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Who led a team of scientists to ‘split the atom‘ for the first time?

問題: Who led a team of scientists to ‘split the atom‘ for the first time?

選擇:Alexander Fleming
Alan Turing
Ernest Rutherford
Sir Peter Mansfield


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Scientists led by Ernest Rutherford, working at Manchester and then Cambridge University, were the first to ‘split the atom‘ and took part in the Manhattan Project in the United States, which developed the atomic bomb.…

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What song is sung by people in the UK and other countries when they are celebrating the New Year?

問題: What song is sung by people in the UK and other countries when they are celebrating the New Year?

選擇:Auld Lang Syne
The British Anthem
Jingle Bells
White Christmas


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The song Auld Lang Syne, which is sung by people in the UK and other countries when they are celebrating the New Year (or Hogmanay as it is called in Scotland).…

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Who fought in the English Civil war of 1642?

問題: Who fought in the English Civil war of 1642?

選擇:The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
The House of Fraser and the House of Stuart


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The Civil war between the king and Parliament began in 1642. The country split into those who supported the king (the Cavaliers) and those who supported Parliament (the Roundheads).…

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Which two languages were used across England during the Middle Ages?

問題: Which two languages were used across England during the Middle Ages?

選擇:Welsh
Gaelic
Norman French
Anglo-Saxon


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The Middle Ages saw the development of a national culture and identity. After the Norman Conquest, the king and his noblemen had spoken Norman French and the peasants had continued to speak Anglo-Saxon.…

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What is the name of Irish people who favoured complete independence from the UK in the 19th century?

問題: What is the name of Irish people who favoured complete independence from the UK in the 19th century?

選擇:Fenians
Quakers
Highlanders
Suffragettes


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The Irish Nationalist movement had grown strongly through the 19th century. Some, such as the Fenians, favoured complete independence.…

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In 1776, which British colonies declared their independence because they demanded that there should be ‘no taxation without representation‘.

問題: In 1776, which British colonies declared their independence because they demanded that there should be ‘no taxation without representation‘.

選擇:North African
Asian
North American
South African


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In 1776, 13 North American colonies declared their independence, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments.…

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Which two British pop music groups were famous during the Swinging Sixties?

問題: Which two British pop music groups were famous during the Swinging Sixties?

選擇:The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
ABBA
Radiohead


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The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change. It was known as the ‘swinging sixties’. There was growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music. Two well-known pop music groups at the time were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.…

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When was England ruled by a republic and not by a monarch?

問題: When was England ruled by a republic and not by a monarch?

選擇:When Elizabeth I died without any successor
When Charles I was executed
When the Carta Magna restricted the king’s power When kind Harold died after the Battle of Hastings


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When Charles I was executed, England declared itself a republic, called the Commonwealth. It no longer had a monarch.…

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