FIND OUT HOW WELL YOU KNOW YOUR NATION

1 How much did Sir

Cecil Chubb pay for Stonehenge in 1915? a) £600 b) £6,600 c) £60,000 d) £600,000

2 Which of these names appears in five Shakespeare plays? a) Claudio b) Horatio c) Antonio d) Laertes 3 Under which railway station did TV’s Roland Rat live? a) Paddington b) Euston c) Victoria d) King’s Cross

4 Theresa May MP represents which Berkshire constituency? a) Newbury b) Bracknell c) Maidenhead d) Reading East 5 GB finished where in the medals table at the Rio Olympics? a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

6 Who is the longest serving presenter on Radio 1’s breakfast show? a) Tony Blackburn b) Nick Grimshaw c) Simon Mayo d) Chris Moyles

7 The British law stating that beached whales must be offered to the reigning monarch dates from when? a) 1322 b) 1717 c) 1848 d) 1901

8 In which year did Wat Tyler lead the Peasants’ Revolt? a) 1381 b) 1481 c) 1581 d) 1681

Answers

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