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| Saturday 23rd April 2005 Englishness - The Today Quiz For St George's Day we asked Sir Bernard Crick, who's written extensively on Englishness, to devise a quiz to test just how well YOU know our country. 1: What King, according to Shakespeare, invoked St George for England as he led the charge? 2. When did our country first become legally known as the United Kingdom? 3: Who said that we English are "the mongrel breed"? 4: Who wrote "Kind hearts are more than coronets and simple faith than Norman blood"? 5: Many say that the Magna Carta, the compact between the barons and King John, was the origin of our English liberties. Was it signed in 1115, 1215 or 1315. 6: Who said "the poorest he that is in England has a right to live as does the greatest he"? 7: A: What most famous English folk song did courtiers believe a King had written? 7: B: And who was the King? 7: C: And what modern English composer made it so famous and now so common on answer-phones and call centres? 8: What kind of horses do Morris Men and Mummers ride? 9: In the eighteenth century the great French philosopher Voltaire praised and envied England for its religious tolerance. But when were Roman Catholics first allowed to vote and to hold public office? 1787, 1801, 1829, or 1867? 10: Name the Welshman who became King of England, and the Welshman who became Prime Minister. CLICK HERE FOR THE ANSWERS. The BBC is not responsible for external websites |
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