Top 100 List
Q. What are some British traditions?
Top 50 British ‘traditions’
Table of Contents
- Q. What are some British traditions?
- Q. What are typical British facial features?
- Q. How would you describe someone as British?
- Q. Who is the most famous British person?
- Q. Who died in 2011?
- Q. What famous singers are dead?
- Q. Who is the youngest singer to die?
- Q. What female artist has sold the most records?
- Q. What is the biggest selling album by a female artist?
- Q. Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?
- Q. What is the #1 album of all time?
- Q. Who is the most successful female singer of all time?
- Eating a traditional roast dinner on a Sunday.
- Putting the kettle on in a crisis.
- Eating a full English breakfast.
- The ability to queue nicely.
- Cheering on the underdog.
- Going to the pub.
- Guy Fawkes night.
- Eating turkey on Christmas Day.
Q. What are typical British facial features?
The overall faces are both soft-featured, without pointy noses, chins or jaws. The cheekbones are not very prominent. The hair and eyes are darker but are closer to mousy brown than dark brown. The eyes are straight and all the facial features are generally small and soft.
Q. How would you describe someone as British?
“Being British means that you are born in either Scotland, England, Northern Ireland or Wales even if your Mum and Dad are from a different country.” “We are British if we have a British passport or we were born there.” “To me being British means having a Royal family because not many other countries have one.”
Q. Who is the most famous British person?
Top 10
| Rank | Name | Advocate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) | Mo Mowlam, British politician. |
| 2 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) | Jeremy Clarkson, TV presenter. |
| 3 | Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) | Rosie Boycott, journalist and feminist activist. |
| 4 | Charles Darwin (1809–1882) | Andrew Marr, journalist and TV presenter. |
- Muhammad (570 – 632 AD) Prophet of Islam.
- Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) – British mathematician and scientist.
- Jesus of Nazareth (c.
- Buddha (c 563 – 483 BC) Spiritual Teacher and founder of Buddhism.
- Confucius (551 – 479 BC) – Chinese philosopher.
- St.
- Ts’ai Lun (AD 50 – 121) Inventor of paper.
Q. Who died in 2011?
Celebrity Deaths 2011
| Anne Francis January 2 | John Dye January 10 | David Nelson January 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Russell February 28 | Michael Gough March 17 | Elizabeth Taylor March 23 |
| Dana Wynter May 05 | Jeff Conaway May 27 | James Arness June 03 |
| Bubba Smith August 03 | Annette Charles August 03 | Francis Quinn August 08 |
Q. What famous singers are dead?
Died in 20s
| Artist | Notoriety | Born |
|---|---|---|
| Gram Parsons | Singer/songwriter, ‘founder’ of Country rock | September 19, 1973 |
| Randy Rhoads | Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne | December 6, 1956 |
| Otis Redding | American soul singer | September 9, 1941 |
| Selena Quintanilla-Pérez | Solo Tejano and Pop artist | April 16, 1971 |
Q. Who is the youngest singer to die?
Famous Musicians Who Died Too Young
- Aaliyah (1979-2001) Racked.
- Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) NME.
- Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) NME.
- Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopes (1971-2002) Vibe.
- Selena (1971-1995) Entity Mag.
- Buddy Holly (1936-1959) Biography.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) Ultimate Guitar.
- Tammi Terrell (1945-1970) NPR.
Q. What female artist has sold the most records?
Madonna Louise Ciccone
Q. What is the biggest selling album by a female artist?
Call it pop. Call it country. Call it what you will, but the music featured on Shania Twain’s third album Come on Over has managed to transcend genre in becoming the best-selling album by a solo female artist of all time, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Q. Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?
The Beatles
Q. What is the #1 album of all time?
The Eagles’ ‘Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)’, which was originally released in 1976, has been confirmed to be the best-selling album of all-time in the US, with the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) reporting sales of 38 million copies. ‘Thriller’, meanwhile, is five million behind at 33 million copies.
Q. Who is the most successful female singer of all time?
Madonna
