Trivia Mix for British Kids

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In which UK county is the city of Ipswich? Norfolk Suffolk Essex Kent

2. If you travel north from London, along the M1, which of these cities would you NOT travel through or very close to? Northampton Basingstoke Leicester Wakefield

3. Which one of these British TV "soaps" is based around a fictional town near Manchester? Eastenders Hollyoaks Emmerdale Coronation Street

4. In Cockney rhyming slang, what would you be wearing if your put on your "best whistle"? A happy smile Your smartest suit of clothes Clean underwear A personal attack alarm

5. Where was the singer Charlotte Church born? Cardiff Swansea London Nottingham

6. "The Mall" in London, is well known by tourists as being the route of many Royal processions. It runs from Admiralty Arch to the Victoria Monument, outside Buckingham Palace - but which park does it run alongside? St James's Park Kensington Gardens Regent's Park Hyde park

7. On what date did the UK adopt decimal currency? 22 May 1973 1 May 1971 15 Feb 1971 1 Jan 1970

8. Unfortunately, not all kids in UK are honest and law abiding. If you were a very naughty youngster, and kept getting into trouble with Police, you might be "Slapped with an ASBO" by the courts - what is an ASBO? A form of corporal punishment After School Behaviour Order Anti Social Behaviour Order Attitude Suppression Belligerence Order

9. Where was Princess Elizabeth when her father King George died - the sad event which led to her becoming Queen Elizabeth II? At his bedside In the garden at Buckingham palace Balmoral Castle At a hunting lodge in Kenya

10. Which of these paintings is NOT by British artist John Constable? The Cornfield The Haywain Burning of the Houses of Parliament Flatford Mill