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