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 egg and spoon race pancake race boat race

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

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

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

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? Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England

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

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

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 Bubonic plague Viking invasion Great Famine

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? Belgium Netherlands Germany France

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