Trivia Britannica

Trivia Britannica - A thoroughly British game.

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Tea-time. The Mother of Parliaments. Gin and Tonic. Lager Louts. These are just some of Britain's tremendous legacies to the world.

Heritage Sample Questions

1. When did rationing finally end in Great Britain?

2. What English king was renowned for the burning of cakes?

3. What is the only form of tobacco allowed inside the Commons Chamber of the House of Commons?

4. Who is the commander-in-chief for all branches of the British forces?

5. Which monarch was also known as Mrs. Brown?

6. Who was Prime Minister at the time of the Profumo Scandal?

7. What colour are the seats in the House of Lords?

8. Who was the last monarch to enter the House of Commons?

9. Two Elizabeths knighted two seagoing Francises with the same sword. Who were they?

10. Who were the few, to whom so much was owed by so many?

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Heritage Answers

1. 1954

2. Alfred the Great

3. Snuff

4. The reigning monarch

5. Queen Victoria

6. Harold Macmillan

7. Red

8. Charles I

9. Sir Francis Drake and Sir Francis Chichester

10. The pilots of the Battle of Britain


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