Topics covered during the research and creation of the game British Trivia Quiz
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Climate
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Natural resources
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Demography
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Religions
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Wales o
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Scotland o
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England o
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Northern Ireland o
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Tourism
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Transport
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Channel Islands
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Isle of Man
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Ports and harbours
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Trade
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Early Britain
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Celtic times
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The Romans
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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
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The Middle Ages. The Norman conquest
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Medieval Britain
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Hundred Years’ War
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Tudors and Stuarts
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Elizabeth I
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Pilgrims in the New World
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Ireland and Scotland. William and Mary
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18th century. The Hannoverians
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The Industrial Revolution
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The 19th century. Unrest and reform
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The Great Hunger. Ireland and Home Rule
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The British Raj. The scramble for Africa
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20th century. Edwardian Britain
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World War I. The armistice
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Anglo-Irish relations. Abdication.
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World War II
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Natural parks
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Inventions and inventors
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Old English Literature o
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Old English Poetry
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Middle English Literature o
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Legends and Ballads
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The Renaissance o English
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Spenser, Marlowe, Jonson o
Shakespeare
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The 17th Century o
17th-Century Prose o
Milton—Puritan Poet
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The 18th Century—Age of Reason o
Addison, Steele, and Defoe o
Pope's Poetry o
Start of the Modern Novel
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The Romantic Movement o
Pre-Romantic Writers o
The Romanticists
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The Victorian Age o
Victorian Poets o
Victorian Novelists o
19th-Century Drama
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Modern English Literature o
Early 20th-Century Prose and poetry o
Literature after World War I o
Literature After World War II
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Present day authors. Best selling authors o
J. K. Rowling o
Helen Fielding
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Mystery writers o
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle o
Agatha
Christie o
P. D.
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Entertainment |
Sport |
Culture |
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Famous TV actors
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Music o
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The Beatles o
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Classical composers o
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Typical sports o
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Fox hunting o
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Football §
Teams in the premiere league §
Football players §
Stadiums §
Classification o
The Highland Games o
The Commonwealth Games o
Sports personalities o
Jenson Button o
Damon Hill o
Sebastian Coe o
Paula Radcliff o
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Notting Hill Carnival o
Guy Fawkes’ Night
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Typical food
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Education o
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Famous schools and universities
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Educational system
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Exams
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Politics o
Political parties o
Parliament o
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Local government
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Newspapers o
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Morning and evening papers
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The monarchy
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Currency
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People o
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The bobbies o
Royal Guards o
Chelsea guards
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Artists o
Thomas Gainsborough o
Turner o
Constable o
David Hockney o
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