U.K. People: Famous & Historical Trivia and Quizzes

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.

Or, if you're American, Zee People. Since the quiz is about the British, or people with British connections, Zed is probably more accurate. All the questions are about people with a 'z' in their names.

A recent author's challenge was "A Knight to Remember", which I used to look at British knights. I think it is only fair to include one about the "Dames". I'll give you the clues; from those clues you tell me who the Dame is.

I'll give you the names of ten British women who made history in a particular area. All you need to do is match each of them to the field in which she excelled and for which she is most remembered.

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.

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.

All the people in this quiz are British, but none of them was born here. Can you match the person to their place (and year) of birth?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge may have provided the title, but he wouldn't fit in this quiz, which covers a range of British people whose names all have a watery connection.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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'.

These women were pioneers in very different fields.

All the British people in this quiz share the surname of Bell, although little else. From all walks of life, how many of them will 'ring a bell' with you?

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.

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.

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.

My last quiz featured mainly quotes made by US celebrities - this time the Brits get their turn!

Since 1970 the Bank of England has issued banknotes featuring figures from British history. Can you answer questions on the figures from banknotes issued from 2000 onwards?

Every nation has its share of irregulars with quirks and foibles, but when it comes to eccentricity, can anyone top the Brits? Here are ten unconventional characters.

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.

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.

Here are some interesting, but less well-known British historical figures. See if you can identify them.

Naughty Brits! How familiar are you with these British sex scandals?

The UK has produced a massive crop of eccentrics in the last three hundred years. Which of these strange folk did what?

Since 1970, the Bank of England has issued banknotes featuring figures from British history. Can you answer questions on the figures from banknotes issued between 1970 and 1999?

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.

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.

Britons have always been known for a degree of eccentricity. Some, however, have been more eccentric than others.

The British capital has been celebrated and execrated in prose, poetry and song for centuries. Can you answer a few questions about a cross-section of quotes?

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.

Here are just a few of the many quotations inspired by the city and university of Oxford.

The following quotes are familiar to us all, but can you match them up to the famous Briton who first coined the phrase?

Britain has had it share of rogues, scoundrels and eccentrics. My challenge to you is to identify the villain or eccentric from my clues.

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the last executions in Britain, here is a quiz on executed criminals there.

Inspired by a book of the same name by David Arscott, this quiz is about graves and life ending incidents in Sussex - a nice and cheerful subject.

This is a quiz on all aspects of famous Britons. All information is taken from the book of the same name, published by Pitkin.

A short quiz on John of Gaunt and his notorious mistress, Katherine Swynford.

This quiz is about famous and not so famous British poisoners.