know your britain

[spaldinglinc]

1 what were harold steptoes middle names.
2 who starred in the 1950s film around the world in eighty days.
3 what was the first registration plate in britain.
4 "happy endings" began with which romantic fragrance.
5 which airline did british airways acquire in 1988
6 which artist said "i draw like a child entirely out of my head?
7 which uk town has its own telephone system
8 who was the prime minister during the abdiction crisis.

[mightywease]

No. 2 David Niven was Phileas Fogg - other cast here

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048960/

[BriWrite]

3 = a1

[BriWrite]

7. Kingston upon Hull

[08012006]

3) A1
7) Kingston upon HULL (Kingston communications)
8) Stanley Baldwin

Maybe you've heard how the carol of 1936 was reworded
"Hark the herald-angels sing
Mrs Simpson's pinched our king"

[08012006]

More info on 3

A 1 was originally issued back in 1903 to the late Earl Russell; he wanted this car registration so badly he camped outside the doors of the vehicle registration office all night, just to make sure the car registration was his.

[mightywease]

No 1. Harold Albert Kitchener Steptoe

[08012006]

http://www.albertandharold.co.uk/harold.html

[Aquagility]

5 British Caledonian

[Aquagility]

6 Picasso - though I don't know what it has to do with Britain.