1. Who was the British Prime Minister directly before Margaret Thatcher? Harold Wilson John Major James Callaghan Ted Heath

2. What is the British flag popularly known as? Royal Standard Union Jack St George Royal Ensign

3. Which is the most easterly town on the UK mainland? Ipswich Great Yarmouth Harwich Lowestoft

4. Which of these famous film stars was NOT born in the UK? Cary Grant Bob Hope Kiefer Sutherland Oliver Hardy

5. In which year did the BBC make their first broadcast? 1936 1922 1931 1928

6. The music programme 'Top Of The Pops' was a British institution. Which famous radio DJ presented the first ever show? Alan 'Fluff' Freeman Pete Murray David Jacobs Jimmy Saville

7. Nearly all film-buffs can tell you that 'The Jazz Singer' (1927) was the first 'talkie'. Britain's first 'talkie' was released in 1929. What was the name of the film? Blackmail The Lodger Cavalcade Turkey Time

8. Who said " To be born English is to win the lottery of life" ? Queen Victoria Samuel Johnson Cecil Rhodes Margaret Thatcher

9. In 1953 the England football team were beaten at home for the first time by a foreign side (not including the Republic of Ireland). Which country was the first to defeat England on their home soil? Hungary West Germany France Italy

10. Who was the British monarch who sat on the throne directly before the accession of Queen Victoria? Charles II Edward VI William IV George IV