100 Greatest Britons - Part 3

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1. What is Charles Babbage (1791-1871) credited with inventing? First telephone First microwave oven First computer First radio set

2. The next person on the list was Britain’s last Liberal Prime Minister in the twentieth century. Who was he? William Gladstone David Lloyd George Jeremy Thorpe Herbert Asquith

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

4. Enough people thought that singer Robbie Williams was a great enough Briton to appear on the list. Oh well, each to their own. Robbie was a member of which boy band from 1990-1995? McFly Westlife Take That Boyzone

5. 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 Canterbury Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral York Minster

6. Despite being Irish, this one time member of the Boomtown Rats appears on the list. I suspect this is because of his humanitarian activities rather than for his musical contribution. He was once married to Paula Yates. Who is he? Johnny Fingers Pete Briquette Gerry Cott Bob Geldof

7. Which Scottish leader is said to have been inspired by a spider’s repeated attempts to spin a web? William Wallace Robert the Bruce John de Balliol Macbeth

8. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was known as "The wickedest man in the world". What were his given names? Edward Alexander Anthony Ernest Alexander Edward Ernest Anthony

9. Which King was victorious at the Battle of Agincourt? Henry V Henry VI Henry IV Henry VII

10. What organisation was founded by William Booth in 1865? The Boy Scouts The Red Cross The Temperance Society The Salvation Army