British Culture and Politics Quiz Quiz Questions

1. Which of these was not a British prime minister?

A Winston Churchill B Clement Attlee C John Maynard Keynes D Harold Macmillan

2. In what year was King John forced to sign the first Magna Carta?

A 1350 B 1245 C 1215 D 1290

3. Who was the uncle of King Richard II?

A John of Gaunt B King John C John Wayne D John Cleese

4. For what is Wedgwood china named?

A a river B a town C a person D a region

5. What scientist was British industrialist Josiah Wedgwood related to?

A Stephen Hawking B Stephen Jay Gould C Charles Darwin D Charles Lyell

6. Mercantile theory holds that colonies best serve their mother country by providing what?

A finished goods B an open market C raw materials D laborers