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1 Why 'Piccadilly' 2 Why 'Costermonger' 3 Why Is Grapefruit So Called 4 Who Introduced Christmas Trees 5 Who Invented the One Piece Bathing Suit 6 Who Decreed the Length of a Yard 7 Why 'Beefeaters' 8 Why 'Threshold' 9 Who Invented the Sandwich 10 Why the 'Bridge' of a Ship 11 Why Do Men Button Coats Left over Right 12 Why Are Some Windows Bricked Up in Old Houses 13 Where Did the Kiss Originate 14 What Famous School Was Founded by a Grocer 15 How Far Does Shaving Date Back 16 Why Do Women Wear Wedding Rings 17 Who Founded Lord's 18 For What Purpose Were the Pyramids Built 19 Of What Crosses Does the Union Jack Consist 20 What Stood on the Site of the Marble Arch 21 Which Is the Largest Church 22 What Length Is Hand in Measuring Horses 23 Why Is Rice Thrown at Weddings 24 Why 'Starboard' 25 What Is the Origin of Saluting | 26 Why Do Sailors Drink the King's Health Sitting 27 Who Was the First King to Live at Buckingham Palace 28 Which Cathedral Has the Highest Spire in England 29 What Does the Monument Commemorate 30 What Is the Woolsack 31 Why Is the Olive Branch the Symbol of Peace 32 Why Sailors Wear Collars 33 What Is the Address H.M. Fleet in Foreign Waters 34 How Much are the Contents of the British Museum Insured for 35 Why Were Tankards Originally Glass Bottomed 36 What Is the Origin of Wig and Gown 37 What Do Hall Marks on Silver Mean 38 How Did the British Navy Get Its Colours 39 Of What Does the Royal Standard Consist 40 What Is the Plimsoll Mark 41 Why a Horse Shoe for Luck 42 Why Do Men Raise Their Hats 43 Why Do Men Walk on Outside of Pavement 44 Which is the Only Regiment to Wear Two Cap Badges 45 Why Are Wages Called 'Screw' 46 Why Buttons on Soldier's Cuff 47 Where the Name 'John Bull' Comes from 48 Why 'Bobbies' 49 Why Hard Felt Hats Are Called Bowlers 50 Why Cocks on Weather Vanes |