More Oddities From British History Quiz

Answer: to domesticate nagging wives

Women who wagged their tongues a li'l too much were publicly humiliated and ridiculed by having to wear such bridles. The Middle Ages had obviously not heard of any 'Women's Rights' yet. For a pic of a scold bridle:www.corkscrew-balloon.com balloon*99*siena* torture.html (* stands for slash).

Answer: Danegeld

The word 'geld' is etymologically related to gold and means money in German, Dutch. Just remember the saying from Luther's times: 'Sobald das Geld im Kastchen klingt, die Seele aus dem Fegfeuer springt.' When the money rolls, the soul jumps out of the hellfire.

Answer: Sandhurst

Saint-Cyrus is the French Military Academy.- Sandwich was a popular port long before Dover. -Aldershot is the military camp near which the Military Academy can be found. -And there is no point in telling the world that West Point might be within the U.K., as there must be hundreds of Hollywood films that help us remember it's in the USA.

Answer: Alexander

Silvertop was the British colonel who first entered Antwerp in 1944. An avenue is named after him. Sir Brian Horrocks was a protege of Montgomery, who introduced him to the command of 13th Corps in the western desert.He was Commander of the 30th Corps in the Battle of Normandy, the advance to Brussels, the Arnhem Battle and the drive into Germany.

There are various Generals whose name is Roberts: Charles Duval Roberts, born 1873, South Dakota. James E.Roberts, born in Texas, 1909. Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford, was a British field marshal and outstanding combat leader in the Second Afghan War 1878-1880 etc.

Answer: 221B Baker Street

London Number One was Wellington's address at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner; Number 10 Rillington Place was where John Reginald Halliday Christie, the infamous murderer of six women lived. Over the years, 12 Downing Street has served various functions. At one time it was the residence of the Chief Whip but later became the government press office.

Answer: evicting his tenants

The whole of Ireland was still part of the U.K. at that time. Because of the bad crops many tenants were unable to pay rent and the situation led to the foundation of the so-called Land League and land reform. Boycott was born at Burgh St.Peter, Norfolk in 1832. He died at Flixton, Suffolk, in 1897.

Answer: Winston Churchill's

When she married she became Lady Randolph Churchill.Churchill was born in 1874 and died in 1965. More on his ancestors at www.geocities.com*Heartland*Hills*6975*dat29.htm (*stands for slash).

Answer: crop circles

Crop circles are a prank. More information on crop circles at indigo.ie*dcd*frame.htm (*stands for slash. Insert a tilde after the first *).

Answer: Saint Columba

St Columba was born c. 521 AD and died on Iona in 597. Saint Brigid was born at Faughart in Co. Louth in 452 AD, less than fifty years after the beginning of St Patrick's missionary activities. St Brendan was born somewhere near Tralee in 484 AD and died at Annaghdown, Co. Galway, aged 93. Saint Brendan saw many monsters during his sea-voyage but he does not seem to have sailed up the Caledonian Canal.

More on him at www.boatmail.net*page19.html (* stands for slash) Saint Patrick was active in 5th century AD.

Answer: Mother Shipton

Mother Shipton was born as Ursula Sonthill in 1485, Norfolk. More on her at www.mothershipton.co.uk*mother.htm and at www.pyramidtle.org*mother.htm. Juliana of Norwich, born c. 1300-d. Sept 29, 1349. The Fair Maiden of Kent: Joan Plantagenet, was married to Edward Plantagenet IV, better known as the Black Prince.