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First of all, let's find out what you know about the general subject of bread and baking.

1. What makes dough rise?	HeatYeastHelium
2. Who was famous for burning cakes?	Christopher ColumbusAlfred the GreatDelia Smith
3. The Great Fire of London started in what?	A bakeryA fishmonger'sA tallowchandler's
4. The Corn Laws of 1815 were to protect what?	The price of home-grown wheatPoorly-paid chiropodistsUndersized corn dollies
5. Baking soda is what?	American drink Sodium bicarbonateCleaning cream for pots
6. What happens when bread is left to ferment?	It turns a different colourIt rests and risesIt runs out of the kitchen
7. In the Bible, what type of loaves fed the 5,000?	MaltRyeBarley

Now let's see how much you know about The Worshipful Company of Bakers

8. What do the two bucks in the Coat-of-Arms signify?	BuckwheatAllegiance to the QueenMeat-free food
9. The Bakers of London paid what to the King's Exchequer for their Guild?	Two loaves of bread each weekA Mark of goldSack of wheat
10. What is the link between the Bakers Company and London's South Bank University?	A telephone lineVegetarian sausagesThe National Bakery School
11. What is the Baker Company's motto?	Praise God for AllManna from HeavenDough a Deer
12. The Bakers' Company has links with a world-famous museum, which one?	British History Museum, LondonIronbridge Museum, ShropshireRailway Museum, York
13. What type of nuts are used in the old recipe for Scotch Shortbread (Rich)?	BrazilsHazelnutsGround Almonds

Finally let's test your general knowledge

14. The Battle of Hastings is shown on the Bayeux Tapestry - where is it?	France Windsor CastleHouses of Parliament
15. Guy Fawkes went to which school	Eton, WindsorSt Trinians, SurreySt Peters, York
16. In ancient times a King of Egypt was known by what other name?	PharaohCanuteKong
17. Parliament comes from the word "parliamentum," which means what?	Argue Parley or talk Gossip
18. Rowland Hill introduced what?	Ordnance SurveyThe Penny StampTV's Roland the Rat
19. When did man first land on the Moon?	196919661963
20. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's father was what by profession?	ButcherGrocerBaker

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