British History Quiz 5

1. Which British General was the focal point of the Curragh Mutiny?
2. Which overweight politican famously responded with a barrage of punches after being egged?
3. What name was given to the Liberal goverments budget of 1909 to finance social reform and naval re-armament?
4. Whose declaration in 1917 ultimately led to the formation of Isreal in 1948?
5. In which year was the Easter Rising?
6. Which Irish politician played a decisive role in the trial of Oscar Wild as well as leading a movement in Ulster to resist irish home rule?
7. Who was the only female member of the so called 'gang of four' Social Democratic Party founders?
8. What was the Flagship of Henry VIII?
9. Which Saint was believed to have been born around 487 AD?
10. In 565 AD which Saint founded a Monastery on the Island of Iona?

 

 

 

Answers

1. Hubert Gough
2. John Prescott
3. Peoples Budget
4. Balfor
5. 1916
6. Edward Carson
7.Shirley Williams
8. Mary Rose
9. David
10. St Columba