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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.  

16. Thanks Zico.

Greatest Britons Quiz Part Two

1.  Alexander Fleming is famous for discovering Penicillin. In which of the home nations was he born?
Scotland

2.  To which royal house did Queen Victoria belong?
Hanover – The last monarch of that house.

3.  Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) is better known as the Duke of?
Wellington

4.  Which organisation was founded by Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)?
The Scouting Movement

5.  Which famous explorer had a ship named "Endeavour"?  First and surname for two points
James Cook – Will accept Captain Cook for a point

6.  Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Sir Tim Berners Lee

7.  James Watt (1736-1819) was famous for his work in which field?
Steam engines - Whilst he did not actually invent the steam engine, he was responsible for developing the idea into a working model. The first working engines were used commercially in 1776, mainly for pumping water from mines.

8.  Who was Britain's last Liberal Prime Minister in the twentieth century?
David Lloyd George

9.  Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was credited with inventing a safe and effective vaccination against which disease?
Smallpox

10.  I won't ask you to name the next person as he is the Unknown Warrior. Where in England would one find his tomb?
Westminster Abbey - The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior represents all those who fell in WWI and have no marked resting place. In 1920, several bodies were exhumed from unmarked graves in various areas of the Western Front. Each was covered with a Union Jack, and one was chosen as the Unknown Warrior.

11.  Which King was victorious at the Battle of Agincourt?
Henry V

12.  Sir David Attenborough is perhaps best known for his superb nature documentaries. However, as Controller of BBC2, what did he introduce to the UK on 1st July 1967?
Colour programming - He also introduced "Match of the Day", "The Old Grey Whistle Test" and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in black and white, colour, HD and 3D.

13.  Which of The Beatles formed the film production company HandMade Films?
George Harrison

14.  We stay in the world of music for our next Briton, who didn't arrive in Britain until he was seventeen. Where was Queen frontman Freddie Mercury born?
Zanzibar

15.  Politician Aneurin Bevan's greatest achievement is considered to be the formation of what?
Formation of the National Health Service during his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Attlee's Labour government.

16.  John Wesley is credited with being the founder of the Methodist movement. In what century did he live, was it 16th, 17th or 18th?
Eighteenth - (1703-1791)

17.  In 1580 Francis Drake sailed his ship "The Golden Hind" into Plymouth harbour, after successfully circumnavigating the globe. However, the ship had undergone a change of name part of the way through the voyage. What was its original name?
The Pelican

18.  Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War who lost the lower part of both his legs after a crash in 1931.  Which famous actor played him in the 1956 British film “Reach for the Sky”?
Kenneth More

19.  Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin’s trademarks were a bowler hat, toothbrush moustache and a cane.  In which European country did he die in 1977?
Switzerland

20.    In 2002, the BBC launched "100 Great Britons" inviting the public to choose their favourite ever British citizen. The top 10 included greats from the arenas of science, entertainment, literature, politics, engineering and royalty. Who was chosen from these final ten as the finest Briton of them all?
Winston Churchill

 

Greatest Britons Quiz Part Two

1.  Alexander Fleming is famous for discovering Penicillin. In which of the home nations was he born?

2.  To which royal house did Queen Victoria belong?

3.  Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) is better known as the Duke of?

4.  Which organisation was founded by Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)?

5.  Which famous explorer had a ship named "Endeavour"?  First and surname for two points

6.  Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

7.  James Watt (1736-1819) was famous for his work in which field?

8.  Who was Britain's last Liberal Prime Minister in the twentieth century?

9.  Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was credited with inventing a safe and effective vaccination against which disease?

10.  I won't ask you to name the next person as he is the Unknown Warrior. Where in England would one find his tomb?

11.  Which King was victorious at the Battle of Agincourt?

12.  Sir David Attenborough is perhaps best known for his superb nature documentaries. However, as Controller of BBC2, what did he introduce to the UK on 1st July 1967?

13.  Which of The Beatles formed the film production company HandMade Films?

14.  We stay in the world of music for our next Briton, who didn't arrive in Britain until he was seventeen. Where was Queen frontman Freddie Mercury born?

15.  Politician Aneurin Bevan's greatest achievement is considered to be the formation of what?

16.  John Wesley is credited with being the founder of the Methodist movement. In what century did he live, was it 16th, 17th or 18th?

17.  In 1580 Francis Drake sailed his ship "The Golden Hind" into Plymouth harbour, after successfully circumnavigating the globe. However, the ship had undergone a change of name part of the way through the voyage. What was its original name?

18.  Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War who lost the lower part of both his legs after a crash in 1931.  Which famous actor played him in the 1956 British film “Reach for the Sky”?

19.  Born in London in 1889, Charlie Chaplin’s trademarks were a bowler hat, toothbrush moustache and a cane.  In which European country did he die in 1977?

20.  In 2002, the BBC launched "100 Great Britons" inviting the public to choose their favourite ever British citizen. The top 10 included greats from the arenas of science, entertainment, literature, politics, engineering and royalty. Who was chosen from these final ten as the finest Briton of them all?




 

15 today thanks zico.

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15 today.

Cheers Zico

16. Thanks Zico.

Greatest Britons Quiz Part One

1.  What was the first name of Admiral Nelson, who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?
Horatio

2.  Which member of The Beatles made the controversial statement "We're more popular than Jesus now"?
John Lennon

3.  Which English monarch allegedly declared - "I have no desire to make windows into men's souls"?
Elizabeth I

4.  Which island group gave naturalist Charles Darwin the richest source of study for his work "On the Origin of The Species"?
Galapagos

5.  I presume you've heard of Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873). He is associated with the exploration of which continent?
Africa

6.  Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1979) is played by which actor in the 1955 British epic “The Dam Busters”?
Michael Redgrave

7.  Sir Walter Raleigh was a famous Elizabethan explorer (c. 1552-1618). He was executed in 1618 by the order of which King?
James I although he was also James VI of Scotland

8.  Who was killed in January 1967 on Coniston Water while trying to break the world water speed record?
Donald Campbell

9.  The name of Bernard Montgomery is most associated with which famous battle?
Battle of El Alamein

10.  King Richard III was the last English king to die in battle. To which royal house did he belong, York or Lancaster?
House of York

11.  What is Charles Babbage (1791-1871) credited with inventing?
First computer

12.  Which Scottish leader is said to have been inspired by a spider's repeated attempts to spin a web?
Robert the Bruce

13.  Whose novels included "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility"?
Jane Austen

14.  True or False - Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Sound of Music"?
False - Though Julie was nominated for the award, it went to Julie Christie for "Darling". Julie Andrews did win the award in 1964, for "Mary Poppins"

15.  When this man died in 1922, the telephone service in the USA was halted for one minute as a tribute. Who was he?
Alexander Graham Bell

16.  Where did Robert Falcon Scott (1866-1912) die, was the Arctic or Antarctic?
The Antarctic

17.  Florence Nightingale is famous for revolutionising the nursing profession. Which country was she born?
Italy in Florence

18. Boudica or Boudicca, leader of the Iceni tribe, is famous for her revolt against the Roman occupation. Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of her revolt in AD 60/61?
Nero

19.  What is the title of Professor Stephen Hawking's best-known book?
A Brief History of Time

20.  When Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926, where did she stand in the line of succession to the throne?
Third


 

Greatest Britons Quiz Part One

1.  What was the first name of Admiral Nelson, who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?

2.  Which member of The Beatles made the controversial statement "We're more popular than Jesus now"?

3.  Which English monarch allegedly declared - "I have no desire to make windows into men's souls"?

4.  Which island group gave naturalist Charles Darwin the richest source of study for his work "On the Origin of The Species"?

5.  I presume you've heard of Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873). He is associated with the exploration of which continent?

6.  Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1979) is played by which actor in the 1955 British epic “The Dam Busters”?

7.  Sir Walter Raleigh was a famous Elizabethan explorer (c. 1552-1618). He was executed in 1618 by the order of which King?

8.  Who was killed in January 1967 on Coniston Water while trying to break the world water speed record?

9.  The name of Bernard Montgomery is most associated with which famous battle?

10.  King Richard III was the last English king to die in battle. To which royal house did he belong, York or Lancaster?

11.  What is Charles Babbage (1791-1871) credited with inventing?

12.  Which Scottish leader is said to have been inspired by a spider's repeated attempts to spin a web?

13.  Whose novels included "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility"?

14.  True or False - Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Sound of Music"?

15.  When this man died in 1922, the telephone service in the USA was halted for one minute as a tribute. Who was he?

16.  Where did Robert Falcon Scott (1866-1912) die, was the Arctic or Antarctic?

17.  Florence Nightingale is famous for revolutionising the nursing profession. Which country was she born?

18. Boudica or Boudicca, leader of the Iceni tribe, is famous for her revolt against the Roman occupation. Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of her revolt in AD 60/61?

19.  What is the title of Professor Stephen Hawking's best-known book?

20.  When Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926, where did she stand in the line of succession to the throne?





 

only1billybonds wrote: ↑14 Apr 2025, 20:09 12.

Apologies for low score, it's been a long day.

Cheers Zico 

12.

Apologies for low score, it's been a long day.

Cheers Zico 

Fair point East.  The sites I checked stated that there were four but indeed I have just looked and a same site, different page stated that therew were 5 with the Celtic Sea.  Others have the Celtic Sea down as part of the Atlantic Ocean.  All of you just add your seas up and give a score you are comfortable with.  There is no Green Jacket on the line and indeed it is a tad ambiguous to say the least and to be honest after a long day I can't be arsed!!   

12 Thanks Zico

I also omitted the Atlantic Ocean and English Channel from Q.2

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The question about the number of seas around Britain really begs a definition of what is a "sea".
For example if the Atlantic is to be counted as a Sea, and the English Channel is distinct from the Atlantic,  where  does that leave the Bristol Channel? Why is that not a sea between England and Wales?

A Google search will claim that it is. But more confusingly, it will claim that it is an extension of the Celtic Sea which before you ask is distinct from the Irish Sea. 

Not wishing to give you any grief after a long day Zico but I find definitions interesting.

 

14. Thanks Zico.

 

14 today thanks zico.
The Bluebell Railway question helped as, when the wind is in the right direction, I can hear the trains chuffing out of East Grinstead station fom home.

Apologies for late answers, been a long day!

Great Britain Quiz

1. Where is Great Britain’s largest Cruise port?
Southampton

2.  Great Britain is bordered by how many Seas?
Four - The Atlantic Ocean, The North Sea, The English Channel, The Irish Sea

3.  Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's Buckingham Palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in which year, was it 1703, 1733 or 1763?
1703

4.  Which Prime minister served longer – Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair?
Margaret Thatcher

5.  Who is Great Britain’s shortest serving Prime Minister?
Liz Truss

6.  In which year was the Great Fire of London?
1666

7.  In which English county is Windsor Castle located?
Berkshire

8.  Which country is home to the tallest waterfall in Britain?
Scotland

9.  Stonehenge is located in which English County?
Wiltshire

10.  Why did Brighton make the news on 1 April 1980?
Opened the UK’s first naturist beach

11.  Which of London’s theatres is the oldest to still be operating on its original site, despite being rebuilt four times?
Theatre Royal Drury Lane

12.  Which Second World War Royal Navy ship is permanently moored on the River Thames in London as a museum?
HMS Belfast

13. Which city was the first in the UK to adopt the postcode system?
Norwich

14.  In which British city was the first organised municipal fire brigade in the world established?
Edinburgh

15.  What is the name the open area off Whitehall where the annual Trooping the Colour takes place?
Horse Guards Parade

16.  Which Somerset town is believed to be the cradle of Christianity in England and the burial place of King Arthur?
Glastonbury

17.  The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and Statue prominently situated in the middle of the West End of London is better known as what?
Eros

18.  In which county is the historic Bluebell Railway to be found?
Sussex – It runs through the picturesque scenery of West Sussex (and a little bit of East).

19. The current London Bridge dates from 1967. In which US State, would you find its predecessor which spanned the River Thames in London from 1831 to 1967? Bonus point if you can name the city, it is in.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 

20.  Which national park changed its name to Bannau Brycheiniog?
Brecon Beacons National Park








 

Forgot our own last week!!

Great Britain Quiz

1. Where is Great Britain’s largest Cruise port?

2.  Great Britain is bordered by how many Seas?

3.  Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's Buckingham Palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in which year, was it 1703, 1733 or 1763?

4.  Which Prime minister served longer – Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair?

5.  Who is Great Britain’s shortest serving Prime Minister?

6.  In which year was the Great Fire of London?

7.  In which English county is Windsor Castle located?

8.  Which country is home to the tallest waterfall in Britain?

9.  Stonehenge is located in which English County?

10.  Why did Brighton make the news on 1 April 1980?

11.  Which of London’s theatres is the oldest to still be operating on its original site, despite being rebuilt four times?

12.  Which Second World War Royal Navy ship is permanently moored on the River Thames in London as a museum?

13. Which city was the first in the UK to adopt the postcode system?

14.  In which British city was the first organised municipal fire brigade in the world established?

15.  What is the name the open area off Whitehall where the annual Trooping the Colour takes place?

16.  Which Somerset town is believed to be the cradle of Christianity in England and the burial place of King Arthur?

17.  The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and Statue prominently situated in the middle of the West End of London is better known as what?

18.  In which county is the historic Bluebell Railway to be found?

19. The current London Bridge dates from 1967. In which US State, would you find its predecessor which spanned the River Thames in London from 1831 to 1967? Bonus point if you can name the city, it is in.

20.  Which national park changed its name to Bannau Brycheiniog?








 

zico wrote: ↑11 Apr 2025, 20:30 Some good scores gents, thought that might be a bit tough today.  I know Suomi well.  Mate years ago, grabbed my old Nokia when I was at the bar and the bugger changed the language to Suomi!  Took fffff, flipping ages to find a way to get it back, abviously not knowing one bloody word of Finnish!

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Some good scores gents, thought that might be a bit tough today.  I know Suomi well.  Mate years ago, grabbed my old Nokia when I was at the bar and the bugger changed the language to Suomi!  Took fffff, flipping ages to find a way to get it back, abviously not knowing one bloody word of Finnish!

14 (mainly thanks to Abba)

Cheers  Zico

22 today thanks zico

Skol

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Nordic Countries Quiz

1.  Which country has the largest population in the Nordic Region?
Sweden

2.  What is the Finnish name for 'Finland'?
Suomi

3.  What's the name of the off-centre cross found on the flags of both Norway and Denmark?
Nordic Cross

4.  The Oresund bridge connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen with which Nordic city?
Malmo (in Sweden)

5.  The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?
Oslo

6.  Which Norwegian artist is best known for The Scream?
Edvard Munch

7.  Which country is nicknamed 'the land of fire and ice'?
Iceland

8.  Nuuk is by far the largest town in which country?
Greenland

9.  What word means a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway?
Fjord

10.  Which Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter directed such films as Cries and Whispers, Face to Face and Fanny & Alexander?
Ingmar Bergman

11.  Which famous Swedish actress won three Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actress for her role in Murder on the Orient Express (1974)?
Ingrid Bergman – and no she wasn’t related to Ingmar Bergman

12.  The inaugural World Athletics Championships were held in 1983 at the Olympic Stadium in which city?
Helsinki, Finland

13. Which Norse explorer is described in Icelandic sagas as having founded the first settlement in Greenland? 
Erik the Red

14.  True or false. Norway is the world's most successful nation at the Winter Olympic Games?
True

15.  Which three letter acronym represents Scandinavian Airlines?
SAS

16.  Which city, the second largest in Sweden, is now the largest port in Nordic countries?
Gothenburg

17.  Back in 1991 from which Danish team did Manchester United sign Peter Schmeichel from?
Brøndby - £505,000, what a bargain!

18.  Which peninsula forms the continental portion of Denmark?
Jutland peninsula

19.  What's the two word name of the winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping?
Nordic combined

20.  Can you name the four members of Swedish band ABBA as they are popularly known?  Point for first names and bonus point for surnames.
Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (I’ll accept Frida as first name) As stated I will also accept any dodgy spelling!