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UK General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Miscellaneous questions about the United Kingdom.

A multiple-choice quiz by guinness2702. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
guinness2702

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
405,081

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
549

Last 3 plays: dreamdiva (8/10), Guest 141 (5/10), Guest 86 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What would you most likely be doing on a visit to Lords, The Oval, or Headingley? Hint

Answering to a judge

Watching a cricket match

Visiting royalty

Admiring works of art

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why might you visit Watford Gap? Hint

Taking a break from a long journey

Discovering unusual scientific facts

Shopping for expensive clothes

Training as a soldier

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Question 3 of 10

3. What would the end of your email address look like, if you studied at a UK university? Hint

.un.uk

.co.uk

.ac.uk

.ed.uk

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Question 4 of 10

4. The "Special Air Service," or "SAS" is a renowned, special operations force within the British military. Less well known is the "SBS." What does "SBS" stand for? Hint

Special British Service

Special Boat Service

Special Branch Service

Special Bombing Service

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is the landmark "Norman's Column" located? Hint

In front of Westminster Abbey

Trafalgar Square

There's no such place

The gardens of Buckingham Palace

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Question 6 of 10

6. London was the first city to host the Olympic Games on three occasions. In which years did it do so? Hint

1918, 1948, 2008

1918, 1948, 2012

1918, 1938, 2012

1908, 1948, 2012

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Question 7 of 10

7. What connects English footballer Gary Lineker and Queen bassist John Deacon? Hint

Both born on a bus

Both born in 1955

Both born in Leicester

Both born prematurely

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first jet-propelled airliner was the British de Havilland Comet. In what year did the first prototype fly? Hint

1950

1949

1951

1952

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the 1980s, if you asked, "Can I have a pee, please, Bob?" What were you most likely doing? Hint

Playing a prank on your school teacher

Claiming a free gift at a fast food restaurant

Asking to be granted entry to the toilet at a theme park

A contestant on the quiz show "Blockbusters"

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Falklands War was fought against which country? Hint

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Albania

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What would you most likely be doing on a visit to Lords, The Oval, or Headingley?

Answer: Watching a cricket match

These are amongst the best known venues for cricket matches in the UK.

2. Why might you visit Watford Gap?

Answer: Taking a break from a long journey

Watford Gap was the first motorway service station in the UK, and a place to stop on a long journey which takes in the M1 motorway.

3. What would the end of your email address look like, if you studied at a UK university?

Answer: .ac.uk

"ac" refers to an ACademic institution. "co" refers to a COmmercial organisation. The other two I just made up.

4. The "Special Air Service," or "SAS" is a renowned, special operations force within the British military. Less well known is the "SBS." What does "SBS" stand for?

Answer: Special Boat Service

The British government once denied the existence of the SAS, but after public successes, were eventually left with no option but to confirm this.

5. Where is the landmark "Norman's Column" located?

Answer: There's no such place

Sorry, but this one's a trick question. "Nelson's Column" is located in Trafalgar Square, but there is no "Norman's Column".

6. London was the first city to host the Olympic Games on three occasions. In which years did it do so?

Answer: 1908, 1948, 2012

The first two times, London saved the Olympics from near extinction after taking them on at short notice. Finally in 2012 the city was given the chance to host the games with full preparation.

7. What connects English footballer Gary Lineker and Queen bassist John Deacon?

Answer: Both born in Leicester

Actually, Lineker was born in 1960, and Deacon was in 1951.

8. The first jet-propelled airliner was the British de Havilland Comet. In what year did the first prototype fly?

Answer: 1949

The first commercial flight was in 1952, but the prototype flew in 1949.

9. In the 1980s, if you asked, "Can I have a pee, please, Bob?" What were you most likely doing?

Answer: A contestant on the quiz show "Blockbusters"

Yes, the phrase "Can I have a pee please, Bob?" was a question contestants on "Blockbusters" asked host Bob Holness. Incidentally, Holness is often cited as the first actor to play James Bond, however, he was actually the second.

10. The Falklands War was fought against which country?

Answer: Argentina

Neither country invaded each other's homeland. The Falklands war was a long-standing dispute over islands to the east of Argentina. Following announced budget cuts to the UK's armed forces, the Argentinian government believed they could take and hold the islands, however, they did so before the cuts were actually implemented, and a British task force eventually recaptured the islands.

Source: Author guinness2702

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