England, by Category Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lion

The three lions are also depicted on royal banners. Although there is some confusion in heraldry between lions and leopards, the English animals are lions stretched out with one paw in the air.

Answer: Birmingham

"BIRM in GHAM"

Birmingham is located in the West Midlands in England. According to the 2011 census, Birmingham was the fastest-growing city area in England.

Answer: Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman is considered one of the greatest actors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He slips into roles so easily. As Sirius Black he manages to be the father figure with the edge of danger and madness. His performance as Commissioner Gordon is the perfect family man fighting the forces of evil. Yes, I am a huge fan!

Answer: Matt Monro

Matt Monro (1930 to 1985), known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", was born in London, England. Frank Sinatra was one of his very prominent admirers. Matt Monro's voice can be heard in many films, on many CDs and is often played on the radio.

Answer: Noo-noo

Noo-noo was a magical vacuum cleaner and friend of "The Teletubbies", forever cleaning up their spilled toast and custard. Po is the missing Teletubby.

Answer: False

Of course it was!

"Home Thoughts from Abroad" was written by Robert Browning (1812 to 1889). He travelled extensively and died in Italy in his son's home. He returned home to his England to be buried in the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Answer: Thames

The River Thames is the longest river wholly in England. The Severn is longer, but it sneaks into Wales. Henley, Staines, Southend and Walton are just a few of the other towns on the river.

Answer: Great Fire of London

The 1660s were a very busy time with the monarchy restored in 1660, the plague in 1665 and the Great Fire of London in 1666. As a child, I was taught that the fire helped clean the plague from the streets of London, however there is disagreement among historians about this.

Answer: Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and seasonal vegetables

Although not as popular as it once was, Sunday is the traditional day to have a roast dinner. Red squirrels have started to appear again throughout England, but have never been a traditional meat. Fish and chips with mushy peas are very English, but not on a Sunday as Sunday Trading Laws prevented their sale until the late twentieth century in many places. Strawberries and cream are delicious, but not a traditional Sunday meal.

Answer: Cats

The musical "Cats" opened in the West End in 1981 and on Broadway a year later. I was lucky enough to see the show near to the beginning of its twenty-one year run. It was an enchanting show from start to finish, and was far too short an evening.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" opened in 1968. "Aspects of Love" opened in 1989. "The Beautiful Game" opened in 2000.

Answer: Daphne du Maurier

"The House on the Strand" is set in Cornwall, England, as are many of the works of Daphne du Maurier. The novel follows the steps of a young man who slips between his present in the 20th century and the past of the 14th century. The drug that he uses is addictive and dangerous. It is a great read.

Daphne du Maurier (1907 to 1989) loved Cornwall and wrote of it so beautifully in many of her books. Two titles known to many, both through reading them as well as their transitions to the big screen, are "Rebecca" and "Jamaica Inn".

Answer: Kes

The film follows 15-year-old no-hoper Billy Casper, played by David Bradley, as he takes a baby kestrel (the "Kes" of the title) from his nest and raises him. As Billy learned about falconry, he found a purpose in his awful life and started to change for the better.

Although I have seen the film several times, the ending makes me sob my heart out every time.

When the DVD was released, some scenes were removed and the accents over-dubbed to be easier on the ear.

Answer: Alfie Boe

Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe, to give him his full name, was born in Blackpool in 1973 and brought up in Fleetwood. He listened to his father's operatic recordings from a young age and went on from there. He sang arias while polishing cars. A customer suggested that he should audition for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Answer: Third

At the time of his birth, his paternal grandfather, Prince Charles was first in line. He was followed in second place by George's father, William the Duke of Cambridge. Prince Harry dropped down to fourth place at the time.

Answer: Queen or King of England

King Henry VIII famously broke away from the Church in Rome during his desperate attempts to produce an heir to the throne. Since then, the monarch of England has been the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The Primate, or religious head, is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Timothy (Tim) John Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, DFBCS (born 1955), is the computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web and sent the first message via the Internet in November 1989. He is very modest about what he did, stating in many places that all of the bits needed were already there, and all he did was put them together in a way that nobody else had thought of before.

Answer: Became World Champion on both two and four wheels

John Surtees was born in 1934. He grew up with motorbikes as his father ran a dealership. He won his fourth 500cc World Championship in 1960 and then switched to Formula One racing. He was the first person to become World Champion on both two and four wheels and as of 2014 was still the only person to do so.

Englishman Graham Hill is the only driver to have won the Triple Crown of Motor Racing and this feat will not be equalled unless the date of one of the races is changed. The three races involved are the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, which are held on the same day and the Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Answer: QI (Quite Interesting)

"QI" is a comedy panel show. "QI" was chosen for the name as it is IQ (Intelligence Quotient) in reverse, however Steven Fry as the chairman and his many guests all appear very clever as well as extremely funny. Sandi Toksvig took over the hosting duties from Fry in 2016.

"Little Britain", "Posh Nosh" and "State of Play" all premièred in 2003.

Answer: Donkey Kong Country

"Donkey Kong Country" was produced by Rare Ltd in Leicestershire, England who are the successors of Ultimate Play the Game, which was started in 1982. The company worked in partnership with Nintendo, before being purchased by Microsoft in 2002.

There are rumours that Tim and Chris Stamper, the brothers who were the founders and driving force behind both Ultimate and Rare, may revive the original "Ultimate" name.

Answer: Saltaire

Saltaire is a Victorian village that is now part of the City of Bradford, Metropolitan District. It was specifically built as a model village in 1851 on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool canal. It was named for the river and Sir Titus Salt who founded the village to house his new woollen mills and the workers needed to service them.