This Sceptred Isle.... This England! Quiz

Answer: Fried Okra

There will, most certainly, be variations on the basic breakfast in different areas of England. However, if you ordered a full english breakfast in most cafes/restaurants, you should expect to receive sausages, bacon, fried/poached or scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans and/or grilled tomatoes, fried bread or toast and, if the cafe is up to scratch, a nice big mug of steaming hot tea, but most definitely NOT a portion of okra. I don't think that there are many countries in the world where you can go into a cafe at three o'clock in the afternoon and order a full cooked breakfast!

The 'Full English' is brimming with goodness!

Answer: He invented the 'flying shuttle' making weaving looms faster

Bury was originally a mill town built on the backs of the weavers and spinners, but the flying shuttle was invented by another Bury man named John Kay in 1733, fifty five years before Robert Peel's birth.

Sir Robert Peel served two terms as Prime Minister of England from 1834-1835, and from 1841-1846 as part of the Tory Party.

Answer: Stupid

Some of us here in deepest Devon, feel sad when 'furriners' describe us as yokels or laugh at our accent. However, there must be some basis in fact as we ourselves have literally dozens of words that describe the less intelligent amongst us! 'Addle-aid', 'bacon-aid', 'daw-bake', 'stunpile' and 'gappermouth' are all words used, albeit, not so commonly these days, as mild insults toward the stupid. An arrogant person may be described as 'Biggetty', if you were a good looking man (or woman) you might be 'anzum' and a spotty youth may be described as 'amper', 'bragety' or 'burly-vaced'.

Answer: Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was born in the village of Upper Bockhampton in the county of Dorset, England on the 2nd of June 1840, the son of a stonemason. Many of Hardy's literary works were critical of the society in which he lived and, as a countryman, his work reflected the decline in rural life that was taking place at the time.

Although probably more famous for his novels, Hardy always considered himself, first and foremost, a poet even though his first poetry collection was not published until 1898. Hardy had moved to London in 1862 to attend Kings College, but returned to Dorset in 1867 to concentrate on his writing. Hardy married twice - firstly in 1874 and then again in 1914. Hardy was taken ill in December 1927 with pleurisy and died the following month on the 11th of January 1928.

His ashes were interred in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey but his heart was buried, where it belonged, in Stinsford, Dorset not far from the place of his birth.

Answer: Miguel Michu v QPR

Miguel Minchu scored the first goal of the season for Swansea against QPR in the 8th minute. Swansea went on to win the game 5-0 with Minchu scoring his second goal in the 53rd minute. Damien Duff scored for Fulham in the 26th minute against Norwich, the game finishing 5-0 to Fulham. Kevin Nolan scored for West Ham in the 40th minute against Aston Villa and that game finished 1-0 to West Ham. Zolton Gera scored for West Bromwich Albion in the 43rd minute against Liverpool, this game finishing 3-0 to West Bromwich Albion.

Answer: The Bucket of Blood

The Bucket of Blood is one of my favourite public houses. It gained its name through local legend. Early one morning, around 200 years ago, the landlord went to draw water from his well. When the pail reached the top he was horrified to see that the water was coloured bright red with blood! On further investigation the dismembered body of a revenue officer was discovered having been thrown down the well by his killers - the pub's own customers!

The building looks the same now as it did hundreds of years ago. Flagstones on the floor, an open fire for when the wind howls in from the sea, creaking doors and windows and low, low beams in the ceiling. Sometimes, on a winters evening, you can hear the screams of the victim as the locals butcher him alive and, of course, the establishment is now haunted by the spirit of the murdered victim.

The pub sign is enough to make your blood run cold as it sways and creaks in the wind...

Answer: Richard II

"This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,--
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England".

"Richard II", Act 2 scene 1

Answer: Swindon

Liam Gallagher saw the name Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, on a tour poster for the band Inspiral Carpets and said they should change their name from their original name The Rain.

Answer: Prawn

It was erected in 1996 with the offical name 'The Plymouth Sea Monster', but the locals have nicknamed it the The Barbican Prawn. It was designed by Derbyshire based artist Brian Fell, and represents the many types of fish and shellfish landed by local trawler men on Plymouth Barbican.

Answer: The Archers

The Archers is aired on Radio 4 and has been going since 1951. It is the ongoing story of the lives of a small farming community set in the fictional villages and county of Ambridge in Borsetshire. It is the most listened to non-news programme on Radio 4.