1. Who was the longest reigning monarch of England? Elizabeth I Victoria Richard I Henry VIII

2. What is the highest point in the British Isles? Ben Nevis Scafell Pike Mt. Snowdon Big Ben

3. What is Big Ben? A wrestler A clock A bell A mountain

4. Which famous building in London was historically used to house important political prisoners? Westminster Abbey The Arsenal The Royal Dungeons Tower of London

5. Who once said: 'There shall never be a female Prime Minister during my time'? Michael Heseltine Clement Atlee James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher

6. Which female author wrote 'Silas Marner'? Emily Bronte Acton Bell Jane Austen George Eliot

7. What is Black Pudding made from? Porridge Lights and sweetmeats Blood Bonemeal

8. What is the capital of Wales? Swansea Cardiff Aberystwyth Ebbw Vale

9. Which famous Scottish folk-hero did Mel Gibson play in the hideously inaccurate film, 'Braveheart'? Duncan McLeod Robert the Bruce William Wallace Ally McCoist

10. Which famous Englishman is thought to have composed the tune 'Greensleeves'? William Wordsworth Henry VII Henry VIII William Shakespeare

11. Which English scientist, together with James Watson, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the structure of DNA? Francis Crick Charles Darwin Ernest Walton Pierre Curie

12. Which Bronte wrote the book 'Agnes Grey'? Emily Patrick Charlotte Anne

13. Which famous Scottish drink is supposedly brewed from girders? Highland Spring Famous Grouse Glenn Fiddich Irn-Bru

14. Which crime-fighting unit was the basis of the hit TV series 'The Sweeney'? The Flying Squad The Metropolitan Police The SWAT C.I.D.

15. From which country did William of Orange come from to rule England after the Glorious Revolution? France The Netherlands Germany Scotland