Why Can't the English? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie played the role of Dr. Gregory House, the titular character of the television series "House", which aired on Fox from 2004-2012. Dr. House is a detective of sorts, who is called upon to solve complex medical mysteries. Unfortunately, he has a terrible bedside manner and often ends up offending his patients and coworkers. Dr. House practices at a hospital in Princeton, New Jersey and despite Hugh Laurie being English, he spoke with an American accent when he played the character.

Answer: No Man's Sky

"No Man's Sky" is a space exploration video game that was released for PC and PlayStation 4 in 2016. It was developed by Hello Games, an independent game developer based in England. "No Man's Sky" came under scrutiny after being released prematurely, missing many of the features that had been advertised for the game. Since its release, "No Man's Sky" has been heavily improved upon via major update patches.

The object of "No Man's Sky" is to travel to the center of a virtual galaxy. "No Man's Sky" is said to contain 18 quintillion randomly generated planets that players can discover and explore along the way.

Answer: Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman became the first astronaut from England to fly in space, when she launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on May 18, 1991. Helen Sharman would remain aboard the Russian space station Mir for eight days before returning to Earth on May 26, 1991. Welshman Anthony Llewellyn was selected to be a NASA astronaut in 1967.

He would have been the first U.K. born astronaut, but he later resigned in 1968 before being assigned to a mission.

Answer: Miami Dolphins / New York Giants

The National Football League played its first ever regular season game in England on October 28, 2007. The New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins 13-10. Prior to this, American football games in England were either exhibition games or games played in the developmental NFL Europe league (1991-2007).

There has been at least one NFL regular season game contested in England every year since, with the games played at either Wembley Stadium or Twickenham Stadium drawing more than 70,000 spectators at each game.

Answer: Expedition to the South Pole

The English have had a long history of conflict with the French. In the past century, relations between the two nations has gotten much better. The English and French have even worked together on several occasions during the modern era. The English helped defend France during both World Wars.

The Concorde supersonic passenger jet was a joint project conducted by British Aerospace and France's Sud Aviation (Aerospatiale). The Channel Tunnel was completed in 1994 establishing a link between the two nations.

In 1912, Englishman Robert Scott reached the South Pole without French assistance, but was beaten to it by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.

Answer: University of Nottingham

"Periodic Videos" (aka "The Periodic Table of Videos") is an educational channel on YouTube that launched in 2008. Professor Martyn Poliakoff, along with students and faculty members from the University of Nottingham discuss the history and chemical properties of each individual element of the Periodic Table.

They also conduct numerous experiments featuring each element, which are often quite energetic.

Answer: Queen

On July 11-12, 1986, Queen performed at Wembley Stadium in London as part of their "Magic Tour". It would unfortunately be Queen's final tour together, as singer Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS almost a year later. The performance at Wembley Stadium was recorded and released as Queen's "Live at Wembley '86" album in 1992, after Freddie Mercury's death.

Answer: Canada

Canada belongs to an organization known as the Commonwealth of Nations. It consists of nations that were former British colonies. Despite having their own governments, each of them still recognizes the King and/or Queen of England as the head of state.

Other members of the Commonwealth include the Bahamas, Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand. Ireland left the Commonwealth in 1949. Hong Kong was once a British colony, but it was returned to China in 1997. The United States was never a member.

Answer: Pete Dunne

In January 2017, Pete Dunne competed in a tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment to crown its first ever United Kingdom Champion. Tyler Bate defeated Pete Dunne in the tournament to become champion. Later on May 20, 2017, Pete Dunne defeated Tyler Bate to claim the championship, which he went on to hold for a total of 685 days. Pete Dunne, whose real name is Peter England, is nicknamed "The Bruiserweight" due to his size and unique wrestling style.

Answer: Ormond Beach

Fistral Beach is located on the Fistral Bay in the county of Cornwall. Bournemouth Beach is located on the English Channel on the country's southern coast. Brighton Beach (not to be confused with the one in Brooklyn, NY) is also located on the English Channel, approximately 100 km directly south of London. Ormond Beach is located in the American state of Florida.