British Nonfiction

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself... I'm Brian Brain. Welcome to volume four of my Great British Quiz: The Really Hard One! As with all Brian's quizzes, the Great British Quiz contains his unique formula: The questions always come in pairs--one for the Budding Brains (youngsters) and one for the Boffs (adults). It's this stroke of genius that allows the whole family to join in the fun! How well do you know the British Isles?

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe Sprawling across a...