True Brit

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the UK Prime Minister between 1976 to 1979? Margaret Thatcher Harold Wilson Edward Heath James Callaghan

2. Which English town was named after Britain's first Christian martyr? St Johnstone St Asaph St Albans St Davids

3. On March 1 1946, what happened to the Bank of England? Was robbed Went broke Was nationalised Went off the Gold Standard

4. 'Money is like muck, not good except it be...' what? (Francis Bacon - 1561-1626) saved spent spread wasted

5. Which type of ice-cream suggested the name of a 1987 TV series about a pop-group? Neapolitan Tutti-frutti Strawberry Sundae Banana Split

6. Who founded Singapore and the London Zoo, but wasn't a gentleman thief? Lord Barnstaple Marco Polo Sir Andrew Aguecheek Sir Stamford Raffles

7. What type of dog is a cross between a greyhound and a collie? Lurcher Tripehound Whippet Wazzock

8. Derbyshire wryneck now known as goitre/goiter is an enlargement of which gland? adrenal lymph pituitary thyroid

9. This must be the archetypal UK quiz question: Who was the first man to swim the English Channel without artificial aids, in 1875? Corporal John Pargeter Lieutenant James Alkcock Captain Matthew Webb Captain Louis Bleriot

10. Tarzan's 'real' name was John Clayton, but what was his title? Lord Greystoke Lord Clayton Lord Sandwich Lord Speke