U.K. General Knowledge MC #1 - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
In which city were the 1960s band "The Beatles" formed ? Liverpool
95%
In what year was the Battle of Hastings ? 1066
91%
What is traditionally served as the main course on Burns Night ? Haggis
80%
The tragic 1988 bombing of an airplane over Lockerbie, Scotland involved a Boeing 747 operated by which airline ? PanAm
74%
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister, what was her fathers occupation ? Grocer
73%
Which major football (soccer) team play their home games at Stamford Bridge ? Chelsea
71%
Barnes Wallis is best known for inventing what during World War 2? Bouncing Bomb
58%
Second only to the Bay of Fundy in Canada, which body of water has the highest tidal range in the U.K. ? Bristol Channel
43%
The inhabitants of which Overseas Territory are mostly descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty ? Pitcairn Islands
41%
What is the SECOND longest river in the U.K. ? Thames
35%
The Royal Yacht "HMY Britannia" is now permanently moored in which city ? Edinburgh
30%
At 232 miles (374 km) which is the longest motorway in the U.K.? M6
29%
Which brand of luxury car is built in the town of Crewe ? Bentley
28%
Four National Parks were established in 1951, which was the first ? Peak District
26%
Chaim Herzog, the sixth president of Israel (1983-1993) was born in which U.K. city? Belfast
21%
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