QUESTIONS
- Whom did Margaret Thatcher replace as the leader of the Tories?
- In pop, who was the king of the wild frontier?
- Deadly Nightshade is related to which vegetable?
- Alphabetically, which is the last County?
- In which year did Celtic FC first have numbers on the back of their shirts?
- 0131 is the dialling code of which City in the UK?
- Which English King died at the age of 14?
- Who sits on the Woolsack?
- What plant was originally known as the love apple?
- Are the Channel Islands a part of the United Kingdom?
- Who was Britain’s first Olympic Gold Medalist in a throwing event?
- A fizzy drink popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s was called ‘Dandelion and ……. ‘?
- Scouse is a popular stew made up of cheap cuts of meat and as many potatoes as possible. What would it mean to eat ‘blind scouse’?
- Who is the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated?
- Which Prime Minister led Britain to victory in WW1?
- How did Charles I die?
- Traditionally found in the industrial north, Pease Pudding is made by simmering a muslin bag of split peas in a stockpot of ham. But why is the southern town of Pease Pottage named after this dish?
- What is inside a ‘Welsh Cake’?
- A modern version of the Scottish speciality dish called haggis can be ordered in fancy restaurants under the title of ‘Flying Scotsman’. What is this dish?
- Depending where you are in the UK, you’ll need to ask for a roll, bap, barm cake, bun, buttery or even a stottie cake. So where in the UK would you be if you order a cob?
- On which river is the city of Liverpool located?
- Which band member from the British rock band, The Who, was the first person in rock n’ roll history to smash an instrument on stage during a live show?
- What was the occupation of Leicester-based, Henry Walker who served his first cooked sliced potato in 1945 and founded Walkers Crisps in 1948?
- In her life-time, how long does the average British Woman spend looking in the mirror?
- Where is the oldest Mormon congregation in the World?
- How many of the 30 ‘Carry On’ Films did Barbara Windsor appear in?
- When he left school, the headmaster of Which English Billionaire told him ‘I predict you will either go to prison on become a Millionaire’?
- True or False? Sherlock Holmes never said ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’ in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Novels?
- In Britain, were infant mortality rates higher in 1800 or 1900?
- In 2003 a traffic warden issued 101 tickets in 1 day. Why did all 101 tickets get cancelled?
- Queen Anne (1665-1714) had 17 children but how many of them died before she did?
- Bethlehem is not only a town in Israel, but is also a tiny farming village in which Welsh county?
- ‘God Save the Queen’ is the oldest National Anthem that is still in use today. What year was it first performed? 1745, 1845 or 1945?
- In Gaelic, Whiskey is known as Uisge Beatha (ish-key Byah-ha). What does Uisge Beatha mean?
- What percentage of Welsh can speak in their Native Tongue?
- Before becoming an actress, what did Julie Walters originally train to be?
- How many grandchildren did Queen Victoria (1819-1901) have?
- At what age did Horatio Nelson join the Royal Navy?
- True or False? By 1949, it was estimated that 81% of men and 39% of women in the UK were smokers?
- What are Natives of Leeds known as?
- Laila Morse who plays Mo Harris in EastEnders is the elder sister to which English Actor and Filmmaker?
- Wales has a population of just over 3 million people, what population of sheep does Wales have?
- The Slaughter, Heel and Station Stones can be found where in Britain?
- Who was the only British prime minister to have spoken English as a second language?
- The Angel of the North was completed in 1998 and designed by which sculptor?
- The world’s oldest surviving working clock is in which British cathedral?
- The worker bee is widely used as a symbol of which British City?
- One American State still has the Union Jack as part of its state flag – which is it?
- What is the only team from outside Scotland that plays in the Scottish Professional Football League?
- Which City was the inaugural UK City of Culture in 2013?
- Which English King’s remains were discovered under a Leicester city centre car park?
- What was Liverpool John Lennon Airport previously known as?
- What pet did super-nurse Florence Nightingale always travel with?
- How many assassination attempts did Queen Victoria survive?
- The last horse-drawn bus ran in London on 25 October 1911. True or False?
- In 2002, why did MP’s sign a motion to bring cats into the Houses of Parliament?
- What inspired 3-time Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Chris Hoy to start cycling?
- The phrase ‘Girl Power’ is often associated with which 19990’s girl band?
- Is it only the male or only the female wasp that stings?
- Which chocolate biscuit was the first to be advertised b name rather than by the company that manufactured it?
- What breed of dog has to be delivered by Caesarean section, as their large heads mean that they can get stuck in the birth canal?
- What is the most popular month to get married?
ANSWERS
- Edward Heath
- Adam Ant
- Potato
- Worcestershire
- 1994
- Edinburgh
- Edward VI
- Lord Chancellor
- Tomato
- No
- Tessa Sanderson
- Burdock
- No Meat
- Spencer Perceval
- David Lloyd George
- Execution (Beheading)
- For providing pease pudding to convicts being transported to the South Coast
- Dried Fruit
- Chicken breast stuffed with haggis
- West Midlands
- Mersey
- Pete Townsend
- Butcher
- Two Years
- Preston
- 9
- Sir Richard Branson
- True
- 1900
- It was May Day Bank Holiday (Free Parking)
- All of them
- Carmarthenshire
- 1745
- Water of Life
- 21%
- A Nurse
- 42
- 12
- True
- Loiners
- Gary Oldman
- Approx 9 million
- Stonehenge
- David Lloyd George
- Anthony Gormley
- Salisbury Cathedral
- Manchester
- Hawaii
- Berwick Rangers FC
- Derry/Londonderry
- Richard III
- Speke Airport
- Owl
- Seven
- True
- To deal with the growing problem of mice
- The 1982 Film, E.T
- The Spice Girls
- Female
- Penguin
- Bulldog
- August