Statistics for British General Knowledge

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What currency is used?	Pound Sterling	96%
What is the oldest university in the United Kingdom?	Oxford	95%
What is the only country that borders the UK?	Ireland	93%
What colour are the post boxes and telephone boxes?	Red	93%
Who was the UK's Prime Minister during the Second World War?	Winston Churchill	89%
What is the most valuable football team?	Manchester United	87%
Who was the longest reigning monarch?	Queen Victoria	82%
What seperates England and France?	English Channel	80%
Name the two male Wimbledon Men Championship winners	Andy Murray	79%
Who wrote 'On the Origin of Species'	Charles Darwin	76%
What is the tallest mountain in Britain?	Ben Nevis	75%
Who did England beat in the final to win the 1966 World Cup?	West Germany	75%
What does the BBC stand for?	British Broadcasting Corporation	70%
Who lost the Battle of Hastings in 1066?	Harold Godwinson	58%
What is the longest river in Britain?	River Severn	54%
Name the ship that carried the English Pilgrims to America in 1620	Mayflower	49%
Which group of people founded London?	Romans	49%
Where was the Enigma machine decoded?	Bletchley Park	36%
Name the two male Wimbledon Men Championship winners	Fred Perry	36%
What is the largest island in the British Isles?	Great Britain	30%