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British History True or False #2

Can you guess whether these historical statements about Great Britain and the British Empire are true or false?
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1. Nigeria was once part of the British Empire
True
False
2. George III went mad at age 30 and died just three years later
He reigned for 60 years, living to age 81
True
False
3. The Duke of Wellington was born in Wellington, New Zealand
He was born in Dublin. Wellington, New Zealand is named for him.
True
False
4. Canterbury became a religious pilgrimage site after the murder of Thomas Beckett
True
False
5. Germany bombed the United Kingdom during WWII but only killed 4 people
More than 40,000 civilians were killed
True
False
6. The ancient Romans founded several cities in Great Britain
True
False
7. Sherwood Forest never existed in real life
The forest has existed for thousands of years and still exists today, although only about 2 square miles in size
True
False
8. During the Middle Ages, Great Britain was so cold that polar bears occasionally wandered into London
True
False
9. Oliver Cromwell was Catholic
True
False
10. Isaac Newton taught at the University of Cambridge
True
False
11. Anne Boleyn was executed
True
False
12. The first person to swim across the English Channel was a woman
True
False
13. The Venerable Bede was a monk who wrote a history of England
True
False
14. Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry an American divorcée
True
False
15. The Peaky Blinders gang was based in the city of Liverpool
They were based in Birmingham
True
False
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17 Comments
boiadellago
+3
Level 76
Sep 29, 2024
40% thought Cromwell was catholic. This tells you how much people are ignorant when religion is involved.
AlmostAGenius
+14
Level 84
Sep 29, 2024
Or it’s non-British people taking the quiz who are not super familiar with British history. I debated on it for a few.
duckwantbread
+1
Level 65
Sep 30, 2024
I'm British and got it wrong, I knew he would be the opposite of Charles I but I couldn't remember if Charles was a catholic or protestant. I knew Elizabeth and James were both protestants so I (incorrectly) guessed Charles was as well.
Thisisreal
+2
Level 92
Sep 29, 2024
I remembered he was not of the majority denomination so I was about to mark it as true but then recalled he was puritan.
duckwantbread
+1
Level 65
Sep 30, 2024
Technically he was the majority. Puritans are basically a hardline sect of Protestantism.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Oct 4, 2024
Except that England's religion has, since Henry VIII, been *very specifically* Church of England. Other sects of Protestantism have been variously considered different or even excluded from public life.
Hadi5160
+8
Level 55
Sep 29, 2024
I am from Lebanon and I don‘t even know who this guy is and I only know barely the difference between catholic and the other sect lol
josedimaria237
+1
Level 74
Oct 19, 2024
How can you be from Lebanon and cannot differentiate among the different sects of Christianity? In a country made up of several sects and religions.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 86
Sep 30, 2024
I only got it because Charley 1 chartered my home state, Maryland, as a "Catholic Proprietary." There's still a significant Catholic presence here, though not the majority it once was.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Oct 14, 2024
I had a 50% chance of getting it right, and I chose the wrong answer.
OfficerDibble
+1
Level 84
Sep 29, 2024
I did get all these right first time, but then I cheated by being British.
Psyduckthgreat
+1
Level 71
Oct 14, 2024
I object to compound questions, like "George III went mad at age 30 and died three years later."
RobNobody
+1
Level 79
Apr 28, 2025
Overruled.
stylus
+1
Level 78
Oct 14, 2024
great quiz. would be nice if 6, 9 and 12 had some explanation show up at the end, like many of the others do. e.g. what cities? and what was the name of the first Channel swimmer? (obviously i can find these out myself, but i always like it when it's included in the quiz)
kitshef
+1
Level 86
Oct 14, 2024
When I saw the Boleyn question, I immediately knew that although it looks like a 50/50 question, I'd get it wrong.

And @branlito, I am one of those who thought the first person to swim the channel was a woman - specifically, Gertrude Ederle.

Ant1927
+2
Level 74
Jan 10, 2025
Canterbury was a pilgramage site long before Thomas Becket’s murder
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Feb 14, 2025
Just missed Cromwell
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