All Things British Trivia Quiz

Answer: London Black Cabs

The TX range was introduced in 1997 to replace the possibly more iconic FX4 range which had been manufactured since 1958. Although it is illegal to privately run a London Taxi, the Austin FL2 was made without Taxi spec for the paying public. Although largely unpopular, famous owners include The Duke of Edinburgh and comedian Stephen Fry.
Routemaster buses were made by AEC between 1954 and 1968. They are absolutely iconic to London, although they can be found in many guises worldwide. Much loved, but fuel thirsty, and unsuitable for many disabled passengers, they were eventually phased out of public use in December 2005.
Royal Mail postboxes have been a street feature on mainland Britain since 1853, and there are still many original type postboxes with the Victoria crest in existence. And in similarly visible red, phone booths once common across the country are now a rare sight owing to the advent of the mobile phone, neglect and vandalism.

Answer: Spoil and rubble from the old Wembley Stadium

The original Wembley Stadium was completed in 1923, and the first cup final to be played there was between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. It is known as the White Horse final as thousands of fans poured into the ground, but were coralled by 'Billy', a now famous white police horse. Bolton won 2-0 and there were 126,000 official fans at the game.

The new Wembley Stadium was completed in 2007 at a total cost of nearly £800m, as opposed to the £750,000 it cost to build the original.

Answer: Wales

Llantrisant slightly north west of Cardiff, has been minting British coins since 1968 and exclusively since 1980. Previously the mint had moved through various London locations. Since 2008 the very familiar range of British coin designs has been radically changed so that between all coins from 1p to 50p, they make up the Royal Shield of Arms. Maybe not quite as exciting as collecting a full range of new quarters, for children, making a shiny collage of new coins is a crafty way of making a little extra pocket-money.

Answer: Manic Street Preachers

The Manic Street Preachers are actually from South Wales, which is home to a plethora of other top musical acts. Their 1998 Number 1 hit "If You Tolerate This, Then Your Children Will Be Next" is in the Guinness book of records as the No.1 hit with the longest song title. Meanwhile, Blur orignated in London, Oasis in Manchester and Pulp in Sheffield.

Answer: Gordon Brown

Robert Cecil was the first in the 20th century, having had had 2 previous terms in office during the 19th century. Alec Douglas-Home managed three days short of a year. Gordon Brown was Chancellor from 1997-2007 before succeeding Tony Blair in June 2007.

Answer: Buckinghamshire

Chequers was given to the state by Arthur and Ruth Lee in 1921 since when it has been the official residence of the British Prime Minister. It lies near to Buckinghamshire's county town Aylesbury, about 35 miles North West of Central London, and is also situated on the ancient trackway, the Ridgeway Path.

Answer: Mini

It was designed by the famous draughtsman Sir Alec Issigonis, as part of the UK motor industry reaction to the 1956 Suez Crisis, and subsequent fuel rationing. In total nearly 5.4 million were made before the marque was bought and the model replaced with the BMW (New) Mini in 2001, which itself has already sold well in excess of 1 million.

Answer: Liechtenstein

Adpoted in 1745, it is unknown by whom it was written. Liechtenstein's anthem is called 'Oben am jungen Rhein' and was adopted in 1963, the lyrics written by Jakob Josef Jauch. During qualifying for the 2004 European football championships, the marching bands had only to learn one musical score for the England v Leichenstein fixtures!

Answer: Michael Caine

Michael Caine appeared on screen for over half a century and appeared in well over 100 films. Never forgetting his East London roots, his trademark has been his stand-out cockney accent. He is one of only two actors who had received a nomination for an Academy Award every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s, the other being Jack Nicholson. Cary Grant, though naturalised as a US citizen in 1942, was born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England. Sir Anthony Hopkins, was born Philip Anthony Hopkins in Port Talbot, South Wales, and Christopher Lee of Belgravia, London, has seen fit to remain Christopher Lee throughout his successful career.

Answer: Scotland

Ben Nevis is, at 1,344m, the highest point on the British Isles and is in the Grampian Mountains and near to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. It is 24m higher than its closest British rival, Ben Macdui. Though dwarfed by many of its European counterparts, it does however offer views as far as Northern Ireland. Mt. Snowdon is the tallest peak in Wales at 1,085m, whilst Scafell Pike, England's highest point is 978m, and Slieve Donard at 849m, the highest point in Northern Ireland.