The document provides information about various people, places, and events related to British history and culture in the form of questions and answers. Some of the key details covered include: - The clock tower called Big Ben is named after Benjamin Hall, a large man who was the chief commissioner in 1859. - King Henry VIII hunted in Hyde Park in the 16th century. - The second oldest university in the UK is the University of Cambridge. - The British recaptured the Falkland Islands from Argentina in 1982. - William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for The Globe Theatre. - The Beatles were responsible for the pop revolution in the West. - Benjamin Britten was an English composer

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2. Why is the Westminster Palace
clock called „Big Ben‟?
After Sir Benjamin Hall, a large man
who was the chief commissioner in
1859.

3. In the 16th century King Henry VIII
hunted wild animals in this park.
Hyde Park

4. The second oldest university in
the UK is in …
Cambridge.

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What islands did the British
recapture from Argentina in
1982?
The Falkland Islands.

6. What theatre did Shakespeare
write most of his plays for?
The Globe Theatre.

7. What group is responsible for the
so-called “pop revolution” in the
West?
The Beatles.

8. What was Benjamin Britten?
A composer.

9. What were the letters of the
Anglo-Saxons called?
“Runes”.

10. Where is the Poets‟ Corner ?
In Westminster Abbey.

11. Where does Royal Shakespeare
Company perform?
At Stratford-on-Avon.

12. What is the oldest public school
in England?
Eton.

13. Who set up the first English
printing-press in Westminster?
William Caxton.

14. What is the largest museum in
G.B.?
The British Museum.

15. What book did Herbert Wells
choose to send to Leo Tolstoy?
The War of the Worlds”.

16. What are the principal characters
of Bernard Shaw‟s play
“Pygmalion?
Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins.

17. Who is considered the national
poet of Scotland?
Robert Burns.

18. Who is the main hero of Rudyard
Kipling‟s “The Jungle Book”?
Mowgli.

19. Who is called by the British people
“Our National Bard”, “The Bard of
Avon”?
William Shakespeare.

20. What is the masterpiece of William
Makepeace Thackeray?
“Vanity Fair”.

21. Who was the greatest satirist of
the age of Enlightenment?
Jonathan Swift

22. What is the first of
Shakespeare‟s great tragedies?
“Romeo and Juliet”.

23. Who is the first English
humanist of the Renaissance?
Thomas More.

24. Who is the most popular hero of
the English ballads?
Robin Hood.

25. What war lasted from 1337 to
1453?
The Hundred Years‟ War.

26. What was the first record or
register of all land-holdings called?
The Domesday Book.

27. What king was put on trial, found
guilty and executed?
Charles I.

28. What is the 1605 conspiracy to
blow up Parliament at the opening
session called?
The Gunpowder Plot.

29. Who made himself Head of State,
as Lord Protector?
Oliver Cromwell.

30. Where were Napoleon‟s imperial
dreams crushed by the English
under .Wellington?
At Waterloo.

31. Who made himself the Head of the
Church of England?
Henry VIII.

32. How long did Queen Victoria
reign?
Sixty-four years.

33. Where was the battle fought in
which the Normans won?
Near the town of Hastings.