A CHRISTMAS QUIZ

1. Christmas in the UK was cancelled in what year?

2. In 1571 it became compulsory, on a fine of 3 shillings and 4 pence, to wear what?

3. Where was Doggerland?

4. Britains shortest war was with whom?

5. What did Joseph Bazalgette do for the UK?

6. Name the longest London Underground Line.

7. Winston Churchill ordered British Gunboats up which estuary in 1911?

8. Malawi was formerly called what under the British Empire?

9. Jordgubb is Swedish for which fruit?

10. Which founder member of the football league is no longer a member?

11. In which country did lacrosse originate?

12. Mace is the shell of which better known spice?

13. Flageolet and mung are types of what foodstuff?

14. Betelgeuse is a bright star in which constellation?

15. Who won crickets county championship in 2020?

16. What was El Gordo, the Spanish lotteries top prize this week?

17. Who is the new face on the £50 note?

18. In 2015 the government finished paying off a 182 year old loan (£2.1 billion in todays money).  What was the loan for?

19. What did Thomas Blood try and nick?

20. Which state of the USA is known as the 1st state?

21. Scott Boland makes his debut for Australia v England at cricket and is the second. Who was the first?

22. How many countries have England/UK been at war with?

23. County Mayo is in which Irish Province?

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