eleanorigby, you have scored 8 points out of 17.
47%!
You still have an excellent Anglophile username. 
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What was a main cause of the first English Civil War? (1642-1646):
I leave this one blank.
What is King Alfred reputed to have done to annoy a wife?
a) burnt some cakes
England is surprisingly warm, considering its Northern latitude. This is mainly due to:
c) the Gulf Stream
England is part of:
b) The United Kingdom
C) Mathematics:
In 1971, England changed the way it calculated one of the following. Which one?:
a) currency
What is 42 the answer to?
c) Life, the Universe and Everything
D) English
‘Cockneys’ use a sort of dialect including rhyming slang. How do you become a true ‘Cockney’?
a) be born within the sound of Bow Bells
Which of the these authors uses the phrase ‘nice set of wheels, John’?
N.B. Spelling has been modernised to give no clues!
I leave this one blank.
When the British Broadcasting Corporation first started a news bulletin in 1954, in the first few weeks the newsreaders had to wear:
a) a suit and tie
‘Doctor Who’ has recently returned to delight a new generation of youngsters with his incredible TARDIS. What does this acronym stand for?
a) Time and Relative Dimensions in Space
If you wanted you sort the old from the young, you could have had one answer be “Dimensions” and the other be “Dimension”, singular.
a) The English constitution states that the (hereditary) Monarch rules the country
Who summons members of the House of Commons at the the state opening of parliament?
Teh Cheat?
elfkin477, you have scored 6 points out of 18.
33%!
You make a good suggestion about a New England quiz. (Also evidence of British travels: New Hampshire, New York, New South Wales and Georgetown…)
You can be compared to: John Prescott
Don’t you mean Peter Mandelson? 
Ringo did the voice over for Thomas the Tank Engine. Therefore you are jolly rude to include him as a possibility!
Scott Plaid, you have scored 6 points out of 18.
33%!
You make a weird reference to ‘The Cheat’. 
You can be compared to: John Prescott
History:
What was a main cause of the first English Civil War? (1642-1646):
b) Parliament challenged the King over policy, especially wars
What is King Alfred reputed to have done to annoy a wife?
a) burnt some cakes
Geography:
England is surprisingly warm, considering its Northern latitude. This is mainly due to:
c) the Gulf Stream
England is part of:
d) All of the above…?
Mathematics:
In 1971, England changed the way it calculated one of the following. Which one?:
c) land measuring
What is 42 the answer to?
c) Life, the Universe and Everything
English
‘Cockneys’ use a sort of dialect including rhyming slang. How do you become a true ‘Cockney’?
a) be born within the sound of Bow Bells
Which of the these authors uses the phrase ‘nice set of wheels, John’?
N.B. Spelling has been modernised to give no clues!
c) Dickens
Television
When the British Broadcasting Corporation first started a news bulletin in 1954, in the first few weeks the newsreaders had to wear:
b) a dinner jacket
‘Doctor Who’ has recently returned to delight a new generation of youngsters with his incredible TARDIS. What does this acronym stand for?
a) Time and Relative Dimensions in Space
Government
a) The English constitution states that the (hereditary) Monarch rules the country
Who summons members of the House of Commons at the the state opening of parliament?
a) The Speaker of the House of Commons
How did I do?
Stephen, Mathilda and Maud= no clear successor.
James II vs William and Mary= no clear succesor
Bonnie Prince Charlie=no clear successor.
Henry VIII= stealing the Church’s wealth
Charles I had sons (who later became Charles II and James II) so there most certainly were legitimate successors. The civil war wasn’t caused by that! Also, Charles although he had Catholic sympathies, was ostensibly Protestant. It was about Parliament and the King’s decision to dismiss it when it disagreed with him.
Thanks for pointing that out.
I’m terribly sorry - of course my spoiler answer to the first History question was wrong! :eek:
Here is the correction:
- History:
What was a main cause of the first English Civil War? (1642-1646):
a) The King tried to confiscate the property and wealth of the Church
b) Parliament challenged the King over policy, especially wars
c) There was no clear successor to the throne
b)
The others have happened in English history e.g. Stephen + Mathilda went at it in the 1100’s.
Kythereia, you have scored 7 points out of 12.
58%!
You wasted no space.
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