Friday 9th December 2022
Difficulty: Easy

Pillar boxes (Quiz #21)

Pillar box
Photo by Grooveland Designs (Unsplash)

A pillar box is a free-standing post box, as found in the United Kingdom.

1. The first pillar box design for London was stubby and rectangular, surmounted by a decorative ball. They were replaced because people complained that they were ugly. One survived and was earmarked for preservation. But why was it lost?

A. It fell into the Thames

B. It was hit by a bomb during the Blitz in World War II

C. It was smashed when another pillar box was dropped on it

2. In Scotland there were protests when the first boxes made in the reign of Elizabeth II were produced. These bore the cypher "E II R", but there were objections because Queen Elizabeth is the first Queen of Scotland to bear that name, Elizabeth I having been Queen of England and Ireland only. How did the Scots show their disapproval?

A. They blew them up

B. They painted them blue and white

C. They peed into them

3. The most recent UK design featured a “Belfast Flap”. What is this for?

A. It stops you posting anything but letters

B. It stops the rain getting in

C. It stops people interfering with the mail in the box

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