NewsTracker Answers for week of Apr 25, 2011

Q: While many Britons planned big celebrations for this week's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a significant minority was less than overwhelmed. Where is England?

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Q: One survey found that 35 percent of British adults planned to watch the wedding on TV, but an equal proportion said they would ignore the ceremony in . . .

A. Westminster Abbey

B. Buckingham Palace

C. St. Paul's Cathedral

D. Tower of London

A. The United Kingdom's Royal Family holds most of its important marriages, christenings and funerals at Westminster Abbey, but William's parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, married in St. Paul's.

Q: Kate Middleton's ancestors include coal miners and carpenters. Prince William's ancestors include William the Conqueror, the Norman who invaded England from . . .

A. Germany

B. Norway

C. France

D. Ireland

C. The Normans who conquered England in 1066 were from the northern coast of France. William was a descendant of Viking pirates who were given Normandy by the French king in exchange for stopping their pillaging raids deep into France.

Q: Prince William is an heir to a monarchy covering 134 million people in 16 Commonwealth realms. Which of these former British colonies is NO LONGER a Commonwealth realm?

A. Tuvalu

B. Bahamas

C. Canada

D. South Africa

D. A referendum ended the monarchy in South Africa in 1961.

Q: Prince William and Kate Middleton met at the University of St. Andrews in . . .

A. Wales

B. Scotland

C. England

D. Northern Ireland

B. The university on the east coast of Scotland is third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge in England. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland comprise the United Kingdom.