UK Pot Pourri 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Liverpool Street

Trains leave Liverpool Street station for destinations including London Stansted Airport, Chelmsford (the county town of Essex), Colchester (Britain's oldest recorded town), Clacton-on-Sea (site of the second Butlin's Holiday Camp)and Harwich, all on the east coast of England. An express Boat Train connects London to the Harwich-Hoek van Holland (Netherlands) ferry.

Answer: Wherever there's a cottage small

The third line, in its entirety, is 'Wherever there's a cottage small beside a field of grain'. The other options are all found in the song. It was written in 1939 by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, who also penned Vera Lynn's immensely popular WW2 song 'We'll Meet Again'.

Answer: Fred Fowell

This comedian became famous, or infamous, for the 'Freddie Starr ate my hamster' headline in a national daily newspaper. He did not really eat a hamster but his horse 'Minnehoma', ridden by Richard Dunwoody, won the 1994 Grand National.

Answer: Khartoum

Charles Gordon (1833-85) a British General was hailed a national hero for his successes in China and the doomed defence of Khartoum against the Sudanese forces. Killed two days before the arrival of British reinforcements, he was later given the accolade 'Gordon of Khartoum' by the British public.

Answer: Random

The acronym of the National Savings' Premium Bond selector 'ERNIE' stands for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment. Ernest Marples, then Postmaster General, started the first draw in 1957 - at that time it took ten days to complete a draw, nowadays a mere six hours.

Answer: The Nutshell ( Bury St Edmunds)

'The Nutshell' in Bury St Edmunds measures 15ft. by 17ft. 6inches. It serves traditional ale but no bar food as there is insufficient room to eat it. The 'Tan Hill Inn' is the highest pub above mean sea level, situated in the Pennines; 'Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem' is one of Britain's oldest hostelries dating from 1189 and 'Ye Olde Fighting Cocks', dating from the 11th century, lays its claim to fame from the fact that Oliver Cromwell once stayed there.

Answer: The London street in which it stands

The Central Criminal Court (the full and correct name)was built in 1673 after the medieval courthouse, built 1539, was razed to the ground in the Great Fire of London (1666). The Court stands on a street called Old Bailey, just off Newgate Street, and once stood alongside the now-demolished Newgate Prison. Trials of famous people have included those of William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania, USA) charged with "preaching to an unlawful assembly" in 1670, Oscar Wilde, Dr Crippen and the notorious Kray Twins.

Answer: Fawlty Towers

Abitha Tibbs and Ursula Gatsby, two of the three long-term residents of Fawlty Towers (the third being Major Gowen), were pensioners who were oblivious victims of Basil's frequent outbursts of scorn and derision aimed at the elderly.

Answer: Guy Fawkes

Born on 5th November 1935 in Wantage, Berkshire, Lester Piggott rode over 4,000 winners on the flat in Britain. He won The Derby nine times and the French 'Prix de l'arc de Triomphe' three times. He retired to become a racehorse trainer in 1990.

Answer: Crimson

The foundation of the Victoria Cross was approved in 1856 by Queen Victoria, to be awarded for bravery by British and Commonwealth forces. The medal is inscribed 'For Valour' and is made, even today, from the metal of Russian guns captured during the Crimea War.