| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | One of the oldest and most respected universities in the world | Oxford University | 96%
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| Y | Colour of The Beatles' submarine | Yellow | 95%
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| F | Popular seaside meal | Fish and chips | 87%
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| N | Watched an apple fall from a tree but it didn't actually land on his head | Isaac Newton | 80%
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| R | National flower | Red rose | 79%
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| G | Patron saint | St George | 79%
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| L | Home of the Fab Four | Liverpool | 75%
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| R | Created a boy wizard | J. K. Rowling | 71%
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| N | They invaded in 1066 | The Normans | 67%
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| R | Memorial concert venue in London | Royal Albert Hall | 59%
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| O | Ricky Gervais' ticket to stardom | The Office | 58%
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| R | These guys can't get no satisfaction | The Rolling Stones | 56%
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| A | Foreigners complain that this pub drink is too warm | Ale | 46%
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| R | English football team's top scorer | Wayne Rooney | 46%
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| G | Gutted the centre of the capital in 1666 | Great Fire of London | 45%
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| Y | Essential element of any good roast | Yorkshire pudding | 43%
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| O | Some might say you'll work this one out little by little. Don't look back in anger at these puns. | Oasis | 40%
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| T | Powerful dynasty | Tudors | 39%
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| E | Home of the Cockneys | East End | 34%
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| S | Crumbly cheese that carries a bit of a smell | Stilton | 29%
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| H | World Cup hat-trick hero in '66 | Geoff Hurst | 25%
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| E | Currant-filled pastry from a town near Manchester | Eccles cake | 24%
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| N | World-famous London street festival | Notting Hill Carnival | 23%
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| E | Celebrated composer | Edward Elgar | 22%
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| G | You might see one if you visit the Royal Palaces | Guardsman | 22%
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| A | If you're enjoying this quiz, you might call yourself an... | Anglophile | 20%
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| A | Expect to be held up by tourists if you're driving down this London street | Abbey Road | 19%
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| D | Writer also known as 'Boz' | Charles Dickens | 15%
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| G | William Blake's description of England made famous by 'Jerusalem' | Green and pleasant land | 13%
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| C | Highly-regarded Romantic painter | John Constable | 11%
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| D | Picturesque National Park | Dartmoor | 10%
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| D | Superb soldier, poor Prime Minister | Duke of Wellington | 10%
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