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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

14. Thanks Zico.

14 today and 15 for yesterday thanks Zico
 

British Trivia Quiz

1.  Which seaside town, known for its historic harbour called the Cobb, received its "Regis" status during the reign of Edward I?
Lyme Regis

2.  Which line of the London Underground serves the most stations?
District line

3.  Which British outdoor clothing and equipment brand has a German name which translates as 'mountain house'?
Berghaus

4.  Whose grave does not bear his name, merely the warning rhyme: "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, and cursed be he that moves my bones"?
William Shakespeare

5.  Fictional landlord Amos Brearly used to run which pub?
The Woolpack

6.  With which TV programme do you associate 'Approaching Menace' by the British composer Neil Richardson?
Mastermind

7.  Which brand began in 1988 as a menswear store in Exeter with a name inspired by the founder's time spent on a boat on the Thames?
River Island

8.  Which fashion and homeware brand was started by Stephen Marks in 1972 – a year after a film of the same name was released?
French Connection

9.  The comics the Beano and Dandy were published in which Scottish city?
Dundee

10.  What in London was officially opened on 8 May 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II?
Thames Barrier

11.  In the poem by A.A. Milne, who did Christopher Robin go down to Buckingham Palace with?
Alice

12. The Alan Turing Memorial is situated in Sackville Gardens, in which English city? 
Manchester

13.  Which Bolton-born steeplejack and television personality described himself as a "backstreet mechanic"?
Fred Dibnah

14.  Labelled England's most iconic signpost, a sign in East Kent points to Sandwich, three miles away, and which small hamlet half a mile away?
Ham

15.  Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?
Catherine of Aragon

16.  In which year was the Concorde officially retired, was it 2000, 2003 or 2006? 
2003

17. Which British author wrote The Chronicles of Narnia?  
C.S. Lewis

18.  What is the youngest age at which you can be asked to be on a jury in the UK? 
Eighteen

19.  In which year was the firs James Bond film “Dr No” released?
1962

20. Two gentlemen called Henry and Charles founded which car brand?
Rolls-Royce - Henry Royce and Charles Rolls





 

British Trivia Quiz

1.  Which seaside town, known for its historic harbour called the Cobb, received its "Regis" status during the reign of Edward I?

2.  Which line of the London Underground serves the most stations?

3.  Which British outdoor clothing and equipment brand has a German name which translates as 'mountain house'?

4.  Whose grave does not bear his name, merely the warning rhyme: "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, and cursed be he that moves my bones"?

5.  Fictional landlord Amos Brearly used to run which pub?

6.  With which TV programme do you associate 'Approaching Menace' by the British composer Neil Richardson?

7.  Which brand began in 1988 as a menswear store in Exeter with a name inspired by the founder's time spent on a boat on the Thames?

8.  Which fashion and homeware brand was started by Stephen Marks in 1972 – a year after a film of the same name was released?

9.  The comics the Beano and Dandy were published in which Scottish city?

10.  What in London was officially opened on 8 May 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II?

11.  In the poem by A.A. Milne, who did Christopher Robin go down to Buckingham Palace with?

12. The Alan Turing Memorial is situated in Sackville Gardens, in which English city? 

13.  Which Bolton-born steeplejack and television personality described himself as a "backstreet mechanic"?

14.  Labelled England's most iconic signpost, a sign in East Kent points to Sandwich, three miles away, and which small hamlet half a mile away?

15.  Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?

16.  In which year was the Concorde officially retired, was it 2000, 2003 or 2006? 

17. Which British author wrote The Chronicles of Narnia?  

18.  What is the youngest age at which you can be asked to be on a jury in the UK? 

19.  In which year was the first James Bond film “Dr No” released?

20. Two gentlemen called Henry and Charles founded which car brand?






 

19 today thanks.
It is weird that I gave up doing history O-level and have then read about it a lot as an adult.
That German O-level has not been very useful so far and I'm an old git now.

14. Thanks Zico.

British History Quiz

1.  Which Duke defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815? 
Duke of Wellington

2.  Which Nobel Prize was Winston Churchill awarded? 
Literature

3.  Who established the Church of England? 
King Henry VIII

4.  Queen Elizabeth I is regarded as one of England's greatest monarchs, but who was her mother?
Anne Boleyn

5.  What was the name given to the Anglo-Saxon tax raised during the reign of King Ethelred to ensure protection against Danish invasion?
Danegeld

6.  S&DR was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863, what does the 'S' and 'D' stand for?.
Stockton and Darlington – point for each

7.  The Fosse Way was a Roman road in Britain that linked Isca Dumnoniorum to Lindum Colonia - what present-day cities are these? 
Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) and Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) – point for each

8.  Whose execution is Fotheringhay Castle most historically famous for?
Mary, Queen of Scots (in 1587)

9.  In 1914, who became known for his heroic leadership after the ship 'Endurance' became trapped in the Antarctic ice?
Ernest Shackleton

10.  Which war lasted nearly nine years, having begun with the battle of Edgehill and ended with the battle of Worcester?
The English Civil War

11. Which house did Queen Victoria belong to? 
House of Hanover

12.  In 1803, cotton became the UK’s biggest export. What was it before that? 
Wool

13.  Who is the longest serving UK Prime Minister? 
Sir Robert Walpole - 20 years, 314 days

14.  In WWI which year was the Battle of Britain? 
1940

15.  What was the name of the book, commissioned by William the Conqueror that was a survey of England's land and resources for tax purposes?
Domesday Book

16.  Which historic document limited the power of the monarch and laid the foundation for constitutional governance in Britain?
The Magna Carta

17.  The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which 19th-century battle?
Battle of Balaclava

18.  The large earthwork along the border of England and Wales is traditionally believed to have been built by King Offa in the 8th century. Which English kingdom did he rule?
Mercia

19. Who was monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland on 1 May 1707? 
Queen Anne

20.  Which English suffragette died after being hit by a horse at the 1913 Derby?
Emily Davison


 

British History Quiz

1.  Which Duke defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815? 

2.  Which Nobel Prize was Winston Churchill awarded? 

3.  Who established the Church of England? 

4.  Queen Elizabeth I is regarded as one of England's greatest monarchs, but who was her mother?

5.  What was the name given to the Anglo-Saxon tax raised during the reign of King Ethelred to ensure protection against Danish invasion?

6.  S&DR was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863, what does the 'S' and 'D' stand for?.

7.  The Fosse Way was a Roman road in Britain that linked Isca Dumnoniorum to Lindum Colonia - what present-day cities are these? 

8.  Whose execution is Fotheringhay Castle most historically famous for?

9.  In 1914, who became known for his heroic leadership after the ship 'Endurance' became trapped in the Antarctic ice?

10.  Which war lasted nearly nine years, having begun with the battle of Edgehill and ended with the battle of Worcester?

11. Which house did Queen Victoria belong to? 

12.  In 1803, cotton became the UK’s biggest export. What was it before that? 

13.  Who is the longest serving UK Prime Minister? 

14.  In WWI which year was the Battle of Britain? 

15.  What was the name of the book, commissioned by William the Conqueror that was a survey of England's land and resources for tax purposes?

16.  Which historic document limited the power of the monarch and laid the foundation for constitutional governance in Britain?

17.  The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which 19th-century battle?

18.  The large earthwork along the border of England and Wales is traditionally believed to have been built by King Offa in the 8th century. Which English kingdom did he rule?

19. Who was monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland on 1 May 1707? 

20.  Which English suffragette died after being hit by a horse at the 1913 Derby?


 

18 thanks Zico - great quiz!

23 for me thanks Zico

15. Thanks Zico.

You are correct East, looked a lovely little quiz and was in such a hurry I didn't double check the answers as I usually do.  Seems it was constructed by Abraham Darby III so give yourselves a point anyway for Q2.  

English Counties, name the County Quiz

1.  Cream teas and the English Riviera
Devon

2.  Brunel's world-famous Ironbridge
Shropshire

3.  The 'Garden of England'
Kent

4.  National Space Centre and Belvoir Castle
Leicestershire

5.  The Potteries
Staffordshire

6.  Nelson's County and Cromer
Norfolk

7.  Scafell Pike and the World Gurning Championships
Cumbria

8.  Cheddar Gorge and Aquae Sulis
Somerset

9.  Beachy Head and Camber Sands
East Sussex

10.  Home to two garden cities
Hertfordshire

11.  The Royal County and Newbury racecourse
Berkshire

12. 'Constable Country' 
Suffolk

13.  Silverstone and Althorp House
Northamptonshire

14.  Two national parks and Wensleydale cheese
North Yorkshire

15.  The New Forest and Jane Austen
Hampshire

16.  The longest stretch of coastline in England
Cornwall

17.  Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire

18. Raleigh Chopper and 'the Queen City of the Midlands' 
Nottinghamshire

19.  The Red Rose County
Lancashire

20.  Buxton Mineral Water and most of the Peak District National Park
Derbyshire

21.  Shakespeare's County
Warwickshire

22.  Cider with Rosie and the Cotswolds
Gloucestershire

23.  Bronte Country
West Yorkshire

24.  England's most wooded county
Surrey

25.  Britain's first fossil shop
Dorset
 

Zico I think you might want to check or clarify question 2. The world-famous "Iron Bridge" was not built by Brunel. He did build iron bridges and other bridges one of which is a famous "suspension bridge" but not the Iron Bridge. 

English Counties, name the County Quiz

1.  Cream teas and the English Riviera

2.  Brunel's world-famous Ironbridge

3.  The 'Garden of England'

4.  National Space Centre and Belvoir Castle

5.  The Potteries

6.  Nelson's County and Cromer

7.  Scafell Pike and the World Gurning Championships

8.  Cheddar Gorge and Aquae Sulis

9.  Beachy Head and Camber Sands

10.  Home to two garden cities

11.  The Royal County and Newbury racecourse

12. 'Constable Country' 

13.  Silverstone and Althorp House

14.  Two national parks and Wensleydale cheese

15.  The New Forest and Jane Austen

16.  The longest stretch of coastline in England

17.  Lea and Perrins

18. Raleigh Chopper and 'the Queen City of the Midlands' 

19.  The Red Rose County

20.  Buxton Mineral Water and most of the Peak District National Park

21.  Shakespeare's County

22.  Cider with Rosie and the Cotswolds

23.  Bronte Country

24.  England's most wooded county

25.  Britain's first fossil shop


 

9. Thanks Zico.

A few Britain ones this week so brush up on your reading!!  

Blimey! I thought I was the most British poster on here. If I claimed even 10 of those I'd be bending the truth to it's limits.

Thanks, anyway - these are always a stimulating read...for an old git .

16 today thanks Zico

British Cities Quiz

1.  What is the second largest city in the United Kingdom? 
Birmingham

2.  Which city, with historical links to lace making, was in 2015 named as England's official 'Home of Sport'?
Nottingham

3.  Which Scottish city shares the same name than the largest city in Western Australia? 
Perth

4.  Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?
Salisbury

5.  Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?
Hull

6.  The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?
Bristol

7.  Operation Moonlight Sonata was a German bombing operation on the night of 14 November 1940 with the intent of destroying the factories in which city?
Coventry

8.  Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?
Brighton

9.  Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?
Bradford

10. Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806? 
Bath

11.  More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?
Southampton

12.  The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?
Portsmouth

13.  The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?
York

14.  Which city, located at the western end of the South Downs National Park on the River Itchen, developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum?
Winchester

15.  During the 19th-century which city was nicknamed 'Copperopolis'?
Swansea (the 19th-century centre of the copper industry)

16.  Which English city is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world? 
Oxford

17. What is the only UK capital not located in Great Britain? 
Belfast 

18.  The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?
Liverpool

19.  What is the only city in West Sussex? 
Chichester

20.  What is the smallest city in Britain?
St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

 

British Cities Quiz

1.  What is the second largest city in the United Kingdom? 

2.  Which city, with historical links to lace making, was in 2015 named as England's official 'Home of Sport'?

3.  Which Scottish city shares the same name than the largest city in Western Australia? 

4.  Which city’s cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK?

5.  Most of the UK's phone boxes are bright red, but in which city are they cream-white?

6.  The SS Great Britain rests in the Great Western Dockyard of which city's harbour?

7.  Operation Moonlight Sonata was a German bombing operation on the night of 14 November 1940 with the intent of destroying the factories in which city?

8.  Which city hosts the UK’s largest Pride festival each year?

9.  Which city is approximately 9 miles west of Leeds?

10. Which city, featuring in several of her novels, did author Jane Austen live in from 1801 to 1806? 

11.  More than 720 of Titanic's 900-strong crew were from which British city?

12.  The Spinnaker Tower is a modern landmark in which English city?

13.  The Snickelways are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in which city?

14.  Which city, located at the western end of the South Downs National Park on the River Itchen, developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum?

15.  During the 19th-century which city was nicknamed 'Copperopolis'?

16.  Which English city is home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world? 

17. What is the only UK capital not located in Great Britain? 

18.  The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel serving which English city?

19.  What is the only city in West Sussex? 

20.  What is the smallest city in Britain?



 

16. Thanks Zico.

Off topic, for which I apologise, but "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back." speaks volumes about global diplomacy, let alone security.

Today's media would want to know what brand of underwear the pilots were wearing.

BBC Newsreaders and Journalists Quiz

1.  Former professional goalkeeper who became a regular reporter on Midlands Today during the late-1970s.  Made an appearance on the Wogan show wearing a turquoise tracksuit.
David Icke

2.  The first female newsreader of the BBC Nine O’clock News and showed her dancing talents on The Morecambe and Wise Show.
Angela Rippon

3.  Host of the The Krypton Factor who anchored Northwest Tonight until his retirement in 2011.
Gordon Burns

4.  Presenter and reporter best known for having presented Crimewatch from 1984 until 2007.
Nick Ross

5.  Presented Nationwide during the 1970s, then the Nine O’clock News (1983–84) and the Six O’clock News at its launch in 1984 alongside Nicholas Witchell. She went on to present Desert Island Discs from 1988 until 2006.
 Sue Lawley

6. Political broadcaster who was the presenter of Question Time from 1979 to 1989. 
Sir Robin Day

7.  Known for reporting from war zones and chief news correspondent for BBC News. Her first major assignment was the London Iranian Embassy siege.
Kate Adie

8.  Which Debbie won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984 before presenting BBC Breakfast Time.
Debbie Greenwood

9.  Back in 1984 whose harrowing and moving reports for BBC News on the famine in Ethiopia sparked an international reaction which led to millions of pounds being raised for aid to be sent to the region.
Michael Buerk

10.  Sometimes known as "the man in the white suit" who left the BBC in 1997 to become an MP.
Martin Bell

11.  BBC war correspondent who said: "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back."
Brian Hanrahan

12.  First to read the news on BBC Television in front of a camera. Retired from BBC in 1981 and went on to present Treasure Hunt.
Kenneth Kendall

13. Acknowledged as being the UK's first female African-Caribbean TV newsreader. 
Moira Stewart

14.  Former Blue Peter presenter who also presented the BBC's Money Programme from 1980 to 1988.
Valerie Singleton

15.  One of the first main presenters on Breakfast Time on its launch in 1983. She had previously been a newsreader on ITN's News at Ten and later went on to co-present The Clothes Show along with being a guest host on the chat show Wogan.
Selina Scott

16.  First to read the BBC TV news in 1954 (in voiceover). He continued to work as a newsreader until his retirement in 1982. He also presented the BBC's coverage of the Proms, in addition to narrating the children's series Teddy Edward and Mary, Mungo and Midge for the BBC.
Richard Baker

17.  BBC's leading news commentator for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the funerals of King George VI and Winston Churchill in 1952 and 1965 respectively. He was best known as the main presenter on Tomorrow's World from 1965 until 1977.
Richard Dimbleby

18.  Former print journalist, who became a presenter on Radio 4's Today in 1974 and Omnibus in 1982. He was best known as the long-serving presenter of Film... from 1974 until 1998.
Barry Norman

19.  Joined the BBC in 1965 as assistant diplomatic correspondent, initially covering French affairs, then the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. He is best known as a prolific thriller novelist: his works include The Day of The Jackal and The Odessa File.
Frederick Forsyth

20.  She was the main co-presenter of the Six O’clock News and royal correspondent for BBC News for 13 years until 2003.
Jennie Bond
 

BBC Newsreaders and Journalists Quiz

1.  Former professional goalkeeper who became a regular reporter on Midlands Today during the late-1970s.  Made an appearance on the Wogan show wearing a turquoise tracksuit.

2.  The first female newsreader of the BBC Nine O’clock News and showed her dancing talents on The Morecambe and Wise Show.

3.  Host of the The Krypton Factor who anchored Northwest Tonight until his retirement in 2011.

4.  Presenter and reporter best known for having presented Crimewatch from 1984 until 2007.

5.  Presented Nationwide during the 1970s, then the Nine O’clock News (1983–84) and the Six O’clock News at its launch in 1984 alongside Nicholas Witchell. She went on to present Desert Island Discs from 1988 until 2006.

6. Political broadcaster who was the presenter of Question Time from 1979 to 1989. 

7.  Known for reporting from war zones and chief news correspondent for BBC News. Her first major assignment was the London Iranian Embassy siege.

8.  Which Debbie won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984 before presenting BBC Breakfast Time.

9.  Back in 1984 whose harrowing and moving reports for BBC News on the famine in Ethiopia sparked an international reaction which led to millions of pounds being raised for aid to be sent to the region.

10.  Sometimes known as "the man in the white suit" who left the BBC in 1997 to become an MP.

11.  BBC war correspondent who said: "I'm not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out, and I counted them all back."

12.  First to read the news on BBC Television in front of a camera. Retired from BBC in 1981 and went on to present Treasure Hunt.

13. Acknowledged as being the UK's first female African-Caribbean TV newsreader. 

14.  Former Blue Peter presenter who also presented the BBC's Money Programme from 1980 to 1988.

15.  One of the first main presenters on Breakfast Time on its launch in 1983. She had previously been a newsreader on ITN's News at Ten and later went on to co-present The Clothes Show along with being a guest host on the chat show Wogan.

16.  First to read the BBC TV news in 1954 (in voiceover). He continued to work as a newsreader until his retirement in 1982. He also presented the BBC's coverage of the Proms, in addition to narrating the children's series Teddy Edward and Mary, Mungo and Midge for the BBC.

17.  BBC's leading news commentator for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the funerals of King George VI and Winston Churchill in 1952 and 1965 respectively. He was best known as the main presenter on Tomorrow's World from 1965 until 1977.

18.  Former print journalist, who became a presenter on Radio 4's Today in 1974 and Omnibus in 1982. He was best known as the long-serving presenter of Film... from 1974 until 1998.

19.  Joined the BBC in 1965 as assistant diplomatic correspondent, initially covering French affairs, then the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. He is best known as a prolific thriller novelist: his works include The Day of The Jackal and The Odessa File.

20.  She was the main co-presenter of the Six O’clock News and royal correspondent for BBC News for 13 years until 2003.

 

14. Thanks Zico.