St George’s Bake
and Brew quiz
1 What is England named after?
The Engles, a tribe of wood turners from Holland
The Eggs, a group of super intelligent quiz show contestants
The Angles, the largest of the Germanic tribes who settled in England in the
5th and 6th centuries.
The Angles, a group of mathematicians who discovered trigonometry
2 What is Rooibos also known as?
Blue tea
Red tea
Black tea
Green tea
3 Which of the following is not a nick name for the Eccles cake?
Squashed
fly cake
Fly pie
Fly’s
graveyard
Flying
custard pie
4 The story of St George and the dragon is a myth, brought back with the Crusaders,
but where is it said to have happened?
Libya
Wales
Georgia
Finland
5 The Victoria sponge cake was named after who?
Queen
Victoria
Victoria
Beckham
Victoria
Wood
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6 According to 2009’s Guinness Book of World Records, what is the record for the
most layers in a layer cake?
10
68
230
751
7 A legend exists that suggests that St George was born in which town in England?
Coventry
Oxford
Southwark
Newcastle
8 Which of the following words does not mean tea?
Thee
Arbata
Enteh
Tata
52
64
9 How old was Mrs Beeton when she died?
28
43
10 In Catalonia, what do people do on St George’s Day?
Exchange
cakes
Exchange
books
Exchange
hugs
Exchange
insults
11 Which of the following places does not recognise St George as a patron saint?
Georgia
Palestine
Monaco
Moscow
12 According to 2009’s Guinness Book of World Records, how many litres did the world’s
largest cup of coffee hold?
270 litres
1509 litres
2981 litres
3613 litres
13 When did tea start to be imported into Britain?
1460s
1560s
1660s
1760s
14 In medieval romances of the story of George and the dragon, the lance with which St George
slew the dragon was called what?
Mezzalin
Ultimizzi
Ascalon
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quiz answers
1
The Angles, the largest of the Germanic tribes who settled in England in the 5th and 6th
centuries.
2 Red tea. Rooibos, literally translated as Red Bush from Afrikaans, is popular in South
Africa.
3 Flying custard pie. The Eccles cake is a Salford speciality.
4 Libya. The most popular story seems to be set at the waters of “Silene” (perhaps the
modern day Cyrene) in Libya.
5 Queen Victoria. She was thought to favour a slice of sponge cake with her afternoon tea.
6 230. Jayn Parenti in Arkansas, USA baked a patriotically red, white and blue layer cake
containing a record breaking 230 layers on 4 July 2006.
7 Coventry. It is unlikely that St George ever visited England, but there exists a legend that
he was born in Coventry and was buried in nearby Caludon Castle.
8 Tata. Thee is Dutch, Arbata is Lithuanian, Enteh is Sudanese. Tata is an Indian business
known for making cars.
9 28. Isabella Mary Beeton was only 28 when she died, four years after publishing her
famous book Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management. She is thought to have
contracted Puerperal Fever, and is buried in West Norwood Cemetry.
10 Exchange books. La Diada de Sant Jordi, is also known as El Dia del Libre (the day of the
book). Traditionally men would give a rose to their loved ones and the women would
give a book in return. Now, it is more customary for men and women to give books.
11 Monaco. St George is patron saint of many places and peoples, including Aragon,
Catalonia, Ethiopia, Moscow, Scouts, archers and field workers. Lichtenstein is not one
of the countries he is patron saint of.
12 3613 litres. Brewed in Vinacafe Bien Hoa in Vietnam in 2007, the largest cup of coffee
held 3,618 litres or 795 gallons.
13 1660s. With the marriage of King Charles II to the Portuguese princess Catherine of
Bragance, the practise of drinking tea became popular in court.
14 Ascalon. The lance was named after the city of Ashkelon in Israel.
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