British History Quiz #9 (20th century/modern)

British History quiz on events the 20th century related to Britain excluding the world wars as there will be a separate quiz for that.
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What what the name of the the ship that sunk in 1912 after hitting an iceberg
RMS Titanic
Who did England beat in the 1966 world cup final
West Germany
What was the name of the band from Liverpool who wrote "Hey Jude"
The Beatles
Whose coronation was the first to be televised in 1953
Queen Elizabeth II
What did Alexander Fleming accidently discover in 1928
Penicillin
Which crisis involved the losing of the canal that connects Mediterranean sea to the red sea
Suez Crisis
What was the name of the supersonic commercial airliner that flew from Britain
Concorde
What organization did Emilie Pankhurst belong to
WSPU/Suffragettes
Who was prime minister when the NHS was founded
Clement Attlee
Which British archaeologist discovered the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun
Howard Carter
Which modern day country Formally called (Southern) Rhodesia gained international independence in 1980
Zimbabwe
Over which islands off the coast of Argentina did the UK go to war over their sovereignty
The Falkland Islands
Which Argentine cruiser was sunk by the British fleet during the above war
ARA General Belgrano
From what building did the BBC first broadcast from in 1936
Alexandra Palace
Who was the prime minister in 1936 when Edward VIII abdicated
Stanley Baldwin
Who founded the BUF(British union of Fascists) in 1932
Oswald Mosley
Which VTOL jet was developed by Hawker Siddeley
Harrier jump jet
What policy that translates to "leave it be" did the liberal reforms try to move away from (I recommend looking exact spelling up on google)
laissez-faire
What derogatory term was used to describe miners who crossed the picket line during the miners strike
Scabs
Name any member of the Cambridge Five spy ring, the group which passed on information to the soviet government from their positions in British secret service
Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt, John Cairncross
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Level 78
Dec 26, 2025
Concord? No! The aircraft was a Concorde.