Sunday 14th April 2024
Difficulty: Very easy
The Order of the British Empire (Quiz #513)
CBE, Type II, Civil division. Photo: Alexeinikolayevichromanov @ Wikipedia. (Creative Commons)
The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V in 1917 to honour those who had served in a non-combative role and expanded the Order to reward contributions to the Arts, Sciences, Charitable work and Public Service*.
1. There are five classes of appointment to the Order. The first two are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross, and Knight Commander or Dame Commander. What comes next?
2. Members of the order (of all ranks) may wear special vestments and insignia on various occasions. For example, some ranks wear the "collar" on "collar days", such as New Year's Day. On what day would a member wear the order's lapel pin?
3. What do David Bowie, J.G.Ballard, L.S.Lowry, George Melly, and Benjamin Zephaniah all have in common?
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