How well do you know your alternative history?

To celebrate the return of Drunk History to Comedy Central on Virgin Media, we want to test your knowledge of the more bizarre trivia from the annals of time. Head to www.virginmediapresents.com for more...

Created by Virgin TV Edit (User Generated Content*)User Generated Content is not posted by anyone affiliated with, or on behalf of, Playbuzz.com.

On Jan 26, 2016

1 / 10

King Henry III kept a polar bear in the Tower of London

2 / 10

In 1814 London, a huge vat of wine ruptured and the resulting flood killed eight people

3 / 10

In 16th century England, there was a tax on beards

4 / 10

William the Conqueror’s body exploded at his funeral in 1087

5 / 10

The A40 runs through the location of King Arthur’s court of Camelot

6 / 10

Sailors used to be superstitious about sailing on a Friday, so the Royal Navy tried to dispel this by launching a ship called HMS Friday – which sank on its first voyage.

7 / 10

In 1949, a flock of birds landed on the minute hand of Big Ben, putting the time back nearly five minutes.

8 / 10

An alliance between Britain and Portugal from the 14th century was invoked during WWII

9 / 10

In 1978, special varieties of mouse evolved in the tunnels of the London Underground

10 / 10

Someone bought Stonehenge in 1915

Questions left

These are 10 of the World CRAZIEST Ice Cream Flavors

Created by Tal Garner

On Nov 18, 2021