Builders of Empire: Traders and Explorers Quiz

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Builders of Empire: Traders and Explorers: a General level British History quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!
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Question 1
Which explorer claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770?
A Matthew Flinders
B James Cook
C George Vancouver
D William Dampier
Question 2
Which merchant and adventurer secured the founding of the East India Company?
A Walter Raleigh
B Francis Drake
C John Cabot
D Thomas Smythe
Question 3
Which British administrator is known as the 'Architect of British India'?
A Warren Hastings
B Lord Dalhousie
C Lord Curzon
D Robert Clive
Question 4
Which Queen ruled over the height of the British Empire?
A Anne
B Elizabeth I
C Victoria
D Mary II
Question 5
Which explorer sought the Northwest Passage and was lost in the Arctic in 1845?
A Ernest Shackleton
B Roald Amundsen
C John Franklin
D Robert Falcon Scott

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