Americans Take First British General Knowledge Quiz - So Tricky!

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[@stevenburgess2856]

French was the official language because of the Norman French who took the throne in 1066. Old English was the language of the population.

[@grahamgresty8383]

Except in Wales, Cumbria and South west England where Cumbrian (an extinct celtic language), Cornish (until the 1850's) and Welsh (until 19th century) was the first language of the commoner.

[@MrGBH]

It's where the term Lingua Franca came from

[@petergordon4525]

Invaded by the Norman's from Normandy in France in 1066

[@makeasylumsgreatagain864]

Although the normans were actually vikings as in men from tge north,that settled in northern france ​@petergordon4525

[@theeccentricmilliner5350]

This is part of the reason we get mutton from sheep and beef from cows - the meat is French, the animal is Saxon, old English. Either way I would struggle to understand either as a modern English person as things have changed significantly over time.

[@TanyaRando]

William the Conqueror spoke French, so the official language was French but that wasn't to say it was the most commonly spoken, as the general population wouldn't have spoken it.

[@charlestaylor9424]

He spoke Norman French.

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

Yeah, only the aristocracy spoke french during this time

[@DylanMush]

Makes me feel sick to be honest

[@tonywalton1464]

​​​​@@ivylasangrienta6093 which is why English has one name for an animal, another for its meat. The peasants would raise "cattle" in English, their overlords would eat the meat in French as "bœuf" (or beef). English swine was eaten as French porc. Even peasants had hens (though the Normans called them "poulets", in English pullets).

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

It was the official language of England for 400 years actually....just saying

[@Hi-SickBoiFan]

If it's illegal to be drunk in a pub,most Brits have broken that law🤣🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍻

[@suzielees5227]

That is so true. It’s probably the most broken law ever!

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Guilty 😅🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@ShaneWalta]

The Old Bill look the other way unless you're paralytic. It's why pub barstaff are supposed to refuse to keep serving you if you're too drunk.

[@royhardy407]

Guilty as charged your Honour !

[@ethelmini]

@@jono.pom-downunder That's why I always take a book to the pub with me

[@jrd1982]

A London company that commissioned "Big Ben" bell also did the "Liberty Bell" for America.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Not just commissioned the same English foundry actually cast them both.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

​@@daveofyorkshire301 In Whitechapel ? But now it's closed.

[@helenbailey8419]

Wow

[@PLuMUK54]

​@@brigidsingleton1596 I didn't know it had closed. What a history that company had.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@PLuMUK54 As far as I'm aware it did indeed close... But do feel free to fact check me in case I am in error - and if so, please do let me know so that I will not err again. Thank you.

[@wobaguk]

Fringe is just the edge of something like fabric, so you can have fringe science, fringe beliefs, fringe comedy... 'on the edge of normal'

[@keefsmiff]

In the US the Edinburgh "Fringe Festival" would be the Edinburgh "Bang Festival" ps don't google that 😂

[@markharris1125]

@@keefsmiff 😄

[@helenbailey8419]

😊😊😊hence we say fringe for hair instead of bangs

[@barneylaurance1865]

It's called the Fringe festival because there was (and still is) an organised "Edinburgh international Festival", that only includes a limited number of performers. Then other performers turned up in the same city at the same time to make another festival on the "fringe" of the international festival. The biggest difference is still that acts have to be selected to get a place in the international festival, but anyone who wants to and who can fund for the performing space etc can perform in the fringe festival. The fringe is now much bigger than the original international festival.

[@wildwine6400]

Clydebank is a town in Scotland, the Clyde river runs through it. VERY famous for high quality ship building, to the point were "Clyde built" is an expression of a high quality product . Clydebank is known for its HUGE blue crane called The Titan

[@ashleighhogan941]

Also known for The Big Yin

[@seanmc1351]

i agree with previous comment, lindsey, you rocked girl, steve has been doing this a long time, you have only been doing it a short time, , you would have give us brits a run for our money . I think you british girl at heart

[@terencemarshall]

simp

[@nietzchepreacher9477]

I think you bad English grammar

[@101steel4]

Only a small percentage spoke French. Basically just the toffs 😂😂

[@philipmorgan6048]

Le Toffs.

[@fionagregory9147]

Mais oui.

[@TanyaRando]

You both did really well, but I think Lindsay edged you out slightly Steve! 💪😍

[@cmsxcb]

To this day., "monkey-hangers" is a nickname for people who come from Hartlepool. In 2002, as a joke, the mascot of Hartlepool United (H'angus the Monkey) was put on the list of candidates for Mayor of Hartlepool promising free bananas for all the schoolchildren of Hartlepool... and was elected! He was subsequently re-elected twice more until the post was abolished in 2013.

[@gabbyc1717]

I have lived in Hartlepool all my life and the mayor’s daughter was in my class when I was in primary school! I’m sure I remember him coming into school to play football dressed as the mascot when I was around four or five years old.

[@cmsxcb]

@@gabbyc1717 But did you get the free bananas, or was that just a 'political promise'? 🍌🍌🍌🙊

[@VillaFanDan92]

1066 was the clue for that language question. You need to watch a vid about William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.

[@brianparker663]

You both did jolly well. Award yourselves a cup of strong Assam tea and a ginger biscuit each! 😃

[@reluctantheist5224]

What a meanie.😉A pack of ginger biscuits each.

[@brianparker663]

@@reluctantheist5224 I say! Steady on old chap. 🧐

[@gillianrimmer7733]

In the UK we have 'wet years' and 'dry years' depending on the position of the Jet Stream above us. We have droughts in summer quite often - 2022 was the last, for example where it didn't rain for months.

[@gillfox9899]

Also the rain may only be a light shower and it is often at night especially in the summer For comparison rainfall in Lancashire is about 51 inches on average compared to 45inches in north Carolina or 50 inches in mountainous areas of north Carolina, and we are among the wettest parts of the UK

[@joymortiboys7805]

French was spoken in England from 1066 due to the Norman Conquest

[@Joanna-il2ur]

Not hartle-pool but hart-lee-pool with emphasis on all three syllables. The local football mascot is a stuffed monkey called Hangus.

[@johntaphouse5235]

hangus deserves a video for these peeps on its own,

[@Kari_B61ex]

You both did really well - I'm a Brit and got one wrong... I had no idea what a Munro was. You learn something new every day! For info: people from Hartlepool have the nickname 'Monkey Hangers' still to this day... my cousin is from there.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

I only know what Munros are because the comedian Ed Byrne made a show about climbing them all.

[@marjorieorveau6707]

Same here. A Ben as in Ben Nevis is a mountain in Scotland!

[@terencemarshall]

lived in scotland for 7 years and england all the rest of my life and still got that wrong. I was thinking "ben". never heard the term munro.

[@kelly6504]

Well done guys, you both did great. Steve seemed rather shocked at your knowledge Lyndsey with a couple "How'd you know that!!?" Storing useless information is a gift when it comes to quizzing

[@seanmc1351]

what a wonderful memory, to remember the tree, means alot that, from someone aross the pond

[@margaretstein7555]

Well done Steve and Lindsey you both did really well x

[@twt3716]

What a charming couple. The kind of people you could sit down the pub with and talk nonsense whilst getting pissed :) If you two haven't been to the UK yet, we should set up a fund..................

[@helenwood8482]

You both did very well. So proud of you.

[@linseymain254]

The River Clyde runs through Glasgow!

[@nigelbundy4008]

As a memberof the Ghost Club, I got a private visit at night to the Tower of London. This included a visit to the Yeoman Warders private pub, and watching the Ceremoney of the Keys. The Chief Yeoman Warder with soldiers comes from locking the main gate with a large key. At a gateway he is halted by a guard. "HALT WHO GOES THERE?" That night as it was in the year of the Navy,and the guard was five foot female naval rating in dress uniform. She showed her authority by really shouting, but the assault rifle with a fixed bayonet helped. "The Keys" "WHOSE KEYS?" "Queen Elizabeth's Keys" " Pass Queen Elizabeth's Keys all is well". They then pass down a alley way to some steps, at the top is a group of Naval ratings and a Naval officer all in dress uniforms. The officer has his sword above his head. The Chief Yeoman Warder shouts "God preserve Queen Elizabeth" The last post is played, and the keys go back Resident Grovenor of the tower. What a night I will never forget it.

[@user-wp8ch5us1f]

Hi my name is annie and are from sweden and love your shows have a niece living in uk and a have learned a lot from your shows soo tanx from sweden

[@jeanlongsden1696]

a pleasure pier tens to have an arcade, cafe's and sometimes a fairground ride at the end of them, you are also allowed to fish from them too.

[@davidmahan4160]

"Would you rather eat a lung or testicles?" 😂😂😂😂 OMG, that was hilarious 👏

[@cmsxcb]

If those are your two choices, something's going seriously wrong with your life 🙂

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Fyi, New York gets more rain and it rains more often than it does in London. Likewise with Sydney in Australia

[@wightwitch]

Yep, but we have a weather type that they rarely do which fools people into thinking it's rain-ier than it is. Grey weather 😂

[@terencemarshall]

shhhh we tell the rest of the world that so they don't visit!!!

[@ashleighhogan941]

​@@terencemarshall Let's 🤭

[@OneTrueScotsman]

It was an archaic version of French, that the Norman invaders brought over with them in 1066. The language used by the elite, but not the language used by most common folk, who continued to speak English.

[@andrewpinks3678]

The language spoken by the common people (ie the farmers) was a Germanic language, whilst the nobility spoke a version of French; for this reason we have both Germanic and French etymological words for things like meat (eg for pigs we have swine [germanic etymology] for the living animal but pork [french etymology] for the meat; sheep [germanic] alive and mutton [french] meat).

[@andrewpinks3678]

Although Southend Pier is referred to as a pleasure pier, it was actually built to enable steamers (from London) to dock at anytime during the day to serve day trippers from London. The coast of Southend consists of shallow mudflats that extend along way from the shore which meant that boats could only dock at high tide. By building the pier they were able to provide a dock that was beyond the shallow mudflats and therefore allowed for docking between high tides. So the original purpose was as a steamer docking point and not just a pleasure pier (to provide a walkway above the sea “to take in the sea air”). Sea air was mistakenly believed to be good for you (the smell of sea air being thought to be “ozone” O3 (3 oxygen atoms) which was know to have health benefits).

[@michaelcaffery5038]

Yes the smell was said to be ozone but is mostly decaying seaweed. Ozone is actually very bad for the lungs. I used to work in a factory with electrical equipment that produced ozone and it was very important it was ducted outside to prevent toxic levels.

[@OneTrueScotsman]

@@andrewpinks3678 Germanic in origin, yes, at least heavily influenced by. But by the time the Normans had invaded, the Saxons had been in Britain for over six centuries. Enough time to change significantly, and diverge from the language the Saxons originally brought with them. That, plus various Britannic languages around at the time, would have shaped what language the commoners were speaking a thousand years ago.

[@barriehull7076]

The comedian, musician, television presenter and actor Billy Connolly, also known as `The Big Yin` is probably the most famous ex-Clydeside shipyard worker. Born in 1942 in an Anderston tenement he later moved to nearby Partick. He followed in the footsteps of many local youths when, at the age of 16, he started work in the Glasgow Shipyards, in his case with the firm of Alexander Stephen & Sons as a welder / boilermaker. Following the completion of his apprenticeship he worked at the famous Clydebank yard of John Brown & Co. Clydeside and Clydebank as the name implies are on the river Clyde, which runs though Glasgow, if not they should be.

[@avaggdu1]

TIL that people from Sunderland are called Mackems because that's where they built ships ('Make 'em') then the ships were taken out to sea or Newcastle by sailors or Tackems ('Take 'em') to be fitted out.

[@terencemarshall]

wikipediaphile

[@101steel4]

100%. Being English it was obviously very easy.

[@CatholicSatan]

French being the official language but with indigenous languages staying strong is why we often have two words for the same thing in English: venison and deer, buy and purchase, motherly and maternal, fair-haired and blonde, fall and autumn and so on.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Never even thought about that! Very interesting.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

One of the amazing things about English. With twice as many words, there are lots of subtle nuances which makes English very versatile... but to use it effectively and well you need both know-how and savoir-faire :)

[@pennyroberts8763]

Venison is what deer meat is called, Deer is what the animal is called

[@davidioanhedges]

Note the animal is Old English, the Food is Norman French Cattle is English, Beef is Norman French ... etc ..

[@Established1965]

google etymology uk words xx@@reactingtomyroots

[@geoffpoole483]

William the Conqueror was from Normandy, a region of France where Scandinavians had settled about a hundred years earlier. The Normans adopted the local language. The Normans eventually ruled over much of France as a result of conquest and military alliances. The inept King John managed to lose most of that territory. The Normans are worth further investigation; they also settled in Sicily. Although the "nobility" spoke French the Magna Carta was actually written in Latin. A small plot of land at Runnymede where King John met the barons has been given to the USA. John and his brother Richard (the Lionheart) actually waged a military campaign against their father Henry II. If we fast forward 500 years we find James II being challenged for the throne by his daughter Mary and son-in-law William. A lot of European conflicts can be classed as family disputes that got really out of hand.

[@wessexdruid7598]

'Norman' comes from 'Norseman'.

[@ryanstansfield5156]

Others have mentioned about why French was the official language. But also, you can see it in our language today around meat! Meats eateb by the French aristocracy we now have French derived words (Beef/boeuf, pock/porc, mutton/mouton). On the other hand, meats eaten by the British non ruling class is derived from old English (chicken/ciccen)

[@mervinmannas7671]

OMG you guys did so well there were a few very obscure ones that even i guessed. Go team Roots.

[@geoffwright3692]

Always like to see the enjoyment Steve and Lindsay get from this experience. One thing I'd noted was that both have adopted the UK pronunciation of "Ay-vunn" when I was expecting to hear to the American-sounding "Ay-vonn". You're learning!

[@Rachel_M_]

a "quiz day" theme tune would be awesome... Maybe some dramatic "Thinking music" while you think too👍 I'd also like to learn a little about the history of Indiana. You've spent so long learning about UK and Ireland, I see learning as a 2 way street. How old is indiana? How did the history develop? Etc.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Great suggestions, Rachel! :)

[@Rachel_M_]

@@reactingtomyroots thank you ☺. There are a few documentaries on KZbin, but very little else. I have an interest in American history post Independence, and recently I've been interested in the dustbowl period between 1920 to 1930 ish. For your interest American photographer Chuck Rapport flew from New York to cover the Aberfan disaster, the school that was crushed which you reacted to. There is a retrospective by him on KZbin, over an hour long if Lindsay and yourself get a spare evening to put your feet up... You will need a big box of tissues though. I had to have a break halfway through 😢. Sorry for the long reply, but it's a lazy Friday with some rare sunshine in North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Much love ♥ to the family, hope you are enjoying the onset of spring ☺

[@user-sq4yr5tx7z]

You know more than half the U.K!

[@christineunitedkingdom1824]

My town allegedly hung a monkey thinking it was a Napoleonic spy

[@brigidsingleton1596]

The word is 'hanged" ... Pictures and game is hung. People (& poor monkeys) are hanged.

[@Yandarval]

Well, Hartlepool still uses the Monkey as its team mascot, Hangus.

[@frankripley6401]

Well done chaps, I reckon you got at least 29 right. Just for your amusement, the story about the monkey hangers of Hartlepool( pronounced hart-LEE-pool) is unfortunately not true, but was a joke put out by a 19th century Tyneside Music Hall comic to demonstrate how thick the good folks of the ‘Pools were( yes there were 2 communities, Hartlepool & West Hartlepool). But the town embraced the story, and as an illustration the mascot of the football team is Hangus the Monkey ( yes a guy in a Monkey suit) and when they elected the first town Mayor in 2002, guess who won the election. You got it, the chap in the monkey suit who had campaigned as Hangus in his costume ( actually a call centre worker called Stuart Drummond ). I believe his campaign slogan was bananas for everyone. Started as a joke, but I think he ended up serving 3 terms & did a good job. People from Hartlepool are still known as monkey hangers.

[@debbiewray6257]

Hi fellow monkey hanger

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@Welcometotherox I haven't! When did I ever say I had? I have never (unlike my twins) ever seen even one episode of Sherlock!! 🤔😳

[@cheryltotheg2880]

Lindsay is so pretty ❤with a lovely smile. I fell down the apples and pears last weekend after too many Calvin Kleins. Welsh rarebit is delish yum yum

[@Maisiewuppp]

And so intelligent!

[@cheryltotheg2880]

@@Maisiewupppshe’s lovely 😅

[@straightouttacornwall]

I was down the rub-a-dub last night with a couple of me old china's and we drank a load of Richard Geres, the Tom Cruise was flowing until I could barely stand on my plate of meat.

[@BlackLiger788]

Neeps and Tatties is pretty easy to infer if you know the root of the words tuNeeps in a scots accent for Turnips. And poTatties.

[@wallythewondercorncake8657]

We have a similar word for potatoes in the West Country, "tiddies"

[@DaffCookie]

Taters 😊

[@cl0udbear]

Ironically the neeps are actually swedes and not turnips at all.

[@billyhills9933]

The official mascot of Hartlepool United Football Club is called H'Angus the Monkey. Stuart Drummond, who was one of the people who wore the mascot costume, later became Mayor of Hartlepool.

[@jaccilowe3842]

As my old professor used to say..."Read the question" 🤣

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

The ceremony of the keys is fabulous - I’ve been to it and it’s really great - it’s free but you have to book!

[@PelicanSoup]

If you want to learn a bit more about the Tower of London, I highly recomend a video called " Yeoman Warder Tower of London Tour 2018" it features Mark, a guy I served with in the Army, who is now a Yeoman Warder...its very funny and informative.

[@ElizabethMackenzie69]

I want to join that dragon eating a pie on top of a mountain! I'll bring the Irn Bru! 😂 ❤

[@daveyr7454]

Well done you two!! That was a really high score considering that you have gained the knowledge from your UK Internet exploration rather than growing up with it as a British born person would. It’s a pity that some of the immigrants who come here for a better life can’t put in as much effort, rather than dishing the UK from day one!

[@chrisaris8756]

Believe me, don’t watch Braveheart!!! It was Gibson re writing history to his benefit. In Scotland what the English call swede is called turnip and turnip is swede!!! Really confused my wife’s mother when she moved south!

[@Irene-Donald]

Well done both! 👏👏👏 as Americans you know a lot about the UK.

[@L0zzle]

well done guys! some tricky questions in there

[@PeakTrans]

A pleasure pier is one usually with a pavilion where entertainments are held and refreshments provided at the end of it.

[@billyo54]

Linsay is great fun. She doesn't take things too seriously, unlike Steve who's more grumpy.

[@donnamcintyre3108]

Very impressed, you both did really well

[@normanwallace7658]

From 1066 after the Norman Invasion the oficial language was Norman French but only spoken by the normans & nobility the common people spoke old english the Clergy spoke Latin!!

[@1851johnny]

That was fun, you both did really well.👍🏻

[@LB-my1ej]

French was only the language of the Nobles, the common people spoke old English (Saxon)

[@elliesconcerts]

As someone from southend! I'm proud! 😂❤ Funnily enough I've walked the pier more times than I've taken the train, it's more scenic that way. At the end there's a few cafes (including Jamie olivers) and a RNLI centre. It is always a MUST to eat a cream tea at the end of the pier 😂❤

[@Bridget410]

Congratulations! You both did really well!

[@nigelbundy4008]

I believe Big Ben the bell was named after a famous bare knuckle fight of the day!

[@FilmNerdy]

You guys did really well and I love seeing you two on screen together. Well done both.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Really enjoyed this. Definitely try to do more quizzes in the future. I love watching and playing along with game shows and quizzes.

[@daffodil800]

Glad you got Wales right, Hopkins and Burton were born a mile up the road from me in Port Talbot, South Wales, Zeta Jones about 9 miles away

[@MichaelLynch1]

You done amazing guys ❤❤ See you soaked up all that knowledge 👏👏👏👏

[@vilebrequin6923]

Well done, guys. Impressed!

[@markharris1125]

"What's Nelson's Column?" "It's a big . . . column." 😂😂

[@brigidsingleton1596]

With four lions lyin' down at the foot of the column.😊

[@MISSYGful]

With Nelson on top of it.

[@jerry2357]

Always reminds me of the sketch in Not the Nine O'clock News. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bafOZn5jabV6j7Msi=UvIEczGrmu9IizKl

[@reactingtomyroots]

😂

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@reactingtomyroots It was built to celebrate Nelson's victory against the French, at Trafalgar. It stands in Trafalgar Square.

[@davidholwell2060]

Well done guy's. Not bad at all. I would let you into the UK. If you ever do visit our little island then you will be one step ahead. Take care and have a wonderful weekend.

[@petebeno08]

1066 the Norman invasion was from Normandy which is in France so we spoke French before it was old Saxon

[@blackbob3358]

They spoke a form of anglo saxon before a place called France even existed, 08 !

[@cooljune5081]

In 1066 the Normans invaded and brought with them the Norman French language which remained the language of the aristocracy and administration until well into the middle ages 😃 Incidentally, the poor creature in Hartlepool was apparently a chimp, not a monkey though people from Hartlepool are colloquially known as 'Monkey hangers' 😬

[@Loulizabeth]

William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy - Northern region of France. So when he conquered the current English King Harold in 1066 he brought many French with him and put them in charge of certain high ranking positions and areas. So their language became the official language. So even though many of the regular people didn't know French, over time certain French words and concepts were adopted into "Modern English". There's actually a really good video by the channel "History Box" That gives a really good overview of all the Kings and Queens of England and the UK. It's a good because it includes some interesting facts or strongly held beliefs and fun/curious stories about the different kings and queen's. The channel is also doing individual videos on each King and Queen too. They were up to King Henry the a Eighth last time I checked.

[@claregale9011]

Hi guys , Anglo saxon or old English was spoken before the Norman conquest 1066 . England was first established in the yr 927 .

[@symons666]

You did very well, some of those i had no idea !

[@Caambrinus]

Well done, Steve - you're the only American I've ever heard pronounce 'Beatles' properly. The Magic Roundabout is an ironic nickname, after the well-loved children's programme from the 1960/70s (itself a version of an original French programme).

[@jhoneyb]

Love you two so much!

[@lauraburnett9320]

Don`t let the `rain thing' put you off, I live in Derbyshire and we had a month last year with no rain at all.

[@straightouttacornwall]

A few years back we had 4 months of no rain at all. Cornwall looked like a desert

[@adamdalton3492]

1066 William the bastard invaded England (Yes that was his name lol )he became William the conqueror after the Normans defeated us, naturally their language took over. They built churches all over the country and we still use some words/ spellings from the French language switch makes English confusing to foreigners trying to learn it.

[@heraklesnothercules.]

Being Norman, I believe he was actually called Guillaume le Batard (source: probably Stephen Fry). But you're right, the Anglicised version is as you stated.

[@MrBulky992]

It wasn't inevitable that French should become the official language: the Danes under Canute and his sons were in charge from 1015 to 1042 but Danish wasn't the official language it was all down to the fact that William's regime was authoritatian and oppressive, not least because they ousted the English ruling class (which the Danes didn't).

[@nikkicalow7819]

London Bridge was sold to Missourian oil magnate Robert McCulloch in 1968 at a cost of US$2.46million (£1.63million), and shipped piece by piece over the ocean. The bridge is now the star attraction at Lake Havasu City, where it sits in retirement by the lake of the same name, alongside a cluster of ‘Tudor-themed’ shops and restaurants. However, controversy has long been attached to the purchase of London Bridge, with popular legend suggesting that Mr McCulloch had intended to buy Tower Bridge rather than its flatter, more mundane colleague - and had confused the two structures.

[@djs98blue]

Well done on the quiz!

[@leseighteen]

My wife and I what’s your videos and find them really funny as we see you open things that are just normal to us. It would be quite interesting if you could show us the American alternatives carry on doing what you do and please please find time to come to the UK, you will be so welcome, all our love Leslie and Evie

[@emdoeslife1355]

As someone who lives in northern England, it does rain all the time. If it’s not raining, it’s hailing, snowing or just freezing. Today it was a good day ranging about 10-14 degrees Celsius (50-57 Fahrenheit I believe) and everyone (including me) was complaining it was hot, we’re definitely not used to the warm up here

[@vallee3140]

you did very well, fun to watch

[@tumbleweed860]

Tallest building is now “Horizon 22”, in London, well worth visiting their observation floor, and there’s no cost.

[@karengray662]

I’m very, very impressed, you did great! Very impressive 😮

[@warrenturner397]

Well done - reckon you would have beaten most Poms!

[@user-zu6ir6kj5g]

You both did amazingly well - better than many Brits would have done! In 1066 the French successfully invaded, led by William the Bastard - later renamed William the Conqueror. French was established as the official language, though it was largely spoken by the nobility, and used in official documents. As a result there are many "English" words that are French in origin.

[@clinging54321]

As GW Bush famously said 'The French don't have a word for entrepreneur.'

[@robertgrant4987]

Excellent job guy's, well done 👏 😊

[@margaretnicol3423]

Well done! You did brilliantly. 🏆

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

You're not weird for liking quizzes. My grandsons (in 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇰🇪) and I do an online quiz each Sunday morning before church (though for the 🇨🇦 cousins it's Saturday evening). Pub quizzes are an institution in the UK, and other English-speaking countries. We don't like multiple choice questions, though.

[@TheJpf79]

The Fringe its on for the entire month of August, there are comedy and art shows, street performers, all sorts of things going on folk from all over the world fill the city every August.

[@charlestaylor9424]

I was going to a late night show at the Fringe and phoned round pubs to see which were open late - a tired sounding man at one said "September the 3rd".

[@TheJpf79]

@@charlestaylor9424 We only live 40 mins away and its cheaper to buy a hotel for the night than get a taxi home because the trains stopped early, changed it last year, used to be a great place, its not so much the "Fringe" anymore though, loads of folk used to go there and were able to make it big, maybe get themselves on TV, now all the folk that are already on TV flock there every year and take up all the space.

[@patriciakeogh5008]

I’m must say, I think you did so well. You’ve remembered more than you think, watching all about the UK.

[@Maisiewuppp]

Re French: read up on the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings.

[@suzannebrookes5950]

Lindsay's laugh is lethal, every time she laughs, I crack up laughing, so contagious. You both did great at the quiz though I think Lindsay had the edge on you Steve.

[@lyramidsummer5508]

Nearly died laughing when he pronounced Hartlepool 😂

[@reactingtomyroots]

😂

[@lyramidsummer5508]

Much respect for the quiz though. Some very educated guesses. Some Brits would have done way worse.

[@annafox4553]

Southend is near to where I live. Watching this has reminded me that I haven't been on the pier in years. I will make a point of going this summer ❤

[@Jean-MarcBordeaux]

The William Conqueror invaded England in 1066 and defeated king Harold and the UK spoke French for 300 years all books and laws was in French. Many French words are in the English language today. The Nobels spoke French and Latin. The Cullom in Trafalgar Square is Lord Nelsons Cullom. The great Sea Lord, Merci Jean-Marc 💁‍♂

[@alicemilne1444]

This is unfortunately not true. The UK is a modern political union that began to be formed through the union of the parliaments of Scotland and England (& Wales) in 1707. Do not confuse the UK with England. William the Conqueror conquered only England, not any of the other countries in Britain.

[@blackbob3358]

@@alicemilne1444Aye, they had a butchers over the hedge, and thought "There's nowt theer". stir stir.

[@colinp2238]

Some of those are so obvious to us Brits and thought Steve would have known more due to his research for his videos. London Bridge is in London but it is the replacement for the old one that is in America. Lindsey did very well on the quiz.

[@davidmoor8096]

FYI: Did Mel Gibson know the below when he made "Braveheart"? Taken from Wikipedia: Wallace was transported to London and taken to Westminster Hall. There he was tried for treason, for which his defence was that he, unlike most of the other Scottish leaders, had never sworn allegiance to Edward. He was also charged with committing atrocities against civilians in war, "sparing neither age nor sex, monk nor nun". As a result, the trial has attracted the attention of modern legal scholarship as it is one of the earliest examples of, what would now be considered, a prosecution for war crimes. It is one of only three known pre-modern trials which raised, in today's terms, issues of international humanitarian law. Following the trial, on 23 August 1305, Wallace was taken from the hall to the Tower of London, then stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to the Elms at Smithfield. He was hanged, drawn and quartered-strangled by hanging, but released while he was still alive, emasculated, eviscerated (with his bowels burned before him), beheaded, then cut into four parts. Wallace's head was dipped in tar and placed on a spike atop London Bridge. Translation; he seriously p****d off King Edward I of England, so he INVENTED a new form of execution! It lasted for over 400 years!

[@101steel4]

The Scottish were upset when Mel Gibson got the part as he isn't Scottish. Now look at him, a racist alcoholic 😂😂 Frankie Boyle.

[@docksider]

William Wallace was not the first noble person to be executed by hanging drawing and quartering - that was the fate of Prince Dafydd of Wales - who was condemned to death by a parliament at Shrewsbury in England on 3 October 1283. Dafydd was dragged through the streets of Shrewsbury attached to a horse's tail, then hanged alive, revived, then disembowelled and his entrails burned before him for "his sacrilege in committing his crimes in the week of Christ's passion", and then his body cut into four-quarters "for plotting the king's death". Geoffrey of Shrewsbury was paid 20 shillings for carrying out the gruesome act. He was the brother of the last Welsh Prince of Wales (until Owain Glyn Dwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales in 1404.

[@philipmorgan6048]

The strange thing was that he only complained of a headache after all this.

[@clinging54321]

​@@docksideroh like Game of Thrones - tied to a Horse's tail.

[@vaudevillian7]

You need to find a video on the Norman Invasion and Norman England / the Plantagenets

[@NK-bj8li]

In short, the Norman conquest of 1066, by William the Conqueror lead to French becoming the ‘main’ language for about 300 years This was because the ruling-class spoke French (more specifically Norman-French). However, many people in the lower-class continued speaking Old-English. Some words that came from this conquest include: ‘duke, general, soldier, army, palace, law, chivalry, merchant, mutton, beef and pork’ as well much more identifiable words such as, ‘bon-voyage, Deja-vu, en-route’

[@user-xk3ej6jd5h]

The ceremony of the keys is well worth seeing I found it both emotional and beautiful. The solo bugler bought tears to my eyes.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

Rarebit is euphemism. It’s really rabbit. Rabbits used to be really cheap meat since they were considered a pest. The idea is that the Welsh were do poor they couldn’t even afford rabbit. So a Welsh rabbit is cheese on toast. The Welsh were known for their fondness for cheese.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Caerphilly how you say that.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

@@wessexdruid7598 Ho very Ho. Actually I’d have thought that Caerphilly would not be the best cheese to grill. It’s quite chalky and wet, a bit like set cottage cheese (White Rabbit?) You can buy Welsh ‘rarebit’ cheese from Tesco. It’s cheddar with Worcester sauce and cracked black pepper.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@Joanna-il2ur That's precisely why you should...

[@kimspicer9038]

I'm SO enjoying your videos! They are fun! When I worked in London as a nurse, my drive to work every day was over Tower Bridge, which was rather fabulous. And (I worked in the East End) occasionally at weekends my friends and I would squash into a car and drive to Southend. The pier is a mile long and once we were at the end of the pier and going to start to walk back when rain came. We were rather drenched by the time we got back to shore. And we'd get Fish and Chips and have a jolly good traditional English time!