Friday Quiz Answers 10/10/2025

1. Which British city is home to the world's oldest underground railway system?
   Answer: London.

2. What is traditionally rolled down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire during an annual (and slightly bonkers) event?
   Answer: Cheese.

3. Which famous British author wrote under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith?
   Answer: J.K. Rowling.

4. Which invention by Sir Tim Berners-Lee changed the world forever in the early 1990s?
   Answer: The World Wide Web.

5. The Great British Bake Off first aired in which year?
   Answer: 2010.

6. Which English king had six wives and created the Church of England?
   Answer: Henry VIII.

7. What is the name of the UK’s highest mountain?
   Answer: Ben Nevis.

8. Which coastal town is home to the UK's longest pleasure pier?
   Answer: Southend-on-Sea.

9. Which popular savoury snack was famously invented in Leicester in the 1950s?
   Answer: Walkers Crisps.

10. Which British coin features the image of Britannia, a traditional symbol of the nation?
    Answer: The £2 Coin.

Bright Source Bonus Question

Q. Which part of an LED fitting is responsible for converting electrical energy into light?
Answer: The LED chip (or diode) – This is the component that emits light when an electric current passes through it.