1. We all have heard of Hadrian's Wall between Bowness and Newcastle upon Tyne. But which Emperor had another Roman wall built slightly to the north of the first and linking the River Clyde with the Firth of Forth? Caligula Claudius Antoninus Vespasianus

2. Who is the Celtic Queen that got a statue near Westminster Bridge in London to commemorate her ferocious revolt against Roman rule in Britain? Offa Boudicca Horsa Aethelbalda

3. When at the Battle of Culloden the Scottish troops under Bonnie Prince Charles had been defeated by the Duke of Cumberland, the English gave him a flattering nickname:'Sweet William'.- What was the nickname the Scottish gave him? The Fat Oxen Butcher Cumberland Bloody Billie Willy Woodhead

4. What Anthony Hopkins film is partially about the so-called 'Cliveden Set' and attempts by the 2nd Viscount Waldorf Astor to 'appease' Nazi Germany by making further concessions to Herr Hitler? The Bunker Shadowlands The Remains of the Day The Road to Welville

5. Which famous Irish rebel had already shown his defiant character by writing a scathing report on the 'Congo Free State' in 1903 before he became one of the leaders of the Easter Rebellion in 1916? Patrick Pearse Eamon de Valera James Connolly Sir Roger Casement

6. Which Norfolk-born nurse was court-martialled by the Germans, executed in Brussels (1915) and got her statue in London near Trafalgar Square five years later? Florence Nightingale Edith Cavell Mabel Keaton Staupers Sue Sophia Dauser

7. What was the name of the Scottish personal servant of Queen Victoria who, after the death of Prince Albert, rose to a prominence far in excess of his humble station ? James Brown John Brown James Smith John Smith

8. What happened to the corpses of those followers of Cromwell who had signed the death warrant of King Charles I, once the Monarchy had been restored ? dug up and 'hanged' dug up and re-buried in unholy ground dug up and publicly burned dug up and thrown into the river Thames

9. Which V.I.P. of American history descended from the English De Wessington family ? Answer: (ten letters {;omit} the first name , which is George)

10. Why was the banker Lionel de Rothschild never allowed to actually sit in Parliament though he had been correctly elected for the Whig Party ? A few hours after the election results were known , he fell out with his party leadership he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen as Head of the State he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen as Head of the Church Queen Victoria did not like him