Britain
20 British quiz questions
Twenty questions about Britain in four rounds: places, history, culture, and food and traditions, with all four nations represented.
A shortened quiz, to play solo
20 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.
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- 50 questions, none of them on this page
- Question and answer PDFs, with answer sheets and tie-breakers
- Host it live: a private game room, everyone answers on their phones
- Questions
- 20
- Rounds
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy to hard
Round 01
Places
- Difficulty: medium
The Broads national park lies mainly in which county?
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Norfolk
- Difficulty: easy
Which city is home to the Bullring and Spaghetti Junction?
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Birmingham
- Difficulty: hard
Which is the largest county in England by area?
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North Yorkshire
- Difficulty: easy
Which seaside resort is famous for its Tower, Pleasure Beach and Illuminations?
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Blackpool
- Difficulty: easy
Which English city has two cathedrals and a pair of Liver Birds?
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Liverpool
Round 02
History
- Difficulty: medium
Who was the British monarch before Elizabeth II?
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George VI
Also accept: George the Sixth, King George VI
- Difficulty: easy
Who was Prime Minister on VE Day in 1945, and again from 1951 to 1955?
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Winston Churchill
Also accept: Churchill
- Difficulty: hard
In which year did women in Britain get the vote on the same terms as men?
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1928
- Difficulty: medium
Which Scottish king won the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
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Robert the Bruce
Also accept: Robert I, Robert Bruce
- Difficulty: medium
In which year did Elizabeth II come to the throne?
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1952
Her coronation followed in 1953.
Round 03
Books, music and telly
- Difficulty: easy
Which author created the detective Miss Marple?
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Agatha Christie
Also accept: Christie
- Difficulty: easy
Which fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street?
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Sherlock Holmes
Also accept: Holmes
- Difficulty: easy
Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher fronted which band?
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Oasis
- Difficulty: medium
Which BBC children's programme, first shown in 1958, is the longest-running in the world?
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Blue Peter
- Difficulty: easy
What is the name of the BBC's long-running Saturday night football highlights show?
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Match of the Day
Also accept: MOTD
Round 04
Food and traditions
- Difficulty: easy
What is traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday?
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Pancakes
Also accept: Pancake
- Difficulty: easy
Who is the patron saint of Wales?
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St David
Also accept: Saint David, David
- Difficulty: medium
On which date is St George's Day?
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23 April
Also accept: April 23, 23rd April
- Difficulty: medium
What do the letters in HP Sauce stand for?
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Houses of Parliament
Also accept: The Houses of Parliament
- Difficulty: easy
In Cockney rhyming slang, what are "apples and pears"?
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Stairs
Also accept: The stairs
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- A good one for St George's Day, Burns Night, a jubilee or a street party.
- Split the room by nation or region and see who knows the rest of the country best.
- Tie-breaker: how many miles is it from Land's End to John o' Groats by road? (874.)