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  • What is it illegal to be in a U.K. pub
    Drunk - Rules state it is an offence to be drunk on pub premises - even though customers go to a pub to be served alcohol. Section 12 of the 1872 Licensing Act
  • How many wives did Henry VIII have?
    6 (divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived)
  • Does the King have a passport?
    No
  • Queen of the South F.C. are the only football club mentioned in which famous book?
    The Bible.
  • True or False - Everywhere in the U.K. is less than 100 km from the sea?
    False - Coton in the Elms (Derbyshire) is the furthest distance from the sea at 113 km
  • Wasps, Saracens and Harlequins all play which sport (created in England)
    Rugby
  • What is uisge (Scottish Gaelic) better known as?
    Whiskey
  • What is Big Ben?
    It is the bell inside the clock tower, not the clock tower itself
  • True or False, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch is the longest place name in the world?
    False - Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukaka­piki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­ki­tana­tahu in New Zealand is longer
  • What is the second biggest city in the U.K.?
    Birmingham (population around 1 million)
  • What is the national dish of the U.K.?
    Chicken Tikka Maasla
  • What is the longest river in the U.K.?
    The River Severn
  • What is the national animal of Scotland?
    The Unicorn
  • True or False, Children over the age of 5 years old can consume alcohol?
    True - at home
  • How many words did Shakespeare invent?
    1700 - by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes etc.
  • What will you not find in any British bathroom?
    a plug socket (Health and safety)
  • How many million cups of tea are drunk in the UK every day?
    165 (million)
  • How many islands make up the British Isles?
    6000+
  • What do British people receive on their 100th birthday from the King?
    a telegram / letter
  • John Lennon Airport can be found in which city?
    Liverpool
  • How many languages are spoken in London?
    Around 320
  • How many times has London hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
    3 - 1908,1948 and 2012
  • Which is older the Pyramids or Stonehenge?
    Stonehenge
  • Where would you see cats without tails?
    Isle of Man
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