Pub Signs Can Be Educational

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1. A popular pub name in England is The King's Head. Which monarch, notorious for arranging for two of his six wives to have their own heads removed, is depicted on this sign? Charles I Alfred the Great Henry VIII George III

2. This pub sign depicts a vessel known as a yard glass, which when full of beer becomes a yard of ale. In imperial pints, how much liquid does a traditional yard glass hold? Twelve Ten Two and a half One half

3. This pub sign shows the English J-class sailing yacht Endeavour which was built to compete in the 1934 America's Cup sailing competition. Her original owner, Thomas Sopwith, is perhaps better remembered for his achievements in what field? Aviation Politics Brewing Cinema

4. A number of pubs in the eighteenth century were renamed The Duke of Cumberland in honour of the English aristocrat famous for his actions in suppressing the rebellious Scottish Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. For his firmness in insisting that the Jacobite leaders were executed, he acquired what nickname? Killer Bill Butcher Cumberland The Dirty Duke Soapy Sam

5. The signs for pubs named The Star often show the Star of Bethlehem, leading the Biblical magi to the birthplace of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. Which of the following is NOT one of the names traditionally given to the magi? Caspar Herod Melchior Balthazar

6. Another popular pub name in England is the "Royal Oak". Historically, this is taken to refer to an incident in 1651 during the English Civil war, when King Charles II hid in an oak tree to escape his Commonwealth pursuers. What did King Charles do following this incident? He escaped to France He was fatally injured falling out of the tree He was captured and executed He hid in the tree for the next nine years

7. A popular pub name, especially in country towns and villages, is the Bull's Head. In what comic novel of rural life would you find a bull named Big Business, as well as cows named Graceless, Feckless, Pointless and Aimless? Wuthering Heights Cold Comfort Farm War and Peace Martin Chuzzlewit

8. Pubs often take the name of a locally-renowned individual. For example, more than one pub in the New Forest area of England takes the name of Sir Walter Tyrell. For what action is he remembered today? Founding Peterhouse College, Cambridge Accidentally killing King William II on a hunting trip Breeding the Tyrell Hound Importing the first rhinoceros to England

9. This picture shows an interesting woodcut-style representation of a black swan, outside a pub in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the 2011 Academy Awards, Natalie Portman won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the film "Black Swan". True False

10. During the nineteenth century, a number of pubs took names celebrating British military victories. In which campaign was the Battle of the Alma a major victory for a joint Anglo-French army? Crimean War Boer War First Afghan War Boxer Rebellion

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