Cry quiz for harry, england and st george

St George’s Day Quiz


Round 1 – English Geography

1. Name this Country…..

Round 1 - English Geography


2. The population of the UK grew to 64.1 million in mid-2013What was the population of England?


3. Using only the official definition of a city, which is the biggest city in England by population, with an official population of 1,074,300 in the last census?

•4. What is the name of the highest point in England?


5. Where is the southernmost point on the English mainland?


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6. The A1 runs from London to where?


7. Which English City is frequently stated as having more miles of canal than Venice?


8. In which range of limestone hills is Cheddar Gorge found?


9. Name principle river that runs through Rugby


10. Which of these lies outside of the M6 / M42 / M5 circle around Birmingham?a) Smethwickb) Solihullc) Halesowend) Castle Bromwich



Round 2 – St George

Round 2 - St. George

1. In which modern-day country was St George born?


2. In which modern-day country did the legendary story of St George and the Dragon take place?


3. Which of these is St George not a patron saint of?

a) Freemasons

b) Scouts

c) Athletes

d) Syphilis sufferers


4. Name 2 other EC countries that St George is patron saint of.


5. Why was 23rd April chosen to celebrate St George’s Day?


6. Which English playwright was both born and died on St George’s Day?


7. What is the colour of the cross on the flag of St George?


8. How many times is St George believed to have visited England?


9. What was St George’s first occupation?


10. What was the name of the lance that St George used to kill the dragon?

a) Ascalon

b) Excalibur

c) Sting

d) Zulfiqar


Round 3 – English History


1. When did England first become a country called England?

a) 927 AD

b) 1066 AD

c) 1284 AD

d) 1707 AD


2. In which English city has an historic Goose Fair been held every year for over 700 years?


3. What was the name of the dynasty which ruled England from between 1154 and 1399?

a) House of Wessex

b) House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

c) House of Plantagenet

d) House of Windsor


4. During which century was the first coin minted in England, at the instruction of King Offa, to feature an Islamic inscription?

a) 8th Century AD

b) 14th Century

c) 16th Century

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5. With the arrival of Maharajah DuleepSingh, in what year was Sikhism said to have “permanently arrived”?

a) 1536

b) 1850

c) 1911

d) 1942


6. Queen Boudica (aka Boadicea or in Welsh as Buddug -who took up arms against the Roman invasion in AD60 - is (very dubiously) said to be buried under a platform of which English train station?

a) New Street

b) King's Cross

c) Rugby

d) Victoria


7. Who were the rival fractions in the Wars of the Roses?


8. Which of these ridiculous facts is untrue?

a) Prime Minister William Gladstone kept a selection of whips in his cellar with which he regularly chastised himself

b) Winston chill had a secret bunker in Neasden. He hated it and only ever went there once

c) Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh and King Charles all had pierced ears

d) Henry III received Polar Bear from Norway. The bear was given a long leash so it could swim in the river Thames and catch fish.

e) Queen Elizabeth II is related Vlad The lmpaler

f) An ancient law that remains on the statute means that it is legal to shoot a Welshman in the city of Chester after midnight with a crossbow

g) ln the 16th century bearded men had to pay a special tax.


9. Which English king/queen died on the toilet?

a) Elizabeth I

b) George II

c) Edward III


10. In which year were the Poll-Tax riots in England?

a) 1981

b) 1985

c) 1990

d) 1995


Round 4 – English Culture


1. What is the longest running West End production (musical or play)?

a) Les Miserable

b) No Sex Please, We’re British

c) Phantom of the Opera

d) Mousetrap


2. Which English TV series was first broadcast on 19 February 1985?


3. What was the most watched TV broadcast of 2014?


4. The Notting Hill Carnival is held in which city?


5. In addition to being the home of Boots the Chemist, Nottingham is also famous for?

a) Lacemaking

b) Leatherwork

c) Bicycle Manufacture

d) Manufacture of boots


6. Which English film is set in Sheffield?

a) Four Weddings and Funeral

b) The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

c) Chariots of Fire

d) The Full Monty


7. In which film was the actor who played Coronation Street’s Alf Roberts thrown off a multi-storey car park?


8. Which of the following actors and actresses was NOT born in England?

a) Kim Cattrall

b) Charlie Chaplin

c) Daniel Day-Lewis

d) Liam Neeson

e) Rex Harrison


9. In which county is the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake held?


10. Which English painter painted this famous English scene?


Round 5 – English Sport


1. Which English Premiership football club did David Beckham play for?


2. Which team are the current owners of The Ricoh Arena in Coventry?


2. Which English sport has versions known as Eton, Clifton, St. Johns and Rugby?


4. Which English sport has versions known as Association, Gridiron, Gaelic and Rugby?


5. Where on the River Thames is the Royal Regatta held every summer?


6. In 2003 Wimbledon FC relocated to where?


7. In which sport is Ben Ainslie a highly successful Olympian?


8. How old was Tom Daley when he was Britain's youngest competitor in the 2008 Summer Olympics?

a) 12

b) 13

c) 14

d) 15


9. Which sport is named after the country seat of the Duke of Beaufort, which is also home to a major event in a different sport?


10. Who was the last English winner of Wimbledon?

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