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6. When was construction of the Suez Canal started?

  • 1861
  • 1862
  • 1863
  • 1859
  • 1860

7. What was discovered in Kimberly, South Africa, in 1867?

  • Azure
  • Huge mineral deposits
  • Diamonds
  • Gold
  • Iron ore

8. How much did Disraeli buy Tewfik's Suez Canal shares for?

  • £2.5 million
  • £3 million
  • £4 million
  • £2 million
  • £3.5 million

9. Which 2 leaders fought in the Franco-Prussian war?

  • Bismarck and Waterloo
  • Napoleon and Bismarck
  • Waterloo and Napoleon
  • Churchill and Bismarck
  • Churchill and Napoleon

10. Shepstone annexed the Transvaal in 1877 to...

  • Resolve border disputes with the Zulu
  • All of the above
  • Protect them from the Pedi
  • Save them from bankruptcy
  • Other

11. The Zulu war began in 1879 because....

  • Cetswayo had an affair with a British ambassador
  • Cetswayo refused an invite to eat with the Queen
  • Cetswayo did not comply with the demobilisation ultimatum
  • Cetswayo massacred a British settlement
  • Cetswayo said Henry Bartle Frere had a big nose

12. Which battle in 1879 was a huge embarrassment for the British?

  • Isandhlwana Hill
  • Khartoum
  • Omdurman
  • Ulundi
  • Majuba Hill

13. How many British fought off 4,000 Zulu at the Battle of Rorke's Drift?

  • 2,000
  • 50
  • 150
  • 750
  • 500

14. When was the United African Company formed?

  • 1877
  • 1879
  • 1878
  • 1876
  • 1875

15. In 1879, _________ dual control was established in Egypt.

  • Franco-Prussian
  • Anglo-French
  • Franco-Italian
  • Anglo-Prussian
  • Anglo-Egyptian

16. The First Boer War was declared on _______ 1880

  • Nov 16
  • Oct 16
  • Aug 16
  • Dec 16
  • Sep 16

17. Which regiment fled at the Battle of Majuba Hill?

  • The Light Dragoons
  • The Cheshire Regiment
  • 92nd Highlanders
  • The Queen
  • Berkshire Yeomanry

18. Anglo-French dual control ended after...

  • The Suez Canal became blocked and impassible so interest dwindled.
  • The start of British occupation in Egypt
  • The French decided it was a waste of time
  • Egyptian nationalists threw them both out
  • An Anglo-Franco war started

19. Which General led an army that was ambushed and massacred by Mahdists in 1883

  • Gordon
  • Hicks
  • Churchill
  • Wolsely
  • Kitchener

20. General Gordon was killed...

  • During the Battle of Omdurman
  • During the Battle of El Obeid
  • In his house
  • On the palace steps of Khartoum
  • In the Mahdist