British History A-Z
A sometimes light-hearted quiz relating to British History.
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Last updated: February 9, 2019
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| First submitted | November 23, 2018 |
| Times taken | 10,168 |
| Rating | 4.40 |
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luxint
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Level 59
Nov 23, 2018
good quiz. thanks. maybe accept east india as the word company is in the question anyway...i nearly gave up when that didnt work. thanks again
mrnafe
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Level 77
Nov 24, 2018
Thanks man, I always appreciate your input
JoshPen
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Level 76
Nov 28, 2018
The B answer might be the raciest thing I have seen on this site. LOL
redsplat
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Level 76
Dec 1, 2018
I kept typing in testicle. Repeatedly. Even though I knew it was an A-Z quiz. And then kept thinking I was spelling it wrong so I tried a bunch of variations. Sigh. If there are any keystroke loggers running on my machine, that'll make them wonder!
Jerry928
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Level 73
Nov 28, 2018
Nice quiz. You really distilled the essence of what being British is all about (though, given there aren't any P-people left, I wonder how unconquerable they really were)
POOCH
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Level 78
Nov 29, 2018
Oh, there are still plenty of them. They just all moved to Pittsburgh and changed their name.
mrnafe
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Level 77
Nov 28, 2018
Thanks for comments folks, have resubmitted with the amended spellings. This is my first quiz thats eligible for points, I'm rather pleased with that.
samiamco
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Level 72
Nov 30, 2018
Congrats! I hope you write many more featured quizzes in the future. As a clueless Yank though, would you (or someone) mind explaining the "urn" clue? It definitely seems like it touches on a nerve :-)
mrnafe
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Level 77
Dec 13, 2018
The urn is essentially a trophy the English and Australians compete for in cricket. I think the Australians beat us once in the 1800s and ceremoniusly burned some of the wicket and declared English cricket dead, putting the ashes in aforementioned urn. Every 2 or 4 years since we contest 'the ashes' to establish whether it's dead or not. It's all very silly and marvellous.
I've probably missed some crucial elements to the tale but that's the basic jist of the story.
ander217
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Level 78
Feb 7, 2019
Thank you, didn't understand that one, either. And thank you for a very fun (and enlightening) quiz. Hope you have many more featured.
mf3
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Level 81
Nov 28, 2018
As usual, I step in with picayune corrections. Someone has already pointed out the "Emperor" misspelling; also, "stately" not stateley, 'Twas has an apostrophe, no period after Toves, and "Admiral Nelson's" instead of "admiral Nelsons" (two fixes in one!). Anyhow, congrats on your first point-scored quiz!
Algernon
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Level 68
Dec 12, 2018
Can someone explain the "C" answer? I'm stumped by how I would know it or where it comes from.
mrnafe
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Level 77
Dec 13, 2018
Constantine is one of the most famous Roman Emperors and played a significant role in the christianisation of Europe. He commanded the legions of York and was proclaimed emperor by them upon the death of his father.
grantdon
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Level 72
Feb 7, 2019
Another pedantic spelling correction: it should be "formerly" for the Z question
mrnafe
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Level 77
Feb 7, 2019
Jetpunk is a society of pedants, and that's how we like it :) thanks for the input I'll see if we can amend it
muFin
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Level 70
Feb 7, 2019
Hello, the Marquis spelling is Marquess according to the English peerage system. Marquis is the French spelling, although sometimes used in Scotland and Queensbury was Scottish, but still the title is Marquess (for men).
muFin
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Level 70
Feb 7, 2019
And thank you - enjoyed the quiz!
masabi
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Level 75
Feb 7, 2019
Also, isn't it Queensberry instead of Queensbury? At least should accept them both.
rleitne
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Level 76
Feb 8, 2019
Please accept Queensbury as an accepted alternate spelling. If I can say it out loud and be correct on a quiz show, it should work here, too.
mrnafe
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Level 77
Feb 7, 2019
Clearly I need to work on my spellings! There's a British History A-Z #2 on my page if anyone's interested
joshcw
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Level 44
Feb 7, 2019
it is spelled Queensberry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Queensberry_Rules
Milksteak83
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Level 68
Feb 7, 2019
Too America-focused.
QuizBirder
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Level 45
Feb 8, 2019
The queen only 'owns' Mute Swans - there are two other species of swans that are found in the UK and she has no title over them! Perhaps accept Mute Swan, as well as just Swan, - as it is actually the fully correct answer!
Teegthebeeg
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Level 44
Apr 21, 2020
Great fun quiz, thank you - but in the grand tradition of Jetpunk nitpickery, Wellington hadn't fought Napoleon at the time he was made a Duke. 'The French' might be better.
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