How much do you know about England? Test your knowledge here.

1.	Who is the patron saint of England?
	Sebastian
	George
	Simon (Templar)
	Bernard
2.	What do English people do on England's national day?
	nothing
	eat Yorkshire puddings
	light fires and organise firework displays
	recite Robert Burns poetry
3.	What is the national emblem of England?
	the football hooligan
	God Save the Queen
	the rose
	David Beckham
4.	What is an English Breakfast?
	a cure for a hangover
	a hot breakfast with bacon and eggs
	some coffee, if you're lucky
	a rare flower grown only in Kent (the Garden of England)
5.	Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport. It was originally called London Airport but later changed its name to Heathrow. Who or what was Heathrow?
	a Conservative Prime Minister
	a character from one of Emily Bronte's novels
	a village located under Terminal 3
	an ancient Saxon god
6.	What percentage of the United Kingdom's population lives in England?
	approximately 23 per cent
	approximately 43 per cent
	approximately 83 per cent
	exactly 98.8 per cent
7.	Why was 1966 an important year for England?
	it was the last time England won the World Cup
	England won the Battle of Hastings
	England was granted independence from Scotland
	it didn't rain
8.	Who said: "Oh, to be in England, Now that April's there."?
	poet Robert Browning
	film star Sean Connery
	Prime Minister Tony Blair
	celebrity Victoria Beckham
9.	Complete this quote from the great Samuel Johnson: "When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of _____________."
	the weather
	tea
	sport
	sex
10.	What happened in Farriner's bakery in Pudding Lane?
	the world's first pudding was created
	George Danone was born
	William Shakespeare was born
	the Great Fire of London started
11.	Which city is famous for producing the band Oasis and having the most popular football team in England?
	Liverpool
	Manchester
	Birmingham
	Luton
12.	Which is the second largest city in England after London?
	Liverpool
	Manchester
	Birmingham
	Luton
13.	What is (or was) Hadrian's Wall?
	the wall around Buckingham Palace which Hadrian Bloom managed to climb in 1987
	slang for a toilet
	the code name used to identify Margaret Thatcher during the Falklands War
	the wall that Hadrian built to keep the Scots out of England
14.	What did Napoleon Bonaparte say about England? Complete the quote: "England is a nation of ___________"?
	cowards
	puddings
	accountants
	shopkeepers

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