WHAT’S THE TITLE OF THE FILM AND MUSICAL ABOUT A DRAG QUEEN AND A SHOE FACTORY IN NORTHAMPTON*?
a) Stinky Boots b) Kinky Boots c) Pinky Boots
HIGHCLERE* CASTLE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND IS BETTER KNOWN BY WHAT FICTIONAL NAME?
a) Hogwarts b) Downton Abbey c) Dragonstone
WHERE ARE THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS?
a) Aberystwyth*, Wales b) Kew, West London c) Barnstaple*, Devon
IN A CLASSIC HORROR STORY, WHO ARRIVES BY BOAT IN WHITBY, ON THE NORTH-EAST COAST OF ENGLAND?
a) Frankenstein’s monster b) Dracula c) Freddy Krueger
WHICH FRUIT IS TRADITIONALLY SERVED TO SPECTATORS AT THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS?
a) peaches b) raspberries c) strawberries
WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT IS THE BRAND “WALKERS”?
a) shoes b) crisps c) dog food
FOR WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN ROLE WAS DENZEL WASHINGTON NOMINATED IN THE 2022 OSCARS?
a) Hamlet b) Macbeth c) King Lear
WHICH ROCK CLASSIC DID LED ZEPPELIN PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1971 IN BELFAST?
a) “Free Bird” b) “Smoke on the Water” c) “Stairway to Heaven”
IN EDINBURGH*, WHAT IS “ARTHUR’S SEAT”?
a) a hill b) a royal throne c) a toilet in Edinburgh Castle
IN PLACE NAMES, WHAT DO THE SCOTTISH “INVER” (E.G. INVERNESS) AND WELSH “ABER” (E.G. ABERYSTWYTH*) BOTH MEAN?
a) “mountain” b) “lake” c) “river mouth”
WHO WAS THE FIRST MONARCH TO USE BUCKINGHAM PALACE AS THE OFFICIAL ROYAL RESIDENCE?
a) Queen Elizabeth I b) Queen Victoria c) Queen Elizabeth II
WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE “BACKBONE OF ENGLAND”?
a) the Highlands b) Snowdonia c) the Pennines
WHAT DOES “GMT” STAND FOR, IN THE NAME OF THE TIME ZONE?
a) Greenwich* Mean Time b) Great Meridian Time c) Geographic Meridian Time
WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF KENNETH BRANAGH’S* 2021 FILM ABOUT HIS HOME TOWN IN NORTHERN IRELAND?
a) Belfast b) Derry c) Larne
WHAT IS THE BEST-SELLING SOFT DRINK IN SCOTLAND?
a) Irn Bru (“Iron Brew”) b) Rsty T (“Rusty Tea”) c) Znc Drnk (“Zinc Drink”)
IN 2018, WHERE IN ENGLAND WAS A FORMER RUSSIAN MILITARY OFFICER POISONED WITH THE NOVICHOK NERVE AGENT?
a) Salisbury* b) Skegness c) Scarborough*
WHAT IS THE WORLD’S LONGESTRUNNING TV SOAP OPERA?
a) Coronation Street b) Eastenders c) The Archers
WHICH CAR IS PRODUCED AT A FACTORY IN OXFORD?
a) the Mini b) the BMW 3 Series c) the Audi A3
WHAT IS LIVERPOOL’S OTHER FAMOUS FOOTBALL TEAM, BESIDES FC LIVERPOOL?
a) Everton b) Tottenham* Hotspur c) Arsenal
WHICH SINGER’S ALBUMS HAVE THE TITLES 19, 21, 25 AND 30?
a) Adele b) Ed Sheeran c) Dua Lipa
WHAT VILLAGE NEAR BARNSTAPLE* HAS AN EXCLAMATION MARK IN ITS NAME?
a) Let’s Go! b) Oh No! c) Westward Ho!
HENRY VIII’S WARSHIP IS ON SHOW IN THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD IN PORTSMOUTH*. WHAT’S IT CALLED?
a) The Elizabeth Ann b) The Mary Rose c) The Peggy Sue
WHICH ANIMAL ARE THERE STATUES OF IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON?
a) camels b) lions c) alligators
IN SWANSEA*, WALES, YOU ARE OFFERED A PORTION OF “LAVER BREAD”, A LOCAL SPECIALITY. WHAT IS IT?
a) black bread b) cooked seaweed c) a fried fish sandwich
AT WHICH LONDON TRAIN STATION CAN YOU FIND A STATUE OF A BEAR?
a) Paddington b) Waterloo c) Euston*
WHERE IN LEICESTER* WAS THE SKELETON OF KING RICHARD III (DIED 1485) FOUND IN 2012?
a) in Leicester* Cathedral b) in a field c) under a car park
WHERE CAN YOU SEE THE CROWN JEWELS?
a) the Houses of Parliament b) Buckingham Palace c) the Tower of London
WHICH PART OF THE UK IS KNOWN AS “CYMRU*” IN ITS OWN LANGUAGE?
a) Wales b) Northern Ireland c) Scotland
ST ANDREWS IN SCOTLAND IS THE HOME OF WHICH SPORT?
a) golf b) tennis c) cricket
WHICH ROMAN STATESMAN BUILT THE WALL ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND?
a) Augustus b) Julius Caesar c) Hadrian
ON WHICH DAY(S) DO DRUIDS MEET AT STONEHENGE, NEAR SALISBURY*?
a) New Year’s Day b) Valentine’s Day c) the summer and winter solstices
WHO BUILT THE BATHS IN BATH?
a) the Celts b) the Vikings c) the Romans
OXFORD IS KNOWN AS “THE CITY OF DREAMING ________”.
a) students b) sausages c) spires
WHICH IS THE UK’S BIGGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN?
a) Tesco b) Waitrose c) Lidl
WHICH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATION STARTED IN BUSHY PARK, NEAR LONDON?
a) parkrun b) the modern Olympics c) World Athletics
WHY MIGHT YOU GET LOST AT THE ROYAL PALACE AT HAMPTON COURT?
a) It’s not on any maps. b) The signs are all in old English. c) There’s a maze in the garden.
NEAR NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, YOU DRIVE PAST THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH. WHAT IS IT?
a) a cathedral b) a mountain c) a sculpture
HOW DOES THE POPULAR BRITISH SPREAD MARMITE TASTE?
a) sweet b) salty c) nutty
WHICH FORM OF TRANSPORT HAD ITS VERY FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT IN 1959?
a) car ferry b) hovercraft c) jet ski
BESIDES LONDON, WHICH UK CITIES HAVE AN UNDERGROUND TRAIN SYSTEM?
a) Glasgow*, Newcastle, Liverpool b) Edinburgh*, Bristol, Leeds c) Cardiff, Birmingham*, York
WHICH PART OF LONDON IS HOME TO THE BIG THEATRES?
a) the East End b) the West End c) the North End
THE BRITISH LAWNMOWER MUSEUM IS IN SOUTHPORT – BUT WHEN WAS THE LAWNMOWER INVENTED?
a) 1730 b) 1830 c) 1930
WHAT ARE CHOCOLATE DIGESTIVES, CUSTARD CREAMS AND GINGER NUTS?
a) biscuits b) sweets c) desserts
HEATHROW IS THE UK’S BIGGEST AIRPORT – BUT WHAT IS THE SECOND BIGGEST?
a) Stansted b) Luton c) Gatwick
WHAT CAN YOU BUY AT HAMLEYS IN REGENT STREET, LONDON?
a) books b) toys c) clothes
DRIVING IN WALES, YOU SEE A SIGN THAT READS “DIM PARCIO*”. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
a) “free parking” b) “no parking” c) “public park”
WHERE IN THE UK WAS MUCH OF GAME OF THRONES FILMED?
a) Northern Ireland b) Wales c) Scotland
WHERE WAS THE RMS TITANIC BUILT?
a) Newcastle-upon-tyne b) Glasgow* c) Belfast
WHICH EXCLUSIVE BOARDING SCHOOL HAS PRODUCED 20 BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS?
a) Westminster School b) Eton* College c) St Paul’s School
WHAT WAS THE PERIOD OF CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE 1960S TO THE 1990S KNOWN AS?
a) The Troubles b) The Battles c) The Hard Times
WHO WAS AN EARLY PIONEER OF COMPUTERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY?
a) Charles Dickens b) Charles Darwin c) Charles Babbage
WHICH BRITISH FASHION DESIGNER STARTED HER CAREER IN THE PUNK SCENE OF THE 1970S?
a) Stella Mccartney b) Vivienne Westwood c) Mary Quant
WHAT HAPPENS AT WORTHY FARM, GLASTONBURY*, EVERY SUMMER?
a) a pig race b) a beauty contest for cows c) a music festival
WHAT’S THE NAME OF WALLACE’S DOG IN THE ANIMATED FILMS?
a) Shaun b) Spud c) Gromit
WHERE IN LONDON WILL YOU FIND TRAITORS’ GATE?
a) the Tower of London b) the Theatre Royal c) the Ritz hotel POSH, GINGER, SPORTY, BABY… AND WHO WAS THE FIFTH SPICE GIRL? a) Silly b) Scary c) Spooky
WHAT KIND OF BUILDING IS THE OLD BAILEY?
a) a university b) law courts c) a theatre
WHICH SPORT CAN YOU WATCH AT LORDS AND THE OVAL?
a) cricket b) horse racing c) football
WHICH ARTIST, PROBABLY FROM BRISTOL, IS FAMOUS FOR HIS GRAFFITI AND OTHER STREET ART?
a) Banksy b) Stormzy c) Dizzee Rascal
AFTER ENGLISH, WELSH AND SCOTS, WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY SPOKEN MOTHER TONGUE IN THE UK?
a) Portuguese b) Punjabi c) Polish