English People Trivia and Quizzes

In looking at the 2002 list of "100 Greatest Britons", it is immediately apparent that very few women were chosen for the honor. Can you identify these ladies using clues that do not focus on their more famous achievements?

The inspiration for this quiz was Mark Knopfler's song, "Sailing to Philadelphia". Knowing the lyrics to the song may help with some of the answers!

Ten quotations from British history. Most are of the 'who-said-it' kind but some are a little different. The quotations are not in chronological order.

Many scientists and inventors were included on the list of "100 Greatest Britons" in 2002. Let's see if you can correctly match the clues to the individual.

Welcome to the second part of my alphabetical stroll around the homes of those Londoners and visitors that carry a commemorative blue plaque.

And so my guide to the residences of a few famous Londoners and visitors comes to an end, with a look at those people who find themselves towards the end of any alphabetical list.

Welcome to my matching quiz on famous English people. I hope you enjoy playing it

Westminster Abbey had been the site of the English monarch's coronation since 1066, but did you know that the Abbey also is one of the most prestigious places to be buried in the UK? See if you can identify the people interred there from 1700-1792.

Westminster Abbey had been the site of the English monarch's coronation since 1066, but did you know that the Abbey also is one of the most prestigious places to be buried in the UK? See if you can identify these people interred there prior to 1700.

English Heritage expanded its official Blue Plaque scheme in 1998 to cover Liverpool & Merseyside, Southampton, Birmingham & Portsmouth. The Blue Plaques in these areas invite you to identify the famous people they commemorate.

Gloucestershire has its fair share of well known people. Can you match the people born in the county to the area in which they made their names?

Many famous British figures were actually born overseas, either in one of the British colonies or later immigrated to Great Britain. Match the celebrities to their country of birth.

I hand you a small bouquet of English women who are sadly no longer with us, but who left their scented mark even after their last petal had fallen.

A look at some of the unfortunate Britons who completely lost their heads after meeting the executioner. Not for the faint-hearted!

England's capital is a big place and many of its children grew up to be notable figures across the world.

A circular blue plaque on a building, marking the place of birth or residence of a distinguished resident or visitor, is a familiar sight around London. How many of them can you identify?

A number of famous people were born in Lincolnshire (in eastern England). See if you can solve the clues to find their identity.

This quiz focuses on ten famous people who were born or brought up in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Henry Edwards, born in Ross-on-Wye England, had a fascinating dual career as an actor and an internationally known entomologist. Can you untangle the two sides of his life?

When putting together my "Blue Plaque" quizzes, I came across just about enough people from Eltham to justify a quiz of their own. So here are some more-or-less famous people from this obscure area of Southeast London.

Apart from being well-known for a famous battle, there are some other facts about people associated with Hastings/St Leonards-on-Sea which may surprise you. See if you know what they are and maybe learn something interesting from the quiz.

"We plough and sow and reap and mow, and useful men are we," according to our county song, and we do plenty of other things as well. Can you identify these Sussex men?

Try and identify these famous people from past and present who all share the same birthplace - the six towns that form the City of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Wallace and Gromit are Yorkshire's ambassadors abroad, but there are many other famous folk from England's biggest county. Sport, music, film, literature, art and more are all covered.

The beautiful county of Northumberland has had its fair share of famous inhabitants. I hope that you'll enjoy this quiz about some of them both past and present.

I have already mentioned a few famous Lancastrians in my quizzes about Lancashire, and here are some more people who are were born in Lancashire.

Like many parts of the country, the town of Crawley in Sussex has a number of blue plaques commemorating people who have associations with the town.

I was born in Birmingham, UK, which is known to its inhabitants as Brum. Many of those inhabitants have made a name for themselves on the world stage (I'm not one of them). How many of these famous people with a Brum connection can you identify?

Partly because of its central location, Leicestershire has figured large in the history of England. Over the centuries there have been many famous people that have a link with the county. How many can you recognise?

Although Devon and Cornwall are two of England's least populated counties, they have produced plenty of stars...

Here is a quiz about some famous people who, although not actually born in the county, were famously connected with places or events in Lancashire.

A conflagration is a large, destructive fire and this quiz focuses on people born in Greater Manchester area who have set the world on fire! Well maybe they didn't go quite that far, but they are definitely famous. Hope you enjoy the quiz.

The East End of London is generally considered one of the poorest parts of England. Whether or not that is still true, it has produced some wonderful people. This is a quiz about some of them.

See if you can identify these famous people born in Suffolk.

This is a quiz about people who have lived on the Wirral in Merseyside.

Can you name these famous people who all have a connection with Kent, the Garden of England.

Ten questions about well-known people born in the East Anglian county of Norfolk. Hope you enjoyed the quiz. If so, then check out some of my others online.

I may not be one of the most famous people born in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight, but some natives have made it big.

Cumbria comprises the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, along with parts of what was once northern Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Identify some of the area's famous sons and daughters.

How much do you know about the famous folk of Cumbria, past and present?

To follow up on my first quiz about Doncaster, this is a quiz about famous people from Yorkshire.

The person who this quiz is about is generally accepted to have been the top scoring allied fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think!

I was born in Salford, England. I thought it was just an ordinary place in the North West where nothing interesting happened, till I found out these people were born there, too.

These ten people were all executed by beheading during the reign of Henry VIII. Can you match the person to the crimes that led to their executions and the dates on which they were executed?

I could not find a quiz about Staffordshire in Funtrivia, so here are a few questions from my limited knowledge concerning people and places in the county's history.

Over the last 500 years many people born or raised within our borders have gone onto fame and sometimes fortune. This is a quiz about 10 of them

Some very famous people have come from the West Midlands, England. Here are some names that you will be familiar with ...

Cornwall is famous for a number of inventions and people, can you correctly identify some of them?

The city of Bath in South West England has been the home of many influential people over the centuries. This quiz is about some of its most significant residents.

Ah the English, as a nation, an all conquering people - however, their detractors are certainly quick with a quip! Enjoy the following multiple choice questions about who said what about the English!