This year we’re beginning each month with five pub quiz style questions, with a different subject each month. They’re not difficult, but it is unlikely everyone will know all the answers, so hopefully you’ll learn something new, as well as have a bit of fun.

August Quiz Questions: British History

1. When was the London underground first opened?
2. Which 20th century British Prime Minister nearly died in a pandemic? And when?
3. In 1896 Britain fought a war with Zanzibar. How long did it last?
4. How many times did Julius Caesar invade Britain?
5. Which monarch was convicted of treason and beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587?

Answers will be posted in 3 weeks time.