Britain Millionaire Style Trivia Quiz

Answer: Northern Ireland

Great Britain consists of the island of that name, along with a number of outlying islands, all of which are part of Scotland, Wales or England. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but is geographically located on the island of Ireland, alongside the Republic of Ireland (which isn't part of the UK).

Answer: Liverpool

Liverpool Airport opened in 1933 under the moniker of Speke Airport. It was renamed in 2001 in tribute to former Beatle John Lennon, who was born in the city. The airport handles flights to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, as well as various domestic destinations.

Answer: St David

The Union Flag, often referred to as the Union Jack, combines the crosses of three patron saints. St George (England) has a red cross on a white background; St Andrew (Scotland) has a white saltire on a blue background; St Patrick (all of Ireland) has a red saltire on a white background. St David (Wales) has a yellow cross on a black background, but this isn't part of the Union Flag.

Answer: John Rebus

Edinburgh detective John Rebus is the main protagonist of a series of novels by Scottish author Ian Rankin. He made his debut in "Knots and Crosses" in 1987 and his 25th in the 2024 novel "Midnight and Blue".

Vera Stanhope, created by Anne Cleeves, does her investigating in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Northumberland; Tom Thorne, created by Mark Billingham, is based in London; and Dania Gorska, created by Hania Allen, does most of her policing in Dundee.

Answer: Nazareth

Nazareth were formed in 1968 in Dunfermline, with an original lineup of Dan McCafferty (vocals), Manny Charlton (guitar), Pete Agnew (bass) and Darrell Sweet (drums).

The Moody Blues, founded in 1964, Black Sabbath (1968) and Duran Duran (1978) were all Birmingham bands.

Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Stanley Baldwin was British Prime Minister on three separate occasions between 1923 and 1937, most famously during the abdication crisis in 1936. By the time World War II broke out, he was a member of the House of Lords.

Neville Chamberlain was the PM who famously announced that Britain was at war with Germany on September 3rd, 1939. Much criticised for his "appeasement" of Hitler immediately prior to the war, he was gone by May, 1940, replaced by Winston Churchill. Churchill led Britain through some of its darkest hours, and was still in power on VE Day in May 8th, 1945. His "reward" was to see his Conservative party losing by a landslide to Labour in a general election in July of that year. Clement Attlee thus became Prime Minister for the remainder of the war, ending on VJ Day on August 15th, 1945.

Answer: Victoria

The House of Hanover ruled Britain from 1714 until 1901. George I was the first monarch of this house, and was succeeded by three more Georges and William IV before Victoria became the last one, reigning from 1837 until 1901. Her son, Edward VII, belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which changed its name to the non-German sounding House of Windsor in 1917.

Answer: Mushroom

Haggis is traditionally regarded as the national dish of Scotland. It is made from sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs), onions, oatmeal and suet, and was traditionally cooked inside a sheep's stomach, although in more modern times artificial casing are used. Haggis would not normally include any mushrooms.

Answer: Archery

Lord's is regarded as the "home" of cricket. There is no cricket in the Olympics, but, in 2012, the stadium was the venue for the archery competition. South Korea dominated the competition with three out of four gold medals, with Italy bagging the other one.

The equestrian events took place at Greenwich Park, beach volleyball took place at Horse Guards Parade, whilst baseball was not one of the sports contested in 2012.

Answer: Motorway service stations

In Great Britain, motorway service stations are typically derided for expensive petrol and awful food, although some are better than others!

Newport Pagnell is on the M1 near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire; Cardiff Gate is on the M4 near the capital city of Wales; and Tebay is on the M6 in Cumbria.

Answer: Wren

The farthing was in circulation between 1860 and 1961. The obverse originally featured Britannia, with the wren first appearing in 1937. This bird was chosen because of its small size, on what was the smallest value coin in general circulation.

Answer: The Angel's Share

Ken Loach was born in Warwickshire in 1936 and has directed around 30 feature films as well as many TV films and plays.

"The Angel's Share" (2012) is set in and around Glasgow, with the title referring to the amount of scotch whisky lost to evaporation during the aging process.

"Kes" (1969) was set in Yorkshire, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (2006) was set in Ireland and "I, Daniel Blake" (2016) was set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Answer: Dartmoor

Dartmoor National Park is located in Devon, southwest England, and was established in 1951. Yes Tor, at just over 2,000 feet, is the second-highest point in the park, and is only accessible at certain times doing to it being within an army firing range. The tor appears on the sleeve of the Yes album "Tormato".

Answer: Lemon

A Sussex pond pudding takes its name from the English county of that name (the "Pond" refers to the amount of butter used). It is a suet pudding which has a whole lemon encased in it and is then boiled or steamed for several hours.

Answer: South Wales

"Stella" aired on Sky TV between 2012 and 2017. Situated in the fictional Welsh town of Pontyberry, the show starred Ruth Jones in the title role as a struggling mother of three. The show featured a number of celebrities making guest cameo appearances, including Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, and rugby internationalist Scott Quinnell.