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A multiple-choice quiz by kittyconner. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kittyconner

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,434

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
768

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What sport is played on 'Billy William's Cabbage Patch'? Hint

cricket

tennis

hockey

rugby

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do Jane Shore, Nell Gwyn and Lillie Langtry have in common? Hint

they were famous singers

they were royal mistresses

they were famous dancers

they were famous writers

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Act of Union of 1536 involved which two countries? Hint

Wales and Ireland

England and Scotland

England and Wales

Scotland and Ireland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mary Tourtel created which fictional inhabitant of Nutwood? Hint

Rupert the Bear

Biffo the Bear

Winnie the Pooh

Paddington Bear

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the only private army in Britain? Hint

The Scots Guards

The Gordon Highlanders

The Atholl Highlanders

The Black Watch

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sarah Gamp was a character in which Charles Dickens novel? Hint

Oliver Twist

David Copperfield

Martin Chuzzlewitt

Nicholas Nickleby

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1905 'The Four Just Men' was the first success of which crime novelist? Hint

Agatha Christie

Edgar Wallace

G K Chesterton

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Question 8 of 10

8. On what object would you expect to find the work of Donald McGill? Hint

postcards

beer mats

book covers

table napkins

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Question 9 of 10

9. Peter Piatkow was better known as 'Peter the ___________'?

Answer: (One Word (think artist or artisan))

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was extraordinary about the legendary Greek hero Stentor? Hint

his height

his voice

his weight

his hair

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What sport is played on 'Billy William's Cabbage Patch'?

Answer: rugby

The name is a nickname for Twickenham Rugby Ground. The site, which was a market garden, was bought by Billy Williams in 1907.

2. What do Jane Shore, Nell Gwyn and Lillie Langtry have in common?

Answer: they were royal mistresses

Jane Shore was the mistress of King Edward lV. Nell Gwyn was the mistress of King Charles ll, and Lillie Langtry the mistress of King Edward Vll.

3. The Act of Union of 1536 involved which two countries?

Answer: England and Wales

The Act of Union of 1707 involved England and Scotland.

4. Mary Tourtel created which fictional inhabitant of Nutwood?

Answer: Rupert the Bear

Mary Tourtel wrote the Rupert the Bear cartoon for the Daily Express newspaper.

5. What is the name of the only private army in Britain?

Answer: The Atholl Highlanders

They have their headquarters at Blair Castle in Perthshire. Today they are about 500 in strength. The regiment was originally raised during the American war of Independence.

6. Sarah Gamp was a character in which Charles Dickens novel?

Answer: Martin Chuzzlewitt

Sarah Gamp always carried a large faded umbrella hence the nickname for an umbrella became a gamp.

7. In 1905 'The Four Just Men' was the first success of which crime novelist?

Answer: Edgar Wallace

When the book was published the final chapter was missing, and readers were invited to solve the mystery to win a prize.

8. On what object would you expect to find the work of Donald McGill?

Answer: postcards

Donald McGill is probably the best known proponent of the saucy seaside postcard, specializing in captions with double meanings.

9. Peter Piatkow was better known as 'Peter the ___________'?

Answer: Painter

In 1911 a group of anarchists, believed to have been associates of Piatkow, were surrounded in an east London street.
The battle that followed saw three policemen dead, and the house burnt to the ground. The event has gone down in history as 'The Siege of Sidney Street'.

10. What was extraordinary about the legendary Greek hero Stentor?

Answer: his voice

It was reputed that his voice was as loud as the voices of fifty men.

Source: Author kittyconner

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