British History
Have you done enough Tudor-ing to know your British History? See if you can out-Fawkes us and answer these questions, but be careful not to lose your head!
St Appolonia is the patron saint of what?
What are Cobol, Java and Fortran?
What is a gnomon?
In 1973, Libya went to war with which country to claim control of the Aouzou strip which was claimed to be rich with uranium deposits?
During the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1899, who successfully defended the city in the Siege of Mafeking? Maybe he also organized a jamboree afterwards!
Where did John Wayne get his nickname duke?
IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF LONDON’S BIG BEN COMPLETED?
Who had a UK number one with “Bootie Call” in 1998?
What’s a video cameraman doing when he “juices the brick”?
What film had this line? I Love Hitmen. No Matter What You Do To Them, You Don’t Feel Bad
KING CHARLES’S DAUGHTER MARY WAS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY TO HOLD WHICH TITLE?
What is the unit of currency in Israel?
Hamilton is the capital of which British overseas territory?
NAME THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S SPECIAL ENVOY HELD HOSTAGE IN LEBANON FROM 1987 TO 1991?
What was the Duchess of York’s first line in Friends?
Oil is the most traded product in the world what is the second?
WHAT WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL’S HOME IN KENT CALLED?
Where does Roseanne have a tattoo of a pink rose?
What specifically links Robin Williams, John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman?
In what year were dog licenses abolished in the UK?
Fidelity Bravery Integrity is which organisations motto?
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu born Skopje 1910 other name?
Whose favourite poodle was called Rufus?
Who or what was Skippy ( on TV )?
Who had a UK number one with “Such a Night” in 1954?
WHICH SONGWRITING DUO WROTE A STRING OF ROCK N ROLL CLASSICS INCLUDING “HOUND DOG, STAND BY ME, UP ON THE ROOF & BROADWAY”?
Scott Stapp’s the lead singer for what group?
Who had a US number one hit with “Cherish” in 1966?
WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS MENTIONED IN THE BEATLES SONG “I AM THE WALRUS”?
To Who did Helen Keller dedicate her autobiography, The Story of My Life?
Joan Sandra Molinsky became famous as who?
Who became the first sitcom star to earn $1 million per episode?
If Superman works for the Daily Planet who works for the Daily Bugle?
In 1963, actor Rex Harrison played the character called Julius Caesar, what was the film?
Whose 1800 presidential campaign did the Hartford Courant offer a formal apology for opposing, in 1993?
What film had this line? Take Car. Go To Mum’s. Kill Phil – Sorry. – Grab Liz, Go To The Winchester, Have A Nice Cold Pint, And Wait For All Of This To Blow Over. How’s That For A Slice Of Fried Gold?
What baseball player was accused of projecting the “magic loogie” on Seinfeld?
In the film Missing, what role did Jack Lemmon play? (Clue they won an Academy Award in 1982 for the role)
What was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale?
Anais Lameche’s the lead singer for what group?
What U.S. state has only 113 divorces for every 1,000 marriages?
What was the profession of Louis Henry Sullivan?
What grow as parasites and saprotrophs, contain no chlorophyll, and reproduce by means of spores?
According to Paul Simon, how many ways are there to leave your lover?
What do you call a substance containing only one kind of atom?
Golfer Mark O’ Meara first won the British Open at which course?
Where was the actress Michelle Yeoh born? a) China, b) Malaysia, or c) Hong Kong?
In the film The Prince of Tides, what role did Nick Nolte play? (Clue they won an Academy Award in 1991 for the role)
In 2000, who played the role of Reinaldo Arenas in the film titled Before Night Falls?
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