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Geography of the British Empire

Can you guess these facts related to the geography of the British Empire?
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First submittedMarch 18, 2017
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British territory that borders Spain
Gibraltar
City that is the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Lake often considered to be the source of the Nile River
Lake Victoria
The only European country that is a former member of the Commonwealth
Ireland
Central American country where English is the official language
Belize
Founder of the doomed Roanoke Colony, England's first attempt to create an American colony
Sir Walter Raleigh
Private company that once owned 1/3rd of Canada's land
Hudson's Bay
Company
African country once known as Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
The first British colony in Australia, now an Australian state
New South Wales
The two most important British cities captured by Japan during WWII
Hong Kong
Singapore
In 1942, Rommel invaded this former British colony, reaching as far as El Alamein
Egypt
The most widely-practiced religion in the British Empire in 1900
Hinduism
The most populous British city in North America in 1700 AD
Boston
Island that had 300,000 slaves (85% of the population) before emancipation in the 1830s
Jamaica
British island that can be found in the Atlantic about 750 miles east of North Carolina
Bermuda
City, founded in 1840, named for the British commander at the Battle of Waterloo
Wellington
The primary export of the Colony of Virginia
Tobacco
Island in the Persian Gulf which became independent from the UK in 1971
Bahrain
Island where Greek-speaking guerillas revolted against British rule in the 1950s
Cyprus
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30 Comments
AlejandroAP
+6
Level 84
Mar 18, 2017
Very interesting quiz!
Malbaby
+8
Level 70
Mar 19, 2017
Neat quiz, good mix of questions.
Arp2600
+1
Level 88
Mar 20, 2017
Nice quiz, but surely you mean a group of islands for Bermuda? I missed it because I was seeking a single island like Montserrat.
redsplat
+2
Level 73
Mar 23, 2017
Agreed, it is a group of islands.
Quizmaster
+15
Level ∞
Mar 19, 2020
Bermuda is a territory comprised of several islands. It is also the name of the largest island of that territory. The question is correct.
Sjgirl
+2
Level 66
Sep 9, 2017
Was Malta not a part of the commonwealth?
quizaddict43
+4
Level 50
Sep 9, 2017
Malta still is part of the Commonwealth, I believe
JustinH17
+1
Level 70
Sep 9, 2017
No, Malta is a sovereign nation.
sjj93gg
+2
Level 56
Apr 27, 2025
Malta is a sovereign nation and a member of the Commonwealth, they are not mutually exclusive
KittynJim
+27
Level 59
Sep 9, 2017
Like Pakistan, Namibia, New Zealand, and a host of others, Malta is both a sovereign nation and a member of the Commonwealth.
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Sep 9, 2017
I tried Malta too, yes they are a member of the Commonwealth as are Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, etc. etc. etc.
Berney
+11
Level 83
Sep 11, 2017
Malta is a member of the commonwealth and a sovereign nation. However it's not a "former member of the commonwealth" as asked by the question.
CardinalSin
+7
Level 80
Aug 2, 2018
It was a member last year, wasn't it?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Mar 28, 2019
@CardinalSin Ha-ha.
kalbahamut
+11
Level 81
Sep 9, 2017
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to train a gorilla to speak Greek.
Malbaby
+20
Level 70
Sep 9, 2017
Everyone has to have a hobby, even you kalbahamut.
SWATkun
+3
Level 59
Sep 9, 2017
British = Hinduism ?

I have heard they forced Indian Hindus to accept Christianity.

asdf4881
+15
Level 79
Sep 9, 2017
If that were true, you'd see a lot more Christians in India.

Dunno where you heard that, but it's not accurate.

Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Sep 9, 2017
I think you have taken the 'Creative' part of your name too literary.
AbhishekNS
+2
Level 57
Jun 22, 2020
The missionaries did indeed convert a lot of people in the south and northeastern parts of India.
MyrmidonPantheon
+1
Level 52
Dec 4, 2024
Missionaries converted many people from north-east India to christianity. Also in south India. Thats why there are 10 million of them in india
YogBarOg
+1
Level 73
Sep 9, 2017
Awesome quiz!
DarthCaedus66
+2
Level 12
Sep 10, 2017
This quiz is all wrong. The true geography is:Everything is either Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch.
ChipOtley
+1
Level 73
Sep 11, 2017
Wasn't Zimbabwe just "Rhodesia"; and Zambia was "Northern Rhodesia"?
ChipOtley
+1
Level 73
Sep 11, 2017
Aha - only from 1964; was indeed Southern Rhodesia up until then...
dogmeat
+2
Level 69
Jun 2, 2020
Over 50% don't know who commanded British forces at Waterloo. My gob is smacked
RogerMellie
+1
Level 24
Jun 5, 2020
Guilty, but I did get Raleigh instantly.

I didn't have a clue for Waterloo. I tried Nelsonville as a ridiculous pure guess, but of course Nelson was the battle of Trafalgar. I facepalmed when I saw Wellington.

Hectorselector
+4
Level 59
Sep 15, 2022
I think England's first attempt at overseas colonisation was very definitely Ireland.
Dontforget
+4
Level 72
Dec 3, 2024
Got the first one by guessing Victoria for the end point of the CPR
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Dec 15, 2024
Just missed Hudson's Bay
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