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Anglomania Trivia Quiz

Here is a little quiz about the nation which I love most---England. Only true Anglomaniacs need apply!

A multiple-choice quiz by Fivehouse. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Fivehouse

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
8,915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
7598

Last 3 plays: AndySed (22/25), Guest 85 (1/25), Guest 120 (21/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the highest point in England? Hint

Hadrian's Wall

Snowdon

Scafell Pike

Ben Nevis

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Question 2 of 25

2. What city is England's 'steel city'? Hint

Sheffield

Newcastle

Leeds

Birmingham

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the name of the large inlet in Eastern England? Hint

The Tickler

The Brush

The Wash

The Scrub

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the most westerly county of England called? Hint

Kent

Cornwall

Wessex

Hampshire

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Question 5 of 25

5. What body of water is Weston-Super-Mare on? Hint

Severn

Thames

Bristol Channel

Mare

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Question 6 of 25

6. What writer inspired the band name 'The Doors'? Hint

Ray Bradbury

Charles Dickens

William Shakespeare

Aldous Huxley

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who wrote 'Death in the Clouds'? Hint

Christie

Wilde

Orwell

Le Carre

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who is the main character in 'A Clockwork Orange'? Hint

Alec

Alex

Alain

Alan

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Question 9 of 25

9. 'There'll always be an England where there's a country ____'? Hint

tree

garden

island

lane

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who wrote 'The Faerie Queen'? Hint

Shakespeare

Spenser

Donne

Jonson

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Question 11 of 25

11. What Led Zeppelin album is 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' on? Hint

Led Zeppelin 1

Presence

Led Zeppelin 2

Led Zeppelin 3

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who were the Fab Four?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 25

13. What does Brian May of Queen prefer his guitar to be called? Hint

Old Red

Fireplace Guitar

Red Special Guitar

Redwood Guitar

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Question 14 of 25

14. What animal is Fleetwood Mac's symbol? Hint

robin

tiger

penguin

lion

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Question 15 of 25

15. Where was the British Woodstock held? Hint

Isle of Anglesey

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight

Isle of Skye

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Question 16 of 25

16. What would you do with an OED? Hint

drink it

consult it

eat it

watch it on TV

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Question 17 of 25

17. What would you do with an egg flip? Hint

drink it

throw it out

eat it

cook it

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is a rasher? Hint

slice of beef

slice of bacon

slice of fish

a really bad rash

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is a quid? Hint

a rash

pound sterling

a fish

a dish

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Question 20 of 25

20. What item of clothing are plimsolls? Hint

hats

underwear

gloves

shoes

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Question 21 of 25

21. What year was the Magna Carta sealed by King John at Runnymede? Hint

1512

1215

1915

1216

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Question 22 of 25

22. In which year did Queen Victoria die? Hint

1901

1899

1900

1834

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which monarch preceded Victoria? Hint

Edward VII

William III

George III

William IV

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Question 24 of 25

24. In what year was the Battle of Hastings?

Answer: (a four digit number!)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was Prince Charles' godfather? Hint

Prince Philip

Lord Mountbatten

Prince Andrew

Lord Disraeli

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the highest point in England?

Answer: Scafell Pike

Scafell Pike is located in the Lake District and at 3,210 feet is the highest point in England.

2. What city is England's 'steel city'?

Answer: Sheffield

The sleeve for Oasis' 1994 single "Whatever" was photographed at Ringinglow in Sheffield.

3. What is the name of the large inlet in Eastern England?

Answer: The Wash

There is a legend that King John lost his jewels in The Wash!

4. What is the most westerly county of England called?

Answer: Cornwall

Land's End in Cornwall is England's most westerly point.

5. What body of water is Weston-Super-Mare on?

Answer: Bristol Channel

England's longest river, the Severn flows into the Bristol Channel.

6. What writer inspired the band name 'The Doors'?

Answer: Aldous Huxley

'when the doors of perception open...' Huxley in turn took inspiration for the line from a poem by William Blake.

7. Who wrote 'Death in the Clouds'?

Answer: Christie

Yet another Agatha Christie mystery and a good one too.

8. Who is the main character in 'A Clockwork Orange'?

Answer: Alex

The movie did not do Anthony Burgess' novel justice.

9. 'There'll always be an England where there's a country ____'?

Answer: lane

Often sung by Vera Lynn in World War II. Ever listen to the Tiny Tim version?

10. Who wrote 'The Faerie Queen'?

Answer: Spenser

Written in three volumes by Edmund Spenser. The first was published in 1590. A great example of English medieval literature.

11. What Led Zeppelin album is 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' on?

Answer: Presence

Presence is one of Zep's lesser known and appreciated albums.

12. Who were the Fab Four?

Answer: The Beatles

13. What does Brian May of Queen prefer his guitar to be called?

Answer: Red Special Guitar

Brian built the guitar he uses himself out of an old solid wood fireplace mantle and considers 'Fireplace Guitar' to be inappropriate.

14. What animal is Fleetwood Mac's symbol?

Answer: penguin

Just look at the inside album cover of 1975's 'Fleetwood Mac' if you don't believe me.

15. Where was the British Woodstock held?

Answer: Isle of Wight

The 1970 show is available on CD and is really smashing!

16. What would you do with an OED?

Answer: consult it

OED stands for Oxford English Dictionary.

17. What would you do with an egg flip?

Answer: drink it

Egg flip is British for eggnog and you don't cook it.

18. What is a rasher?

Answer: slice of bacon

The term can also be used to describe a group of three or four pieces.

19. What is a quid?

Answer: pound sterling

It cost how many quid Dorothy? Crikey, you're out of your mind!

20. What item of clothing are plimsolls?

Answer: shoes

21. What year was the Magna Carta sealed by King John at Runnymede?

Answer: 1215

King John was forced to seal this charter by a group of English barons. It is the basis of England's constitutional liberties.

22. In which year did Queen Victoria die?

Answer: 1901

Queen Victoria died on the Isle of Wight.

23. Which monarch preceded Victoria?

Answer: William IV

Queen Victoria was eighteen when she became Queen of England on the death of her uncle, William IV in 1837.

24. In what year was the Battle of Hastings?

Answer: 1066

William of Normandy and his knights fought King Harold and his army in October 1066. King Harold was killed in this battle.

25. Who was Prince Charles' godfather?

Answer: Lord Mountbatten

Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was killed when the IRA (Irish Republican Army) blew up his boat in 1979.

Source: Author Fivehouse

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