The British Experience. Part Two

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which British queen gave her name to a type of sponge cake? Victoria Alexandra Anne Mary

2. Which of these is an annual race between Putney and Mortlake in London? half marathon boat race pancake race egg and spoon race

3. The pudding traditionally eaten with roast beef has the same name as which English county? Yorkshire Lancashire Sussex Devon

4. Where is the official residence of the British Prime Minister? Constitution Hill Downing Street Whitehall Place The Strand

5. In what part of the UK is haggis traditionally eaten? England Northern Ireland Wales Scotland

6. Legend says that St. George, the patron saint of England, slew what type of creature? Lion Unicorn Phoenix Dragon

7. The vegetable leek is the emblem for which part of the UK? Wales Northern Ireland Scotland England

8. In what country is "Pommy" (Pommie) a term used for the English? USA Australia France India

9. What would you do with a "toad-in-the-hole"? let it out sing it eat it play it

10. According to legend the nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring a Roses" (or "Ring Around the Rosy") relates to which 17th century disaster? Fire of London Great Famine Viking invasion Bubonic plague

11. In 2002 Liverpool Airport was renamed as a tribute to which member of the Beatles? Paul McCartney John Lennon George Harrison Ringo Starr

12. Wimbledon is famous for which type of annual sporting tournament? tennis hockey net ball cricket

13. A "Cockney" comes from which of these British cities? Glasgow Cardiff Liverpool London

14. The Channel Tunnel, linking the UK to the rest of Europe, runs between England and which country? France Germany Belgium Netherlands

15. Which of these statements is true about unmarked English mute swans? They are owned by the Queen They do not have webbed feet They cannot fly They are all black