100 Greatest Britons - Part 9

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1. Alexander Fleming is famous for discovering Penicillin. In which country was he born? Wales England Scotland Northern Ireland

2. Which of Paul McCartney's compositions had the working title "Scrambled Eggs"? My Love Yesterday Jet Silly Love Songs

3. To which royal house did Queen Victoria belong? Stuart Windsor Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Hanover

4. A name from the world of show business next. Presumably, Michael Crawford is included because of his theatrical triumphs, including "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Barnum". However, knowing the British sense of humour, he could well have been voted in for his portrayal of which gormless character from "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em"? Spencer Franklin David Spencer Spencer Davis Frank Spencer

5. Arthur Scargill is most associated with which Trade Union? Teachers Engineers Mineworkers Transport

6. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) is better known as the Duke of? Wessex Wellington Westmoreland Windsor

7. Which King of Wessex is known as "the Great"? Ethelred Alfred Egbert Athelstan

8. Which organisation was founded by Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)? The Scouting Movement The Salvation Army St John's Ambulance The RSPCA

9. Which famous explorer had a ship named "Endeavour"? Walter Raleigh Francis Drake James Cook Robert Scott

10. What was Ernest Shackleton trying to do on his expedition which began in 1914? Traverse Antarctica Climb Mount Everest Traverse the Sahara Desert Make a record breaking deep sea dive