1. A German Viking squad
   A soccer team
2. A Celtic tribe

The Brythons were a Celtic tribe. It is where the word "Britain" comes from.

1. A Viking tribe
   A Persian army
2. An Aztec cult

The Angles, or Anglii, were.a Viking tribe. The word "England" is derived from "Angle-land."

1. 17th century
   18th century
2. 19th century

The zenith of the British Empire was in the 18th century. At that time, the empire stretched over 20% of the world.

1. Dull
   Safe
2. Dangerous

Throughout history, it has been tough to be a monarch. Many were killed in battle, beheaded or assassinated.

1. John of Wales
   William the Conqueror
2. Henry VIII

Willliam the Conqueror is famous for building Windsor Castle. The royal residence was built in approximately 1080 A.D.

1. Smallest
   Most mediocre
2. Largest

Windsor Castle is the largest royal home in the world. It's the oldest continuously inhabited royal residence in Britain.

1. Fish and Chips
   Mutton Pie
2. Chicken Tikka Masala

Well, that's just a fun factoid. The national dish of the United Kingdom is chicken tikka masala. In India, they have no idea what that is.

1. 1,000
   100,000
2. 50 million

50 million Americans can trace their ancestry back to King Edward III. This is an estimate put forth by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

1. 10
   100
2. 300

There are roughly 300 languages spoken in London today. That means that Londoners speak more languages than any other city in the world.

1. 1
   2
2. 3

Today, the British Isles have two sovereign states. These include the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

1. 1
   2
2. 3

Today there are also three Crown dependencies. These include Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.

1. True
2. False

It's true that southern Britain was once part of the Roman Empire. This was true between 43 and 410 A.D.

1. The Gauls
   The Saxons
2. The Legions

The Saxons invaded Britain around the early medieval period. This took place at the beginning of the fourth century.

1. Viking
   French
2. Anglo-Saxon

Due to invasions by the Saxons, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were formed throughout Britain. Seven principal kingdoms emerged by 600 AD.

1. The French
   The Germans
2. The Vikings

The Vikings conquered Britain in the 9th century. They came from Denmark and Norway.

1. Bayeux
   Linton
2. Maripeaux

The Bayeux Tapestry famously depicts the Norman conquest of England. This event would define the future of the British Isles.

1. The Duke of Normandy
   Percival Scott
2. The King of Spain

William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings. This took place in 1066.

1. Magna Carta
   The Domesday Book
2. The Bible

King William I ordered a census of his new kingdom. This census would famously be called the Domesday Book.

1. England
   France
2. Both

Well, that was easy. France and England fought long and hard during the Hundred Years' War. This was in the late medieval period, 1337 to 1453.

1. Plantaganet
   Lancaster
2. York
   All of the above

These three houses are where the major monarchs of the late medieval period came from. As you can imagine, there was a lot of fighting between them.

1. 1837
   1878
2. 1901

1837 was the start of the Victorian era. This was when Queen Victoria came to power, and lasted until her death in 1901.

1. The Renaissance
   Feudalism
2. The Industrial Revolution

Victoria's reign saw the height of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. This was also the apex of the British Empire.

1. France
   Russia
2. Germany

In the First World War, Britain declared war on Germany. This took place in 1914, and nearly a million Britons were killed.

1. 1922-1930
   1919-1921
2. 1910-1911

The Irish War of Independence took place from 1919 to 1921. Negotiations led to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.

1. Edward II
   Edward VIII
2. William III

King Edward VIII succeeded his father in 1936. Problems ensued due to his love for the American Wallis Simpson, and he abdicated his throne.

1. Edward I
   Neville Chamberlain
2. Winston Churchill

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain famously declared that he achieved "peace for our time" after trying to appease Hitler. Sadly, this wasn't the truth.

1. Russia
   Poland
2. France

Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded Poland. This took place on September 3, 1939.

1. Elizabeth I
   Elizabeth II
2. Henry VIII

The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is the longest-ruling monarch in British history. If you want to learn more about it, then rent "The Crown." Just saying.

1. Desert
   Forest
2. Swamps

About 5,000 years ago, Britain was covered in forests. Today, only 10% of the land is forest.

1. The Aborigines
   The Celts
2. The Picts

The Picts are considered the very first Britons. They arrived on the Isles around the third century.

1. Asia
   Europe
2. The Americas

The Celts arrived from Europe in the 8th century B.C. By 43 AD, the Romans invaded.

1. 1485
   1501
2. 1668

The Welsh noble Henry Tudor claimed the English crown in 1485. He would become King Henry VII.

1. 1
   3
2. 5

There would be a total of five Tudor monarchs on the English throne. Several lines of kings and queens followed. Lady Jane Grey reigned as queen for just nine days and was never crowned.

1. Trade
   Exploration
2. Piracy

Trade was responsible for Britain's immense wealth in the 1800s. The country would build a huge overseas empire.

1. World War I
   World War II
2. Both

Both WWI and WWII would drain Britain of wealth and lead to the loss of the empire. Most of its colonies would eventually gain independence.