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U.K. General Knowledge MC #5

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1. What is the usual earliest age you can drive a car in the U.K.?
17 ✓
16 ✓
18 ✓
21 ✓
2. The Grand National horse race is held at which racecourse ?
Epsom Downs ✓
Cheltenham ✓
Aintree ✓
Newmarket ✓
3. Why did people run away to Gretna Green ?
To get divorced ✓
To escape the law ✓
To join the army when underage ✓
To get married ✓
4. The "Ceremony of the Keys" is performed each evening in which famous London landmark ?
Houses of Parliament ✓
Tower of London ✓
10 Downing Street ✓
Buckingham Palace ✓
5. After English what is the most spoken language in the U.K. ?
Welsh ✓
Polish ✓
Punjabi ✓
French ✓
6. There are how many UNESCO heritage sites in the U.K. and its overseas territories?
22 ✓
45 ✓
31 ✓
39 ✓
7. "Semper Fidelis" is the motto of the US Marine Corps, but which U.K. city has used this motto since 1588 ?
Exeter ✓
Newry ✓
Stranraer ✓
Bangor ✓
8. What is the collective name for the rivalry between Glasgow's two main football clubs (Celtic and Rangers) ?
The Twin Armies ✓
The Old Firm ✓
The Mighty Battle ✓
The Clyde Challenge ✓
9. Harland and Wolff are famous for what ?
Queen Victoria's bank ✓
Oldest Transport Company ✓
Building the Titanic ✓
Built the Tamar Bridge ✓
10. What is Laverbread ?
Unbaked Dough ✓
Pigeon Eggs ✓
Toasted Stilton Cheese ✓
Cooked Seaweed ✓
11. During which Emperor's reign was the first Roman invasion ?
Caesar ✓
Augustus ✓
Caligula ✓
Hadrian ✓
12. In miles, how long is the border with the Republic of Ireland ?
302 ✓
265 ✓
224 ✓
196 ✓
13. In 1985, the charity event, Live Aid, was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and in which US city ?
Atlanta ✓
Philadelphia ✓
Los Angeles ✓
Baltimore ✓
14. Hunter, Imp, and Minx car models were made by which manufacterer?
Hillman ✓
Austin ✓
Morris ✓
Ford ✓
15. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team is more commonly known as what?
The Red Flashes ✓
The Red Barons ✓
The Red Arrows ✓
The Red Jets ✓
AbiA
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Level 83
Oct 18, 2021
*caesar
toowise
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Level 78
Oct 18, 2021
Fixed, I always have trouble with Caesar and Gandhi for some reason. I keep wanting to spell that Ghandi.
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