Statistics for General Knowledge England - 2

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the longest river that flows entirely in England?	Thames	94%
At which institution do Rhodes Scholars study?	University of Oxford	77%
What tower inspired the Blackpool Tower?	Eiffel Tower	65%
What city was the port of registry for RMS Titanic?	Liverpool	57%
Who is the only US President to gain a Rhodes Scholarship?	Bill Clinton 1968	44%
What is the highest point in England?	Scafell Pike	32%
Queen Anne Boleyn and Sir Thomas More entered the Tower of London through which gate?	Traitors Gate	31%
What animal is mentioned in the nickname for Hartlepudlians?	Monkey	23%
What is the highest tidal bore in England called?	Severn Bore	17%
The following is the opening line from a poem by Sir John Betjeman, "Come friendly bombs and fall on ______." Fill in the blank.	Slough	17%
What is the name of the dominant tower (donjon) in the Tower of London?	The White Tower	16%
The 'Road to Wigan Pier' was written by whom?	George Orwell	14%
Hereford Cathedral holds a medieval map of the World, what is it called?	Hereford Mappa Mundi	13%
Who built the tower in the previous question?	William the Conqueror	13%
Where does this map have as the centre of the World?	Jerusalem	12%
What is the present name for the capital of Roman Britain?	Colchester	11%
How many days did it take for the Jarrow Marchers to reach London?	25	10%
What is the name of the Roman road that starts in London and goes to Lincoln and York?	Ermine Street	4%
On which canal is Wigan Pier?	Leeds and Liverpool	1%
According to the Ordnance Survey where is the geographical centre of England?	Lindeley Hall Farm, Leicestershire	1%