Does the Tower of London lie on the north or south bank of the river Thames?
North South On an island in the river East
North
Which UK motorway links the M5 with the M40?
M50 M42 M6 M40
M42
How was Nelson's body preserved during his return from the Battle of Trafalgar?
Embalmed by surgeon Frozen with ice Wrapped in canvas with salt In a cask of brandy or rum
In a cask of brandy or rum
Who wrote the famous poem 'The Tyger'?
Percy Bysshe Shelley John Keats Lord Byron William Blake
William Blake
What colour jacket is worn by the dog in trap one in British greyhound racing?
Blue Red Yellow White
Red
What is the largest lake in England?
Loch Ness Lake Bassenthwaite Lake Coniston Lake Windermere
Lake Windermere
Which famous English drummer continued to play following the amputation of his left arm in 1985?
Rick Allen Keith Moon Roger Taylor Phil Collins
Rick Allen
Can you name the seven Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England?
Wessex, Cornwall, Essex, Mercia, Kent, Northumbria, Sussex East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex, Wales Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, East Anglia, Cornwall, Sussex, Kent East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex
East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex
Which motor car company uses the bonnet ornament 'The Spirit of Ecstasy'?
Jaguar Bentley Aston Martin Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce
In a game of bingo, what number is known as Kelly's eye?
Number 11 Number 1 Number 22 Number 7
Number 1
Which English country appears first in the alphabet?
Berkshire Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire
Bedfordshire
British stamps are different to any other stamps in the world as they are the only ones to not bear what?
The currency A perforation pattern The denomination The name of the country
The name of the country
What number is positioned between numbers 2 and 3 on a dartboard?
17 15 7 8
17
Can you place the following rivers in order of length, beginning with the longest first: Great Ouse, Thames, Severn, Trent, Wye?
Severn 354km, Trent 298km, Thames 346km, Great Ouse 230km, Wye 215km Thames 346km, Severn 354km, Trent 298km, Wye 215km, Great Ouse 230km Severn 354km, Thames 346km, Trent 298km, Great Ouse 230km, Wye 215km Trent 298km, Severn 354km, Thames 346km, Wye 215km, Great Ouse 230km
Severn 354km, Thames 346km, Trent 298km, Great Ouse 230km, Wye 215km
What musical instrument was taken by Sir Francis Drake on his final voyage and is now on display at Buckland Abbey?
Bagpipes Drum (Drake's Drum) Lute Trumpet
Drum (Drake's Drum)
Which UK city is known as 'The Square Mile'?
Edinburgh Manchester Birmingham The City of London
The City of London
Which famous male once quoted, 'There is a forgotten nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. The word is ENGLAND'?
Sir Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher Lord Nelson King George VI
Sir Winston Churchill
Which 5 letter English word has 4 useless (unpronouced) letters?
Knight Aisle Eight Queue
Queue
Where is Blackpool Sands located?
Salcombe, Devon Padstow, Cornwall Dartmouth, Devon Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Dartmouth, Devon
In the Monday's child rhyme, which child is full of woe?
Friday's child Wednesday's child Thursday's child Tuesday's child
Wednesday's child
