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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  
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Have a good weekend all..

British People Quiz

1.  What is the real last name of English singer and songwriter, Johnny Rotten?
Lydon

2.  Who replaced long-serving Carol Vorderman on Countdown?
Rachel Riley

3.  Who is the longest-serving female dragon in the TV series Dragon's Den?
Deborah Meaden

4.  David Bryant is often considered the best ever in which sport?
Lawn bowls or bowls

5.  When Simon Cowell said to Susan Boyle "OK, and who would you like to be as successful as?", who did she say?
Elaine Paige

6.  What name is shared with Manchester University's professor of particle physics and the actor who was first to portrayed Hannibal Lecter on film?
Brian Cox

7.  Name the British explorer born in 1944 who has been listed as the "greatest living explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records?
Sir Ranulph Fiennes

8.  Which British animator created Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep?
Nick Park

9.  Who played the title character in Willow and is the presenter of TV game show Tenable?
Warwick Davis

10.  Rachael Blackmore was the first female to do what?
Win the Grand National – 2021

11.  Who in 1994 became the youngest editor of a British national newspaper in more than half a century?
Piers Morgan

12.  What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?
Ono – Technically he was unable to lose the Winston from his name, as UK law dictates that a person is unable to fully revoke a name given at birth. As a result, his official name became John Winston Ono Lennon

13.  Jane Austen is associated with which English county?
Hampshire

14.  What is the name of the British archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
Howard Carter

15.  Who was the first wife of the famous King of England, Henry VIII?
Catherine of Aragon

16.  Who made national headlines in 1995 when he abandoned his role in a London play and disappeared without a trace?
Stephen Fry

17.  David Beckham is currently the president and co-owner of which American professional soccer club?
Inter Miami

18.  In 1995, Norman Wisdom was made an honorary citizen of which city?
Tirana (capital of Albania)

19. Roger Moore's first screen success was playing which hero in a 1958–59 series?
Ivanhoe (Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe)

20.  Which Academy Award winning actor began his British TV career in the early 1970s on the children's series Play Away?
Jeremy Irons

 
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Finish the week with a nice easy
British People Quiz

1.  What is the real last name of English singer and songwriter, Johnny Rotten?

2.  Who replaced long-serving Carol Vorderman on Countdown?

3.  Who is the longest-serving female dragon in the TV series Dragon's Den?

4.  David Bryant is often considered the best ever in which sport?

5.  When Simon Cowell said to Susan Boyle "OK, and who would you like to be as successful as?", who did she say?

6.  What name is shared with Manchester University's professor of particle physics and the actor who was first to portrayed Hannibal Lecter on film?

7.  Name the British explorer born in 1944 who has been listed as the "greatest living explorer" by the Guinness Book of Records?

8.  Which British animator created Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep?

9.  Who played the title character in Willow and is the presenter of TV game show Tenable?

10.  Rachael Blackmore was the first female to do what?

11.  Who in 1994 became the youngest editor of a British national newspaper in more than half a century?

12.  What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?

13.  Jane Austen is associated with which English county?

14.  What is the name of the British archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?

15.  Who was the first wife of the famous King of England, Henry VIII?

16.  Who made national headlines in 1995 when he abandoned his role in a London play and disappeared without a trace?

17.  David Beckham is currently the president and co-owner of which American professional soccer club?

18.  In 1995, Norman Wisdom was made an honorary citizen of which city?

19. Roger Moore's first screen success was playing which hero in a 1958–59 series?

20.  Which Academy Award winning actor began his British TV career in the early 1970s on the children's series Play Away?


 
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15 today thanks zico.
Getting three out of four SPOTY helped.
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Northern Ireland Quiz

1.  What is the currency in Northern Ireland?
Pound sterling (£)

2.  Which 1999 agreement put an end to The Troubles? 
The Good Friday Agreement

3. Belfast City Airport was named after which famous footballer in 2006?
George Best

4.  Which ballad is usually set to the Irish tune of the 'Londonderry Air'?
Danny Boy

5.  Carl Frampton is a former world champion in which sport?
Boxing

6. Northern Ireland is made up of how many counties, is it six, eight or ten?
Six - Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone.

7.  Which Belfast shipbuilding company is famous for having built the RMS Titanic?
Harland & Wolff

8.  What's the name of the 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the north coast of Northern Ireland?
Giant's Causeway

9.  Which fantasy world was inspired by the landscapes of Northern Ireland?
Narnia - C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast

10. Which is the largest lake in Northern Ireland, is it Lough Derg, Lough Neagh or Lower Lough Erne?
Lough Neagh

11. Which of these actors was born in Northern Ireland, is it Liam Neeson, Piers Brosnan or Colin Farrell?
Liam Neeson – The other two were born in Southern Ireland

12. Which golfers most notable appearance at the Ryder Cup was in 2006, six weeks after the sad death of his wife where he contributed three points from three matches to Europe's victory and was embraced by members of the European and U.S. teams after he finished the tournament?
Darren Clarke

13. The Parliament Buildings in Northern Ireland are often referred to by what name beginning with “S”? 
Stormont

14.  Which Northern Irish city is known for its 17th century city walls?
Derry/Londonderry

15. Who is Northern Ireland’s most capped footballer with 140 caps? (Hint he played for Aston Villa, Fulham, Rangers and Southampton)
Steven Davis

16. The last surviving ship of the Battle of Jutland still afloat can be visited in Belfast; what is her name?
HMS Caroline

17.  Beginning with “K” which rugby stadium, home of Ulster rugby, was formerly known as Ravenhill?
Kingspan Stadium

18.  Part of the Mourne Mountains, name the highest peak in Northern Ireland?
Slieve Donard

19.  The city of Belfast is situated in two counties, name both? Point for each
County Antrim and County Down

20. Four people from Northern Ireland have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award - can you name all four?  Hint – Years were 1972, 1985, 2010 and 2025.  Point for each 
Mary Peters (1972), Barry McGuigan (1985), Tony McCoy (2010), Rory McIlroy (2025)
 
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Northern Ireland Quiz

1.  What is the currency in Northern Ireland?

2.  Which 1999 agreement put an end to The Troubles? 

3. Belfast City Airport was named after which famous footballer in 2006?

4.  Which ballad is usually set to the Irish tune of the 'Londonderry Air'?

5.  Carl Frampton is a former world champion in which sport?

6. Northern Ireland is made up of how many counties, is it six, eight or ten?

7.  Which Belfast shipbuilding company is famous for having built the RMS Titanic?

8.  What's the name of the 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the north coast of Northern Ireland?

9.  Which fantasy world was inspired by the landscapes of Northern Ireland?

10. Which is the largest lake in Northern Ireland, is it Lough Derg, Lough Neagh or Lower Lough Erne?

11. Which of these actors was born in Northern Ireland, is it Liam Neeson, Piers Brosnan or Colin Farrell?

12. Which golfers most notable appearance at the Ryder Cup was in 2006, six weeks after the sad death of his wife where he contributed three points from three matches to Europe's victory and was embraced by members of the European and U.S. teams after he finished the tournament?

13. The Parliament Buildings in Northern Ireland are often referred to by what name beginning with “S”? 

14.  Which Northern Irish city is known for its 17th century city walls?

15. Who is Northern Ireland’s most capped footballer with 140 caps? (Hint he played for Aston Villa, Fulham, Rangers and Southampton)

16. The last surviving ship of the Battle of Jutland still afloat can be visited in Belfast; what is her name?

17.  Beginning with “K” which rugby stadium, home of Ulster rugby, was formerly known as Ravenhill?

18.  Part of the Mourne Mountains, name the highest peak in Northern Ireland?

19.  The city of Belfast is situated in two counties, name both? Point for each

20. Four people from Northern Ireland have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award - can you name all four?  Hint – Years were 1972, 1985, 2010 and 2025.  Point for each 


 
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13 today thanks zico
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Ireland Quiz

1.  Which Irish sports stadium is the third largest stadium in Europe?
Croke Park

2.  Which river beginning with “L” flows through the centre of Dublin?
The River Liffey

3.  The colour traditionally associated with St. Patrick was not green but which colour?
Blue

4.  The Blarney Stone is a block of what type of rock?
Limestone

5.  Which airline has the Irish harp in its logo? 
Ryanair

6.  Which Dublin stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium?
Lansdowne Road Stadium

7. Which famous Irish writer is known for the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’? 
Oscar Wilde

8.  What is the national symbol of Ireland, often associated with St. Patrick?  Bonus point if you can tell me what date is St Patrick’s Day?
Shamrock – 17th March

9.  Which island is known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean and celebrates St. Patrick's Day as a public holiday? (Hint: the southern part of the island is now uninhabitable after a 1995 volcano eruption)
Montserrat

10.  Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane's bust-up in Saipan with manager Mick McCarthy before the World Cup has become the stuff of football folklore.  Which year did this happen?
2002

11. Which American city's river is famously dyed green in a fifty-year-old St. Patrick's Day tradition?
Chicago

12. Which Irish city is known as the “Marble City”?
Kilkenny

13. St. Patrick is reputed to have driven what animals out of Ireland, was it bears, rats or snakes?
Snakes

14.  Which Irish rock band, formed in Limerick in 1989, rose to fame with their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
The Cranberries

15.  Who is Republic of Ireland’s most capped footballer with 146 caps?
Robbie Keane

16.  Which of these authors was born in Dublin, was it Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker or Arthur Conan Doyle?
Bram Stoker

17.  In the Irish folk song The Irish Rover, what is the 'Irish Rover'?
Sailing ship

18.  At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National run?
Fairyhouse Racecourse

19. Which theatre in Dublin is also known as the National Theatre of Ireland?
Abbey Theatre

20. What is the highest mountain in Ireland?
Carrauntoohil   (Two points if you got this)



 
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Ireland Quiz

1.  Which Irish sports stadium is the third largest stadium in Europe?

2.  Which river beginning with “L” flows through the centre of Dublin?

3.  The colour traditionally associated with St. Patrick was not green but which colour?

4.  The Blarney Stone is a block of what type of rock?

5.  Which airline has the Irish harp in its logo? 

6.  Which Dublin stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium?

7. Which famous Irish writer is known for the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’? 

8.  What is the national symbol of Ireland, often associated with St. Patrick?  Bonus point if you can tell me what date is St Patrick’s Day?

9.  Which island is known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean and celebrates St. Patrick's Day as a public holiday? (Hint: the southern part of the island is now uninhabitable after a 1995 volcano eruption)

10.  Former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane's bust-up in Saipan with manager Mick McCarthy before the World Cup has become the stuff of football folklore.  Which year did this happen?

11. Which American city's river is famously dyed green in a fifty-year-old St. Patrick's Day tradition?

12. Which Irish city is known as the “Marble City”?

13. St. Patrick is reputed to have driven what animals out of Ireland, was it bears, rats or snakes?

14.  Which Irish rock band, formed in Limerick in 1989, rose to fame with their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

15.  Who is Republic of Ireland’s most capped footballer with 146 caps?

16.  Which of these authors was born in Dublin, was it Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker or Arthur Conan Doyle?

17.  In the Irish folk song The Irish Rover, what is the 'Irish Rover'?

18.  At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National run?

19. Which theatre in Dublin is also known as the National Theatre of Ireland?

20. What is the highest mountain in Ireland?

 
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16 today thanks zico.
My Welsh Mum (RIP) would be OK with that.
Her maternal side was from Snowdonia.
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Wales Quiz

1. Which future James Bond was born in Colwyn Bay in 1946?
Timothy Dalton

2. In which year was Cardiff proclaimed capital of Wales, 1755, 1855 or 1955?
1955

3. According to the legend, which vegetable were Welsh soldiers asked to wear on their helmet? 
Leek

4.  What earth bank that roughly follows the border between England and Wales was according to several sources built to keep the Welsh in?
Offa's Dyke

5.  The United Kingdom's smallest city by population and urban area in is in Wales, what is it called?
St. David's

6.  Where are the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency [DVLA] offices located?
Swansea

7.  At which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?
Chepstow

8.  What is the name of the river that flows through Cardiff?
River Taff

9.  What is the only Welsh county to play first-class cricket?
Glamorgan

10.  Where was the 2010 Ryder Cup held?
Celtic Manor - Celtic Manor Hotel, Newport

11.  How many letters are in Wales’s longest place name, often known in short as Llanfair PG, is it 48, 58 or 68? 
58 [Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch] (Thought it would be harsh to ask you to spell it!)

12.  Which castle was the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon Castle

13.  Which mountain range lies between Aberystwyth and Rhayader?
The Cambrian Mountains

14. What is the name of The Millennium Stadium since 2016? 
Principality Stadium

15.  Who is Wales most capped footballer with 111 caps?
Gareth Bale

16.  Which castle in Gwent is the second largest in Britain?
Caerphilly

17.  What is the highest peak in Wales? 
Mount Snowdon

18.  What are the two colours on the flag of Saint David? (point for each)
Yellow (gold) and black

19. The Welsh comedian and singer Harry Secombe played which central character in the Goon Show?
Neddie Seagoon

20.  Who was the only UK Prime Minister to have spoken Welsh as his first language? 
David Lloyd George


 
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Mike Oxsaw" wrote: 03 Mar 2026, 14:33
More trivial trivia:

If your mum was at Filton during Concorde's development, she may well have seen my father (working on the engines) and, during the school holidays, me, sat in the refectory, ostensibly to improve my French, but I suspect more to break the boredom for my father on his daily trips from Chadwell Heath to Filton.
Interesting Mike.  I seem to remember Filton mentioned but she talked more about Farnborough as that's where she met dad.  She was in the Ministry of Aviation and talked more about working under Barnes Wallis and creating a levitating bed, which according to legend was part of the experimentation towards the Hovercraft, although I have no idea.  Not sure of dates but somewhere between 1955 and 1965 I suspect considering I was born in 68 and know she had quit by then.
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zico wrote: 27 Feb 2026, 16:37
zebthecat wrote: 27 Feb 2026, 16:31 17 today thanks zico.
I saw the very last condorde flight from the balcony at home as the Heathrow approach path went over our road. It was three of them one after the other and it was a sad day.
May have said this before so apologies if I have.  I contacted British Airways several months before to see if mum would be able to take a flight as she designed concordes windows way back.  They did reply but basically to say she could if she bought a ticket along with everyone else!  Unfortunately I didn't have £20 odd grand lying around..
More trivial trivia:

If your mum was at Filton during Concorde's development, she may well have seen my father (working on the engines) and, during the school holidays, me, sat in the refectory, ostensibly to improve my French, but I suspect more to break the boredom for my father on his daily trips from Chadwell Heath to Filton.
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