Roger Copeland's Quiz of Quizzes

If you are visiting this page, you'll probably have known that my Dad was quite fond of his quizzes and they were famously very difficult!

Below I have included the ultimate quiz of quizzes, with the curated from the various quizzes my Dad has written over the years.

The top prize will be a coveted pot of Imperial Thick Cut orange marmalade. Answers can either be emailed to thecopelands@hotmail.co.uk, posted to Grey Tree, or you can submit the form included at the end of the quiz. No use of internet assistance or conferring is allowed!

1. Which berries are used to flavour dry gin?

2. What was the first boat to attend the scene after the Titanic sank?

3. Why are penknives so named?

4. What is the usual name for an alloy of copper and zinc?

5. What was the date of the Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne?

6. What relation is the Queen to Queen Victoria?

7. On 4th August 2000 Alec Stewart hit a century in the 100th Test played at Lords. What other century as also achieved on that day?

8. What colour is the medal ribbon for the Victoria Cross?

9. H.M.S Amethyst was trapped and heavily shelled in which river in 1949? A bonus point for naming the ship’s cat who received four shrapnel wounds and survived to be the only cat to be awarded the animal V.C.

10. What is the modern name of Burma?

11. What are young Hedgehogs called?

12. What do the letters MG stand for on the radiator grilles of MG cars?

13. Which country produces most of the World’s supply of Vanilla?

14. Who followed Harold Wilson as Prime Minister in 1976?

15. Which Shakespeare play has a three word title which includes the same word twice?

16. Crimson Globe , Cherry Belle and French Breakfast are varieties of which vegetable?

17. Who sent a car manufactured by his company into space?

18. Name the actor who played Douglas Bader in the film “Reach for the sky” ?

19. What was the first Christian name of I.K.Brunel?

20. What do Elms, Poplars and Willows have in common?