Another quiz

Former Member

This is a bit like Docter Lurve quiz apart from I made it up and it is mainly about the UK. Please do not cheat, try and use your head. If you do not know an answer to a question then just leave it blank.

I'll give you the answer's in the next few days.

1.How many sides are there to a 50p coin?

2. What does "GMT" stand for?

3. In which part of Europe does the UK reside in?

4. What is Hadrian's Wall?

5. Name at least 2 of the UKs export partners?

6. What is the official jack of the Royal Navy?



7. Name the above flag?

8. When did Tony Blair first get elected as PM?

9. London is the candidate for the coming Olympics in which year: 2015, 2012 or 2009?

10. The UK uses the metric system: True or false:?

11. Which sport did England become world champions of in 1969?

12. In 1320 The Declaration of Arbroath was drawn up to urge the Pope to recognise Scottish independence from England, this was later denied by the Pope: True or false?

13. Glasgow is the capitol of Scotland: True or false?

14. A Welshman is not a Britain: True or false?

15. Ireland is divided into five provinces - Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Lichtenstein, Connaught: True or false?

16. The River Themes was originally named the River Shannon: True or false?

17. How many years has our current Queen reigned for?

18. The Big Issue is a magazine which mainly highlights 3rd world debt: True or false?

19. How many holes are there in a standard household plug socket in the UK?

20. How many volts are used in electrical appliances in the UK?

Former Member

1. 7
2. Greenwich Mean Time
3. Western
4. not a clue
5. Dunno
6. Dunno
7. Cross Of St George
8. 1997
9. 2012
10. true
11. cricket
12. true
13. true
14. false
15. true
16. false
17. a helluva lot
18. true
19. 3
20. 240

Former Member

1. 7
2. Greenwich Mean Time
3. Western
4. the wall that separates England and Scotland, in't it?
5. fuck knows
6.
7. a black and yellow England flag?
8. '97 I think
9. 2012, as the bus stops round here keep telling me.
10. True
11. Football
12. Haven't the foggiest.
13. Probably
14.false
15. Sounds about right.
16. I don't think so...
17. 53
18. um...possibly? Never read it.
19. 3
20. lots?

Former Member

1. 7
2. grenwich mean time
3. west
4. wall between scotland and england
5. ?
6. ?
7. Switzerland?
8. 1997
9. 2012
10. true
11. football
12. ?
13. false
14. false
15. false?
16. false
17. 50?
18. false
19. 3
20. 6

*please bear in mind most of these are guesses *

Former Member

1.7
2.Greenwich Mean Time
3.Western
4.Wall built by the Romans
5.America and Germany
6.?
7.?
8.1997
9.2012
10.True
11.Rugby?
12.True
13.False
14.False
15.False
16.False
17.55?
18.False
19.3
20.240

Former Member

yep Ireland has a province caled Lichenstein

Former Member

1.7

2. greenwich mean time

3. north west

4. the roman wall separating england and scotland

5. german and sweden

6. don't understand the question



7. st. davids cross

8. 1997

9. 2012

10. true

11. dunno

12. true

13. false

14. true

15. false

16. false

17. 52 or there abouts

18. false

19. 3

20. 240

Indrid Cold

I'm pretty sure the UK doesn't use the metric system... You use crap (:p) like feet, pounds etc as the Americans do, right?

Former Member

1.7
2. Greenwich mean time
3. Western
4. A wall along the scottish border
5. USA and Ireland?
6. don't know
7. don't know
8. 1993
9. 2012
10. True and False, road signs still use imperial e.g. miles and yards
11. Football
12. Don't know
13. False
14. False
15. False
16. False
17. 50 something
18. True?
19. 3
20. 240