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Three Real and One Fake - British History

For each category, we give you three things that belong – and one that doesn't. Can you guess the imposter?
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1. Names of English monarchs
Henry
Mary
Roger
Stephen
2. Countries that were part of the British Empire at some point
Brazil
Canada
Egypt
South Africa
3. Battles fought in Great Britain
The Battle of Trafalgar took place off the coast of Spain
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Stirling Bridge
Battle of Trafalgar
4. Notable British women who lived in the 1800s
Jane Seymour was Henry VIII's third wife who lived from 1508–1537
Emmeline Pankhurst
Florence Nightingale
Jane Seymour
Queen Victoria
5. Books written by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
Great Expectations
The Old Curiosity Shop
Wuthering Heights
6. Places that we shall fight the Nazis, according to Winston Churchill
The beaches
France
Icy Arctic seas
The landing grounds
7. People who died a violent death (murder, execution, or in battle)
Oliver Cromwell died of sepsis from a urinary tract infection
Anne Boleyn
Oliver Cromwell
Richard III
Thomas Becket
8. Coin issued by the British government at some point
The drachma is a Greek coin
Crown
Drachma
Guinea
Farthing
9. People who lived before 1000 A.D.
Robert the Bruce lived from 1274–1329
Alfred the Great
Bede
Boudica
Robert the Bruce
10. People buried at Westminster Abbey
Being Scottish, he is buried in Edinburgh
Geoffrey Chaucer
Charles Darwin
Queen Elizabeth I
Adam Smith
11. Notable noblemen
Baron Rothschild
Duke of Sundry
Earl of Sandwich
Marquess of Salisbury
12. Things that Isaac Newton did
It is thought that he died a virgin
Discovered calculus
Had children
Lost a fortune in a speculative bubble
Tried to turn base metals into gold
13. Things that happened
The baker's plot
The dissolution of the monasteries
The harrying of the North
The Highland clearances
14. Famous ship captains of the age of sail
Jacob Marley is Ebenezeer Scrooge's business partner in "A Christmas Carol"
William Bligh
James Cook
Francis Drake
Jacob Marley
15. Post-WWII Prime Ministers by picture
Fake: Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany (1971-1989)
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40 Comments
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 11, 2023
Too hard? Let me know and I might remove some incorrect choices or make it slightly easier.
Freestatebear
+3
Level 86
Apr 12, 2023
Not too difficult, but wondering who the guy on the right is in the Prime Minister question... I'm guessing most folks know the middle two...
AlexThirkell
+5
Level 75
Apr 13, 2023
Clement Attlee - Labour PM elected in 1945.
timshorts
+3
Level 58
Apr 20, 2023
Well, in the main, it's fine for those in the UK. I didn't know two, or who the guy on the left is.

the "people buried at Westminster Abbey" one is a bit tough, though. I was a Westminster Abbey choir boy for about 5 years, but can't remember Elizabeth I being buried there (and if she is, then where she is, given that they (the royalty) are all buried down in the crypt where even those of us that worked there didn't get to go.

There's a massive memorial to Isaac Newton (in one of the other questions), though, and perhaps the most infamous burial there was the poet Ben Johnson, who was promised a place, but when the the time came he had fallen out of favour a bit, so to save using up valuable space for him, he was buried standing up.

The most famous person, of course, is the unknown warrior, contrary to the Chris Rea song which indicates that he is at the cenotaph up the road. The unknown warrior's grave is the only one that we were not allowed to walk on.

JonOfKent
+1
Level 58
Apr 9, 2025
I don't really want to be that smarmy git who got them all right in minus four seconds despite not having been born yet, but perhaps it's a bit too... easy?? Not so much the questions in themselves, but some of the wrong answers are glaringly so, like the Drachma and Jacob Marley. I do like the inclusion of Erich Honecker though!
Carnelian
+1
Level 46
Apr 10, 2025
For the Jane Seymour question I thought of the actress rather than one of the wives.

Not a problem just thought I would let you know there are two English Jane Seymours.

ItzIngenious
+1
Level 65
Apr 11, 2023
One of the first 4 takers, also an American. Sorry, stats.
Dimby
+3
Level 80
Apr 11, 2023
Seems reasonable in terms of difficulty. But I like learning from a featured quiz! I made four stupid mistakes, though.
Fianchetto
+1
Level 77
Apr 11, 2023
I'm pretty sure it was Roberce the Brute if he was born before 1000.
NoahGBurns
+2
Level 37
Apr 24, 2023
Robert the Bruce was well after 1000
French2010
+2
Level 95
Apr 11, 2023
Got 13/15 on the first try and this Yank is not exactly a whiz on British history, so I think it's a good quiz.
Ears
+2
Level 91
Apr 11, 2023
Love the Duke of Sundry!
loganite
+3
Level 91
Apr 11, 2023
Hahaha...I guessed Jane Seymour not because she lived before the 1800's, but because she is an American actress. ;)

Got lucky on that one...

wassallthatabout
+2
Level 63
Apr 20, 2023
British Actress - Still gorgeous!
loganite
+1
Level 91
Apr 20, 2023
We claim her since she became a naturalized US Citizen in 2005 ;)
blizzrd33
+2
Level 80
Apr 12, 2023
Damn you Churchill, was the only one I missed.
elcampeador
+1
Level 79
Apr 14, 2023
I missed one as an American, so I would say it's within the realm of reasonable difficulty
Tadija
+3
Level 76
Apr 15, 2023
All british history is fake, not a couple of things
JackintheBox
+5
Level 80
Jan 18, 2025
You're likely Serbian
GalileoS
+1
Level 82
Apr 15, 2023
I guessed the guy on the far right as I was pretty sure it was an old photo of Patrick Stewart.
MarcellDAvis
+4
Level 78
Apr 20, 2023
Thanks for the Honecker one, I laughed out loud :D
mapsiguess
+2
Level 22
Apr 20, 2023
You spelled "impostor" wrong
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Jan 18, 2025
Both spellings are correct.
JDragon
+1
Level 61
Apr 20, 2023
The best part of these is when I look over the ones I got wrong I can be like “Gosh darn it I’m dumb” for half of them
adzter
+3
Level 55
Apr 20, 2023
I'd argue calculus was a thing before Newton even if he pulled things together. There were calculus theorems before Newton.
Amilcar
+3
Level 69
Apr 21, 2023
Loved the inclusion of Erich Honecker. Next time you should use Eric Morecambe.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Apr 21, 2023
It's so funny that more than one in ten thought there was a King Roger
Nananananananana
+2
Level 76
Apr 21, 2023
Cromwell is all in how you look at it. It is true he died of sepsis, and it is true he was executed. Charles II made a point upon reclaiming the throne to assert that the grave was no refuge for Cromwell. His corpse was tried, convicted, executed, and quartered.

Rough times, but you kill the King and you make rough times.

Daniel1712
+1
Level 70
Oct 31, 2024
Wow as a German I know Erich Honecker, but you fooled me so hard that I thought all of them are british and its about who was before WW2. These people all look too similar :D
Cheerio2019
+1
Level 56
Apr 6, 2025
I got the last one wrong because I thought the second photo was Stephen King. Lol.
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 9, 2025
And I got it right because I thought the German leader was British actor Bill Nighy.
pieman
+1
Level 53
Apr 9, 2025
10/15 as an American, not bad
maur85
+1
Level 72
Apr 9, 2025
For a few seconds I wasn't sure if that was Attlee or Enoch Powell
IcicleThorn
+2
Level 28
Apr 9, 2025
i got 1/15 because I didn't realize I was guessing the odd one out ...
Dragon674
+1
Level 33
Apr 9, 2025
As someone who is British I feel like I’ve disappointed my country…
mountinpienjoyer
+1
Level 23
Apr 9, 2025
9/15 as an American
TheBlueWhale
+1
Level 19
Apr 9, 2025
All the British PMs show their teeth, but the German doesn't. That is how to work that one out.
MorrisandGreg
+1
Level 60
Apr 9, 2025
Is #12 meant to be "Things that Isaac Newton did NOT do"?
DesolationRow
+1
Level 43
Apr 10, 2025
I didn't read the instructions and just tried picking real stuff for all of them and got everything wrong lol. Was so confused for a second until I read the title.
Rwinner
+1
Level 59
Apr 12, 2025
IDK that last guy in the pictures looks super sketch...I still think he's the imposter despite all evidence to the contrary.
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