old age | George III | 92%
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| What was the last battle of the Napoleonic wars | Waterloo | 91%
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| What is know as the worlds first industrial city | Manchester | 88%
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| Which general was in command of the British forces in the above battle | Arthur Wellesley | 77%
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| Which Holy Roman Electorate/Kingdom was George I the first from | Hanover | 67%
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| Which Lieutenant/captain claimed New south Wales for Great Britain | James Cook | 66%
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| Who is the youngest ever prime minister | William Pitt 'The younger' | 63%
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| In which war did Britain burn Washington D.C | War of 1812 | 61%
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| What is the name for the group of textile workers who destroyed the textile machinery that was replacing them | Luddites | 59%
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| Who was the first prime minister of the Great Britain | Robert Walpole | 55%
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| Who wrote the first English dictionary | Samuel Johnson | 41%
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| Which Clockmaker solved the longitude problem with his H4 sea watch | John Harrison | 10%
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| What was the last battle in which a British monarch lead troops into battle | Dettingen | 7%
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| Who was the inventor of the spinning jenny | James Hargreaves | 6%
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