More Fun Trivia

Good Sunday morning all!  I have another special trivia for you today.  I have come up with another United Kingdom themed trivia for you.  I hope you like it!  Here are your twenty questions for Sunday:

1. Which seaside food was once nicknamed "sea truffles" by Victorian diners?

2. Which famous author lived at Hill Top Farm in the Lake District?

3. Which Scottish island is home to Fingal's Cave?

4. Which English lake is the largest in England?

5. Which famous British gardener introduced millions to gardening through the BBC programme Gardeners' World from 1968 to 1983?

6. Which English cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom?

7. Which British bird is famous for hiding acorns that later grow into oak trees?

8. Which famous London market began life as a fruit and vegetable market before becoming known for crafts and street performers?

9. Which castle in North Wales is considered one of the finest examples of medieval military architecture in Europe?

10. Which British river flows through the city of Durham?

11. Which stately home is famous for appearing as Pemberley in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice?

12. Which Scottish island gives its name to one of the world's best-known tweeds?

13. Which native British mammal curls into a ball when threatened?

14. Which city is known as the "City of Dreaming Spires"?

15. What is the oldest continuously published magazine in the UK?

16. Which British bird is nicknamed the "Flying Rainbow" because of its brilliant colours?

17. Which famous English garden was created by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson?

18. Which traditional British dessert was originally made with stale bread?

19. Which famous British inventor patented the safety lamp used by miners?

20. What was the first bridge built across the River Thames entirely of cast iron which opened in 1816?

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Answers:

1. Cockels

2. Beatrix Potter

3. Staffa (in the inner Hebrides)

4. Lake Windermere

5. Percy Thrower

6. Salisbury Cathedral

7. The Eurasian Jay

8. Covent Gardens

9. Caernarfon Castle

10. The River Wear

11. Chatsworth House

12. Isle of Harris

13. Hedgehogs

14. Oxford

15. The Spectator

16. The Kingfisher

17. Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

18. Bread and Butter Pudding

19. Sir Humphry Davy

20. Vauxhall Bridge (the original one)

Okay, spill it, how did you do today?  I'm sure there were lots of these questions that you already knew, right?  Let me know how you did in the comments!  Back to card posting tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x

Fun Trivia

 Hello there my crafty friends!  I have been looking far and wide for just the right trivia for you with a nice mix of easy and challenging and I think this is it, you will have to let me know.  Here are your twenty questions for today:

1. Which Jane Austen novel begins with the words, "It is a truth universally acknowledged..."?

2. What is the main flavouring of traditional Earl Grey tea?

3. Which British queen spoke with a German accent when she first came to the throne?

4. Which common garden flower's name comes from the Latin for "little sword"?

5. Which Beatrix Potter character wore a blue jacket?

6. Who wrote "The Secret Garden"?

7. Which spice was known as "black gold" because of its enormous value in medieval Europe?

8. Which famous painting once hung in Napoleon's bedroom?

9. Which everyday punctuation mark gets its name from the Greek meaning "cut short"?

10. Which bird is Britain's smallest?

11. Which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?

12. Which sea lies between Saudi Arabia and northeast Africa?

13. What is the oldest university in the English-speaking world?

14. Which gemstone's name comes from the Greek word meaning "not intoxicated" because it was believed to prevent drunkenness?

15. Which famous British gardener expanded and made famous the gardens at Great Dixter?

16. Which bird can sleep while flying?

17. What was the first object ever sold on eBay in 1995?

18. Which famous explorer gave New Zealand its European name?

19. Which gemstone was once believed to make its wearer invisible?

20. Which common herb was used by the ancient Greeks to crown victorious athletes?

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Answers:

1. Pride and Prejudice

2. Citrus Bergamot

3. Queen Victoria

4. Gladiolas

5. Peter Rabbit

6. Frances Hodgson Burnett

7. Black Pepper

8. Mona Lisa

9. Comma

10. The Goldcrest

11. Willow tree

12. Red Sea

13. Oxford University

14. Amethyst

15. Christopher Lloyd

16. The Alpine Swift

17. A broken laser pointer

18. Abel Tasmin

19. Opal

20.Bay Laurel

What did you think of the trivia today?  Too easy, too hard or just right?  Did I hit the Goldilocks version for you?  Let me know how you did in the comments.  All for now, Sue x