Statistics for U.K. General Knowledge MC #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
In which city were the 1960s band "The Beatles" formed ?	Liverpool	93%
In what year was the Battle of Hastings ?	1066	87%
What is traditionally served as the main course on Burns Night ?	Haggis	78%
Which major football (soccer) team play their home games at Stamford Bridge ?	Chelsea	74%
The tragic 1988 bombing of an airplane over Lockerbie, Scotland involved a Boeing 747 operated by which airline ?	PanAm	73%
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister, what was her fathers occupation ?	Grocer	70%
Barnes Wallis is best known for inventing what during World War 2?	Bouncing Bomb	61%
The inhabitants of which Overseas Territory are mostly descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty ?	Pitcairn Islands	46%
What is the SECOND longest river in the U.K. ?	Thames	40%
Second only to the Bay of Fundy in Canada, which body of water has the highest tidal range in the U.K. ?	Bristol Channel	39%
The Royal Yacht "HMY Britannia" is now permanently moored in which city ?	Edinburgh	36%
At 232 miles (374 km) which is the longest motorway in the U.K.?	M6	29%
Which brand of luxury car is built in the town of Crewe ?	Bentley	27%
Four National Parks were established in 1951, which was the first ?	Peak District	24%
Chaim Herzog, the sixth president of Israel (1983-1993) was born in which U.K. city?	Belfast	15%