Monday 27th May 2024
Difficulty: Hard
Bank holidays (Quiz #556)
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A quiz to enjoy while you're waiting for the rain to stop...
1. Up until 1834 there were 33 public holidays a year in the U.K. What was this reduced to in 1834?
2. Liberal politician Sir John Lubbock authored the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. Apart from being a politician, what profession did he have?
3. Nowadays there are eight bank holidays in England. But which country of the UK has most bank holidays, with ten?
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