Can you answer the following questions on Great Britain?
1 | What is the only venomous snake in Britain? The Adder |
2 | Built in 1869, which famous British ship was named after a Scottish undergarment? The Cutty Sark |
3 | A British TV audience outnumbered a British radio audience for the first time for what special occasion? The Coronation of Elizabeth II |
4 | In which British city would you find Arthur's Seat? Edinburgh |
5 | The popular British pub name "The Royal Oak" is named after which King? Charles II (he hid in an oak tree to escape enemies) |
6 | What is the Welsh word for Wales? Cymru |
7 | What is the longest river in Scotland? The Tay |
8 | What is the oldest University in Britain? Oxford |
9 | In which British city was Guy Fawkes born and Dick Turpin killed? York |
10 | Captain Matthew Webb, famous for swimming the English Channel, drowned in 1883 attempting to swim what? The rapids below Niagra Falls |
Tie Break | In which year was British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assasinated? 1812 |