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A Knight to Remember
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British honours can be confusing for some. This quiz will look for you to identify people from the clues given who have been honoured with a knighthood by the Queen. These people will be from sport, music, film and theatre.
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Easy
10 Q
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pmarney
Aug 25 13
375 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 10
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This is the tenth and final part of my series of quizzes based on a public survey undertaken by the BBC in 2002 to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. Unsurprisingly, the quiz covers places 10-1, working in reverse order.
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Easy
10 Q
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Supersal1
Jan 17 09
4419 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 5
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This is the fifth of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 60-51.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 26 08
2067 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 2
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This is the second in my series of quizzes inspired by the BBC public vote to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. This quiz covers 90-81, in reverse order.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 19 08
2556 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 9
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This is the ninth of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 20-11.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Jan 09 09
2568 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 4
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Here is the fourth in my series of quizzes inspired by the BBC public vote to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. This quiz covers 70-61, in reverse order.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 22 08
2775 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 8
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This is the eighth of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 30-21.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Jan 07 09
1749 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 3
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Here is the third in my series of quizzes inspired by the BBC public vote to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. This quiz covers 80-71, in reverse order.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 20 08
2028 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 1
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This is the first of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 100-91.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 18 08
2085 plays
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Some Quintessential Brits!
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Some quintessential Brits for you to recognize - with some little hints to point you in the right direction!
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Easy
10 Q
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huw27
Jun 14 08
1944 plays
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Things Famous People Say
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My last quiz featured mainly quotes made by US celebrities - this time the Brits get their turn!
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Average
10 Q
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BettyBlue
Nov 10 07
1839 plays
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Great British Eccentrics
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The UK has produced a massive crop of eccentrics in the last three hundred years. Which of these strange folk did what?
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Tough
10 Q
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spaceowl
Feb 15 12
363 plays
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Great British Eccentrics
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Britons have always been known for a degree of eccentricity. Some, however, have been more eccentric than others.
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Difficult
10 Q
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StarStruck60
Jun 24 09
651 plays
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Made in Britain
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British scientists have been responsible for some of the greatest inventions in history of man. This quiz will test your knowledge of some of these events.
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Tough
10 Q
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romeomikegolf
Oct 01 10
618 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 6
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Here is the sixth in my series of quizzes inspired by the BBC public vote to find the 100 greatest Britons of all time. This quiz covers 50-41, in reverse order.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Dec 28 08
1905 plays
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100 Greatest Britons - Part 7
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This is the seventh of a series of quizzes based on the results of a public vote undertaken by the BBC in 2002. Working in reverse order, this quiz will cover numbers 40-31.
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Average
10 Q
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Supersal1
Jan 03 09
1425 plays
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That Snow Leopard!
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No leopards in this quiz, but the people in it all share their surnames with living creatures.
It could be called 'That's No Leopard' or 'That's No Other Animal Either'.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Jan 15 13
312 plays
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That Jones Boy
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The Joneses have spread far and wide beyond the borders of Wales - here is a quiz about some of them!
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Average
10 Q
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huw27
Oct 29 08
1065 plays
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Deride and Prejudice
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Many people have been given nicknames which are less than complimentary. This quiz is about some of them, and is specific to UK people, or those with an historical British connection.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 11 10
501 plays
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Nine Dukes and One Drake
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Dukes are next in line to Kings. Some of them played a major role in English History. Yet let us remember there is not just Dukes that matter in the games of life, also a simple Drake can change the course of history.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Nov 19 01
3369 plays
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Don't I Know You?
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Having lived in several different parts of the UK, I thought it would be interesting to write a quiz about people I could have met in these places.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Sep 14 09
648 plays
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Educated at Eton
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Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440 to provide free education for seventy poor boys who could then go on to King's College, Cambridge, which he founded a year later. Eton has educated some of the most famous men in British history.
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Average
10 Q
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topblue
Apr 02 10
333 plays
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Famous and Infamous Brits
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Here are some interesting, but less well-known British historical figures. See if you can identify them.
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Average
10 Q
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sooz888
Apr 09 11
708 plays
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The Boleyns of Tudor England
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My favourite period in history was when the Tudors were on the throne. However this quiz is not about them. How much do you know about the Boleyn family?
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Average
10 Q
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shortstef
Sep 07 03
3570 plays
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A Mix Of British Celebrities
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Most of the 'names' this quiz deals with still survive in the collective memory of the British people.Some of them are even looked up to with great respect.The mix is from all periods of English history.
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Difficult
10 Q
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flem-ish
Nov 24 01
3438 plays
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No Sex Please, We're British
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Naughty Brits! How familiar are you with these British sex scandals?
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Average
10 Q
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ctownron
Mar 05 10
900 plays
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British Scoundrels, Villains and Eccentrics
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Britain has had it share of rogues, scoundrels and eccentrics. My challenge to you is to identify the villain or eccentric from my clues.
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Difficult
10 Q
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bracklaman
Mar 26 06
1047 plays
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Famous Earls and Marquesses
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It may not be a very democratic idea to have Marquesses and Earls. Yet some of them really have caught the eye of the crowds, and became popular heroes. See which of these you can identify. Apart from number 10 they all are genuinely true blue British.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Nov 19 01
2112 plays
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Howard Carter
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So you think you know Howard Carter? This quiz was made to challenge those of you who think they know this incredible man. All I have to say is good luck!
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Tough
10 Q
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danielheslop
Oct 22 11
219 plays
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Great British Eccentrics: Part 2
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Following on the success of Part 1, here are ten more weirds, bizarres and grotesques from the last four hundred years of British and Imperial history.
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Difficult
10 Q
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spaceowl
Feb 27 12
297 plays
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