He should know that the correct answer to "where was the Magna Carta signed?" is "At the bottom". Boris Johnson reckons he pretended not to know what Magna Carta meant, which IMO is not impossible. I just cannot imagine that an Eton education leaves you not knowing that sort of thing.
Anyway, UCL and Metro came up with this quiz to test basic England history knowledge (says British but it's mostly English really). I think one of the questions is slightly unfair. See if you agree.
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MadBusLady · 28/09/2012 13:43
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