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In the UK during the First World War, what did "Dora" mean?

posted Mar 29 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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When did the UK first open negotiations to join what became the European Union?

posted Nov 30, 2021 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Where in the United Kingdom would you find a statue of Anteros?

posted Nov 9, 2021 by Varuna Magar

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What does the "B" stand for in the civil order known in the UK and Ireland as ASBO?

posted Nov 8, 2021 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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In the UK in 1926 there was a General Strike that attempted to improve working conditions for which occupational group?

posted Aug 25, 2021 by Ujjwal Mehra

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What was known in the UK in World war II as "the Matilda"?

posted Jul 5, 2021 by Prithvi

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Usually, the United Kingdom holds general elections every five, or sometimes four, years. In the 20th century...........

posted Jun 23, 2021 by Mridul

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When were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built?

posted May 11, 2021 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Which member of the UK Parliament and member of the IRA died on hunger strike while in prison at The Maze...............

posted May 10, 2021 by Manish Tiwari

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What name was given to a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the UK and Iceland?

posted May 3, 2021 by Mridul

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On 1 July 1967, what was the first official colour broadcast transmitted on television in the UK?

posted Apr 20, 2021 by Karan Joglekar

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What title was held by Edward VIII after his abdication?

posted Mar 9, 2021 by Balwinder

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Where are Akrotiri and Dhekelia, allocated by treaty to the UK as sovereign military bases?

posted Feb 3, 2021 by Varun Kumar

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When did the United Kingdom convert to decimal currency?

posted Jan 8, 2021 by Anuradha Tabyal

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From and including the general election in the United Kingdom in 2010 how many of the four elections until 2020.........

posted Jan 6, 2021 by Dilbagh

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Benjamin Disraeli's government was elected in the UK how many times?

posted Dec 22, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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In the 20th century and since, what is the village of Grimethorpe in the UK particularly well-known for?

posted Dec 7, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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The House of Lords Act, an Act of the Parliament of the UK, reformed the House of Lords by removing the centuries.......

posted Nov 24, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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What purpose were the Thames Embankments in London, UK, built to serve?

posted Nov 19, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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How to get a NHS Covid-19 test certificate for traveling?

posted Sep 6, 2020 by Fabiano Ditimoteo

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The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom abolishing slavery throughout.........

posted May 30, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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When did homosexuality between consenting adults cease to be illegal in all of the United Kingdom?

posted May 15, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Edward VIII of the United Kingdom reigned for less than a year in 1936. Why was his reign so short?

posted May 9, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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In the UK, General Elections are usually held on what day of the week?

posted Apr 25, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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After the records of the UK Singles Chart started in 1952 who was the first singer to be No 1?

posted Apr 8, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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The UK general election in May 2010 produced a hung parliament. When was the previous time that happened?

posted Apr 6, 2020 by Nimish

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Canada vs UK

posted Apr 2, 2020 by Angela P

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What World Heritage Site is located 20 miles north of Stonehenge in the UK?

posted Mar 26, 2020 by Prachi Sharma

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What is the longest time that there can be between General Elections in the UK?

posted Mar 16, 2020 by Saif Khanam

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In 2018 Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua OBE from the UK holds multiple world championships in which sport?

posted Feb 4, 2020 by Nimish

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Who was the first female artist to have a #1 album in the USA and the UK simultaneously?

posted Jan 29, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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What Act was passed in 1800 in the United Kingdom, to enable the first national what for the UK?

posted Jan 27, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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Canvey Wick in the Thames estuary, Essex, UK, is a nature reserve focussed on what?

posted Jan 4, 2020 by Vikram Luthra

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In June 2013 the UK's College of Arms granted which chef a personal coat of arms?

posted Oct 31, 2019 by Atif

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What was the name of the group formed in London in February 1944 to plan the invasion of Europe under...................

posted Sep 13, 2019 by Akriti

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In legal tender issued in the UK before I January 1961 what was next in the series: shilling, penny, ha'penny, ...?

posted Jul 9, 2019 by Karan Joglekar

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King George III signed The Instrument of Foundation in 1768 for which independent,privately funded institution?

posted Jun 26, 2019 by Madhavi Latha

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What coal-fired power station in England, has the highest generating capacity of any power station in the UK?

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Chahat Sharma

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In 1896 the final collaboration by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan was staged at the Savoy theatre, London, UK..........

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Anshika Utadi

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The Eddystone Rocks are 14 miles from which part of the UK?

posted Jun 17, 2019 by Riteshwar

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For more than 200 years Hatchards in the UK has sold what?

posted Jun 8, 2019 by Simranjeet Singh

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Daniel O'Connell did what in 1828 and 1829 as part of a campaign to remove restrictions on Roman Catholics in the UK?

posted May 30, 2019 by Ankur Athari

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Which company won a formative case in UK labour law that held that a union taking strike action could be................

posted Apr 16, 2019 by Maninder Bath

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In May 2017 the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK was severely disrupted nationwide by what?

posted Mar 29, 2019 by Aman

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Where does the River Isis, which rises in the Cotswolds in the UK, reach the sea?

posted Mar 7, 2019 by Rahul Chandel

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In Swansea, Wales, UK, what public service closed in 1961 after being open in various forms since 1807?

posted Feb 7, 2019 by Karan Joglekar

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John Carr, one of a renowned family of biscuit makers in Carlisle in the United Kingdom, is particularly................

posted Dec 13, 2018 by Nikita Sehgal

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What did some media in Russia claim was selling like hot cakes, or selling out, in the UK in 2017?

posted Dec 8, 2018 by Balwinder

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Who was the Minister of Health (1945-51) who steered the introduction of the universal health care system............... [MCQ]

posted Nov 29, 2018 by Anuradha Tabyal

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Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves after seeing a (presumably, too) flattering portrait of her by whom?

posted Oct 9, 2018 by Anamika