Easter Monday quiz! Test yourself with our 100 tough questions on all things British

Work your way through these 100 tough quiz questions for Bank Holiday Monday. It includes categories with questions on topics including children, geography, royalty, history, celebrities, food, sports, towns and cities, the arts and women, all themed around Britain.

Good luck - and find the answers at the bottom of the page.

1. Who wrote The Tiger Who Came to Tea?

2. Who was the youngest British monarch to ascend the throne?

3. Which British child king ruled from the age of 9 but died at just 15?

4. Who wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

5. Who is the main child character in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

6. Which British TV show featured the Round Window and Square Window?

7. Which TV show starred puppets called Zippy, George, and Bungle?

8. In which area of South London was children’s author Enid Blyton born?

9. Which government scheme provides free books to young children?

10. Which BBC charity event raises money for disadvantaged children?

11. Which two counties border London to the south?

12. Which British city has one third of its space inside a national park?

13. Which English county has the longest coastline?

14. What is the highest peak in England?

15. Which county is known as the ‘Garden of England’?

16. Which river forms most of the border between England and Scotland?

17. What is the UK’s largest national park, by area?

18. What is Britain’s longest road?

19. What is the capital of the Isle of Man?

20. What is Britain’s longest beach?

21. Which English monarch was known as “the Wisest Fool in Christendom”?

22. Who was the only British monarch to have been executed by his own subjects?

23. Which monarch ruled England for just nine days in 1553?

24. Which British king abdicated the throne in 1936 and for whom?

25. Who was the first royal to be interviewed on television and in what year?

26. What was the surname of the British royal family before it was changed to Windsor in 1917?

27. What three objects are placed on the coffin of a British monarch during a state funeral?

28. What is the full name of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s daughter?

29. Which king founded the Order of the Garter, the highest order of chivalry?

30. Which monarch had the longest reign before Queen Elizabeth II surpassed them?

31. Which Tudor monarch attempted to restore Catholicism to England?

32. Which 1588 event was a major turning point in England’s struggle with Spain?

33. Name the city where the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 took place.

34. Which battle in 1704 saw the Duke of Marlborough secure a decisive victory?

35. The Act of Union in 1707 united which two countries?

36. Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated?

37. What was the name of the treaty that ended the Crimean War in 1856?

38. What was the code name for the British evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940?

39. Which British Prime Minister introduced the NHS in 1948?

40. Which crisis in 1956 led to Britain’s decline as a global power?

41. Which actor portrayed James Bond in the most official films?

42. Which British entrepreneur owns Necker Island in the Caribbean?

43. Which two rock stars have statues in their hometown of Dartford?

44. Which comedian and actor created and starred in the series The Office?

45. Which British actress won an Oscar for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite?

46. Who wrote Bridget Jones’s Diary?

47. Which British chef hosted Hell’s Kitchen?

48. Which of the original Nineties’ supermodels came from Croydon?

49. Who won gold in the women’s heptathlon at the 2012 London Olympics?

50. Who directed Slumdog Millionaire and the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony?

51. Which type of seafood is famous in Whitstable, Kent?

52. Which Leicestershire cheese has distinctive blue veins and a strong flavour?

53. What food is Melton Mowbray famous for?

54. Which traditional dessert consists of layers of sponge cake, jam, custard, and whipped cream, sometimes topped with almonds?

55. Which fruit is traditionally used in a Bakewell tart?

56. Which Scottish dessert is made of whipped cream, whisky, honey, and raspberries, often mixed with toasted oatmeal?

57. Which biscuit is known for its distinctive pattern and Scottish origin?

58. Which British king supposedly introduced the first Christmas turkey?

59. What dish made from poached haddock, rice, and eggs, has its roots in Indian cuisine?

60. Which classic 19th century condiment is made from malt vinegar, molasses, tamarind, and various spices?

61. Which British footballer became the first to win league titles in four different countries?

62. Which football team is nicknamed The Tractor Boys?

63. Which English cricketer famously took 19 wickets in a single Test match?

64. Which British club has won the most top-flight league titles in history?

65. Who was the first British player to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title in the Open Era?

66. Which British female tennis player won Wimbledon in 1977?

67. Who is England’s all-time leading points scorer in rugby union?

68. Which club has won the most Premiership Rugby titles in England?

69. Which bowler is England’s second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket?

70. Which rugby league team has won the most Super League titles?

71. Which British town claims to be the world’s oldest seaside resort?

72. Which English city has more miles of canals than Venice?

73. What geographic fact connects Sheffield, Edinburgh and Bath?

74. Which northern English city is widely considered to be the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?

75. Where is the Britannia Panopticon, the world’s oldest music hall?

76. Which is Britain’s largest city in the UK by population after London?

77. Which British city has the busiest container port?

78. Where is Britain’s second largest shopping centre Metrocentre located?

79. Which town in Buckinghamshire was granted city status in 2022?

80. Which town was nicknamed “Woolopolis” from its textile industry?

81. Which legendary British singer was born David Robert Jones?

82. Which sculptor created the massive Angel of the North?

83. Which composer wrote the music for Peter Grimes and The Turn of the Screw?

84. Which 18th-century actor and playwright managed the Drury Lane Theatre?

85. Who wrote Tristram Shandy?

86. Who painted The Fighting Temeraire?

87. Who wrote The Remains of the Day?

88. Which British artist and designer was a key figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement?

89. Who designed the Houses of Parliament in Gothic Revival style alongside Charles Barry?

90. Which architect designed the Millennium Bridge and the Gherkin in London?

91. Who was the first British female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia?

92. Who was the first woman to take her seat in the UK Parliament?

93. Who in the suffragette movement co-founded the Women’s Social and Political Union with her daughters?

94. Which British monarch was known as the Virgin Queen?

95. Which crime writer created Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot?

96. Who was the first British woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

97. Who is known for her hit songs Someone Like You and Hello?

98. Who played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films?

99. Who held the Women’s World Marathon Record for 16 years from 2003 to 2019?

100. Which British suffragette died after stepping in front of King George V’s horse?

1. Judith Kerr 2. Mary, Queen of Scots (6 days old) 3. Edward VI 4. C.S. Lewis 5. Charlie Bucket 6. Play School 7. Rainbow 8. East Dulwich 9. Bookstart 10. Children in Need

11. Surrey and Kent 12. Sheffield 13. Cornwall 14. Scafell Pike 15. Kent 16. River Tweed 17. Cairngorms 18. The A1 (from London to Edinburgh) 19. Douglas 20. Chesil Beach

21. King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) 22. King Charles I 23. Lady Jane Grey 24. King Edward VIII abdicated for Wallis Simpson 25. Prince Philip in 1961 26. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 27. The Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign’s Orb and the Sceptre 28. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor 29. King Edward III 30. Queen Victoria (63 years)

31. Mary I (“Bloody Mary”) 32. The defeat of the Spanish Armada 33. Manchester 34. The Battle of Blenheim 35. England and Scotland (forming Great Britain) 36. Spencer Perceval 37. The Treaty of Paris 38. Operation Dynamo 39. Clement Attlee 40. The Suez Crisis

41. Roger Moore 42. Richard Branson 43. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 44. Ricky Gervais 45. Olivia Colman 46. Helen Fielding 47. Gordon Ramsay 48. Kate Moss 49. Jessica Ennis-Hill 50. Danny Boyle

51. Oysters 52. Stilton 53. Pork pies 54. Trifle 55. Raspberry (jam) 56. Cranachan 57. Shortbread 58. Henry VIII 59. Kedgeree 60. Worcestershire sauce

61. David Beckham 62. Ipswich Town 63. Jim Laker 64. Manchester United 65. Andy Murray (2013) 66. Virginia Wade 67. Owen Farrell 68. Leicester Tigers 69. Stuart Broad 70. St Helens

71. Scarborough 72. Birmingham 73. All built on seven hills 74. Manchester 75. Glasgow 76. Birmingham 77. Felixstowe 78. Gateshead 79. Milton Keynes 80. Bradford

81. David Bowie 82. Antony Gormley 83. Benjamin Britten 84. David Garrick 85. Laurence Sterne 86. J.M.W. Turner 87. Kazuo Ishiguro 88. William Morris 89. Augustus Pugin 90. Norman Foster

91. Amy Johnson 92. Viscountess Nancy Astor 93. Emmeline Pankhurst 94. Queen Elizabeth I 95. Agatha Christie 96. Vivien Leigh 97. Adele 98. Maggie Smith 99. Paula Radcliffe 100. Emily Davison

Adam Jacot de Boinod was a researcher for the first BBC series QI, compered by Stephen Fry, and is an author of three books including The Meaning of Tingo