The British custom of “afternoon tea” isn’t all that old. It was originated by Anna Maria Stanhope, who was duchess of Bedford and a lifelong friend of Queen Victoria. In about 1840, she began inviting friends to her estate for light refreshments and tea in the afternoons. The ritual spread rapidly through the U.K. soon after that.
Complete this transatlantic pop-culture analogy: Great Britain is to the United States, as Alf Garnett is to:
A) Archie Bunker
B) Don Rickles
C) Colonel Sanders
D) Jon Stewart
Tuesday’s answer: “Othello” villain Iago has the most lines of any Shakespearean villain, with about 1,100.
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