Description : Poetically, the Aboriginal population in New Zealand is called __________ (A) the Knights of the Round Table. (B) Merry Men. (C) the People of the Long White Cloud. (D) the Vikings of the Sunrise.
Last Answer : (D) the Vikings of the Sunrise.
Description : What happens at king arthur's court that shows the green knight's superhuman qualities?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : which characteristic of legendary heroes does king arthur possess? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The characteristic of legendary heroes King Arthur possesses is: He is “larger than life.”
Description : Who were Arthurs hand picked warriors whose horses were identifying caparisons?
Last Answer : They were the "Excalibur Knights" or "Knights of the RoundTable."
Description : Who was the first king to be crowned in Westminster Abbey? (A) King Arthur (B) King Alfred (C) Henry VIII (D) William the Conqueror
Last Answer : (D) William the Conqueror
Description : Which of the following differs from the rest? (A) “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” (B) “Don Juan” (C) “The Age of Bronze” (D) “Song to the Men of England”
Last Answer : D (D is written by P.B. Shelley; the rest – by G.G. Byron.)
Description : Which of the following writers did not belong to the Angry Young Men? (A) John Braine (B) Kinsley Amis (C) John Wain (D) John Osborne
Last Answer : (A) John Braine
Description : Were the Knights of the Round Table real?
Last Answer : No. They are part of English folklore. The knights of the round table are a romantisiced view of the middle ages, if there was a King Arthur then he might have been around in the dark ages, say before AD 700, ... it existed at all. Myth & legend, but I guess it's a cracking yarn for all that.....
Description : Common Entrance is associated with __________ (A) a primary school. (B) a secondary school. (C) a public school. (D) all of the above.
Last Answer : (C) a public school.
Description : The public school is __________ (A) a comprehensive school for bright children in which the tuition is free. (B) a specialized school for talented children in which the tuition fee is quite low. (C) a ... children in which the tuition fee is very high. (D) a common boarding school for all children.
Last Answer : (C) a private school for privileged children in which the tuition fee is very high.
Description : I would like to ask if anyone could list me the Knights of the Round Table by Name? Thanks.
Last Answer : I'm not sure, but maybe Szende, Szundi, Hapci, Morgó, Kuka, Tudor, Vidor. :)
Description : George Berkeley, Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith were __________ (A) British philosophers. (B) British inventors. (C) British composers. (D) British painters.
Last Answer : (A) British philosophers.
Description : England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain in __________ (A) 1301. (B) 1536. (C) 1660. (D) 1707.
Last Answer : (D) 1707.
Description : The Anglo-Saxons were __________ (A) Celtic inhabitants. (B) Germanic tribes. (C) Roman invaders. (D) Scandinavian vikings.
Last Answer : (B) Germanic tribes.
Description : Who were the most ancient inhabitants on the British Isles? (A) The Romans (B) The Celts (C) The Anglo-Saxons (D) The Normans
Last Answer : (B) The Celts
Description : What is the name of king Arthur's dog?
Description : Who is King Arthur's father?
Last Answer : King Arthur's father is King Uther Pendragon.King Arthur's biological father was Uther Pendragon. His adoptive or foster father was Sir Ector.
Description : What was King Arthur's occupation?
Last Answer : His occupation was being a King. That is a full-time job.
Description : What is King Arthur's mom's name?
Last Answer : He's mother's name is called Ygraine de Bois.
Description : Which of the following is different from the rest? (A) “The Forsyte Saga” (B) “A Modern Comedy” (C) “End of the Chapter” (D) “The Man of Property”
Last Answer : D (A, B, C are trilogies by J. Galsworthy; D is the first novel of the trilogy “The Forsyte Saga”.)
Description : Joan Rowling wrote __________ books about Harry Potter. (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Last Answer : (C) 7
Description : __________ wrote, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (A) George Orwell (B) Alan Sillitoe (C) Dylan Thomas (D) Oscar Wilde
Last Answer : (A) George Orwell
Description : Which of the following dramatists wrote in the style of the Theatre of the Absurd? (A) G.B. Shaw (B) Sean O’Casey (C) T.S. Eliot (D) Samuel Beckett
Last Answer : (D) Samuel Beckett
Description : Which of the following authors is an Irish writer? (A) Oscar Wilde (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) William Golding (D) Walter Scott
Last Answer : (A) Oscar Wilde
Description : __________ is a Scottish writer. (A) Archibald Cronin (B) Jonathan Swift (C) Bram Stoker (D) Joseph Conrad
Last Answer : (A) Archibald Cronin
Description : __________ is not a Lake Poet. (A) Samuel Coleridge (B) William Wordsworth (C) Thomas Moore (D) Robert Southey
Last Answer : (C) Thomas Moore
Description : __________ is considered “the father of the English poetry”. (A) Robert Burns (B) George Gordon Byron (C) Percy Bysshe Shelley (D) Geoffrey Chaucer
Last Answer : (D) Geoffrey Chaucer
Description : Which of the following names is not appropriate for the list? (A) James Maxwell (B) Henry Cavendish (C) Charles Darwin (D) Thomas Moore
Last Answer : D (D is a poet; the rest are scientists.)
Description : Which of the names is different from the rest? (A) Christopher Wren (B) Joshua Reynolds (C) Thomas Gainsborough (D) John Constable
Last Answer : A (A is an architect; the rest are painters.)
Description : Which of the names differs from the rest? (A) Walter Scott (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) Robert Stevenson (D) George Bernard Shaw
Last Answer : D (D is an Irish dramatist; the rest are Scottish writers.)
Description : Which name is inappropriate for the list? (A) Jonathan Swift (B) Oscar Wilde (C) Benjamin Britten (D) Daniel Defoe
Last Answer : C (C is a composer; the rest are writers.)
Description : Which of the names does not fit the list? (A) William Blake (B) William Wordsworth (C) William Shakespeare (D) William Byrd
Last Answer : (D) William Byrd
Description : Which of the following holidays is not a bank holiday in the UK? (A) Christmas Day (B) St. Patrick’s Day (C) Easter Monday (D) Boxing Day
Last Answer : (B) St. Patrick’s Day
Description : Englishmen eat their dinner at __________ (A) 12 a.m. (B) 2 p.m. (C) 6 p.m. (D) 8 p.m
Last Answer : (C) 6 p.m.
Description : Guy Fawkes is __________ (A) a famous historian. (B) a national hero of Britain. (C) an English poet. (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.
Last Answer : (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.
Description : Madame Tussaud’s is __________ in London. (A) a circus (B) a theatre (C) a museum (D) an art gallery
Last Answer : (C) a museum
Description : The limerick is named after __________ (A) the person who invented it. (B) the pub where it was first introduced. (C) the town in which it was created. (D) the genre it belongs to.
Last Answer : (C) the town in which it was created.
Description : The kilt is __________ (A) an English hat. (B) a Scottish skirt. (C) an Irish coat. (D) a kind of Welsh trousers.
Last Answer : (B) a Scottish skirt.
Description : Which prefix is used in Scottish family names? (A) O’… (B) Mac… (C) Gil… (D) Fitz…
Last Answer : (B) Mac…
Description : Cockney is __________ (A) bookish English. (B) plain English. (C) spoken English. (D) illiterate English.
Last Answer : (D) illiterate English.
Description : The nickname of the Liberal Party is __________ (A) the Whigs. (B) the Tories. (C) the Elephants. (D) the Liberals.
Last Answer : (A) the Whigs.
Description : Wimbledon is associated with __________ (A) horse racing. (B) soccer. (C) tennis. (D) cricket.
Last Answer : (C) tennis.
Description : Which sport is not originated in the UK? (A) Football (B) Tennis (C) Golf (D) Horse racing
Last Answer : (D) Horse racing
Description : How many universities and colleges are there in Great Britain? (A) total 10 (B) total 100 (C) total 1000 (D) not known
Last Answer : (B) total 100
Description : What is the student quarter in London? (A) Westminster (B) The City (C) Bloomsbury (D) Latin Quarter
Last Answer : (C) Bloomsbury
Description : Which name does not fit the list? (A) Eton (B) Harrow (C) Rugby (D) Sussex
Last Answer : (D) Sussex
Description : Eisteddfod is the festival of __________ culture. (A) Welsh (B) Scottish (C) Irish (D) English
Last Answer : (A) Welsh
Description : What is the emblem of the world famous Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama? (A) The poppy (B) The daffodil (C) The thistle (D) The leek
Last Answer : (C) The thistle
Description : The Tate Gallery is named after __________ (A) the city it is in. (B) the street it is in. (C) its founder. (D) its sponsor.
Last Answer : (C) its founder.