100 Greatest Britons - Part 3

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1. What is Charles Babbage (1791-1871) credited with inventing? First telephone First microwave oven First computer First radio set

2. The next person on the list was Britain’s last Liberal Prime Minister in the twentieth century. Who was he? William Gladstone David Lloyd George Jeremy Thorpe Herbert Asquith

3. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was credited with inventing a safe and effective vaccination against which disease? Polio Smallpox Tuberculosis Typhoid

4. Enough people thought that singer Robbie Williams was a great enough Briton to appear on the list. Oh well, each to their own. Robbie was a member of which boy band from 1990-1995? Westlife Take That Boyzone McFly

5. I won't ask you to name the next person as he is the Unknown Warrior. Where in England would one find his tomb? St Paul's Cathedral Westminster Abbey Canterbury Cathedral York Minster

6. Despite being Irish, this one time member of the Boomtown Rats appears on the list. I suspect this is because of his humanitarian activities rather than for his musical contribution. He was once married to Paula Yates. Who is he? Pete Briquette Johnny Fingers Bob Geldof Gerry Cott

7. Which Scottish leader is said to have been inspired by a spider’s repeated attempts to spin a web? William Wallace Macbeth John de Balliol Robert the Bruce

8. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was known as "The wickedest man in the world". What were his given names? Alexander Edward Ernest Anthony Anthony Ernest Edward Alexander

9. Which King was victorious at the Battle of Agincourt? Henry IV Henry VII Henry VI Henry V

10. What organisation was founded by William Booth in 1865? The Salvation Army The Temperance Society The Boy Scouts The Red Cross