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5th Century | In what century did the Romans leave Britain? |
green | What color bush did an Anglo-Saxon woman raise to indicate that her ale was done brewing? |
in monasteries | In the early Middle Ages, where could a traveler obtain overnight accommodations? |
1446 | When were the Hostellers of London were granted guild status? |
Worshipful Company of Innholders | What name was taken by the Hostellers in 1514? |
1446 | When did the Hostellers of London become a guild? |
1514 | In what year did the Hostellers of London change their name to the Worshipful Company of Innholders? |
monasteries | Where did travelers early in the Middle Ages often find lodgings? |
pilgrimages | What religious activity was responsible for the growing demand for hostelries? |
in the country or along a highway | Where is an inn typically located? |
community gathering places | In addition to providing for the needs of travelers what was another typical use for an inn? |
several centuries | How old are some of the inns in Europe? |
food and drink | Aside from lodging, what amenities are often offered at inns? |
highway | What road is an inn often located near? |
two | How many thousand years ago did the Romans build their road system? |
several centuries | About how old are the oldest inns in Europe? |
community gathering places | What role did inns serve other than housing travelers? |
accommodation | What amenity does an inn offer that pubs, alehouses and taverns usually do not? |
the UK | In what nation's pubs is food often served? |
The George | Along with Southwark and The Tabard, what is a notable London inn? |
Scotland | In what country is "The Welcome Inn" frequently used as a name for pubs? |
horses | Aside from human beings, what creature's needs were traditionally seen to at inns? |
lodging | What is the main service of an inn, now also attainable in motels, hotels and lodges? |
alcohol | What is the main provision that pubs offer? |
food and drink | What are customers seeking when they visit restaurants or taverns? |
Holiday Inn | What is a noted hotel brand throughout North America? |
innkeepers | In the United States, what are operators of lodgings sometimes called? |
Inns of Court | Along with the Inns of Chancery, in what inns did British lawyers historically conduct business? |
London | In what city are the Inns of Chancery located? |
Wales | Outside England, what other country does the legal system founded around the Inns of Court operate in? |
fermented malt | What was the one ingredient of traditional English ale? |
the Netherlands | What country pioneered the introduction of hops for beer production? |
15th | In what century was the process of using hops to produce beer introduced to England? |
17th | In what century did the first independent breweries appear in England? |
commercial breweries | What businesses were the dominant brewers of beer in England by the close of the 17th century? |
the Glorious Revolution | After what political upheaval was gin introduced to England? |
the Dutch | What people introduced gin to England? |
1688 | In what year did the Glorious Revolution occur? |
six times | How much more gin than beer was made in England in 1740? |
half | In 1740, what fraction of London drinking establishments were gin shops? |
William Hogarth | What artist created the engraving Beer Street and Gin Lane? |
The Gin Act 1736 | What law imposed a high tax on gin shops and resulted in riots? |
1742 | When were the Gin Act 1736 duties eliminated? |
The Gin Act 1751 | What law placed gin shops under the control of local magistrates? |
19th | In what century did gin houses proliferate throughout Britain? |
Sketches by Boz | What book by Dickens described activities in drinking establishments? |
1835–1836 | Over what two-year period was Sketches by Boz written? |
"Gin Palaces" | What was another name for gin houses early in the 19th century? |
London | In what British city did gin houses first appear? |
Beer Act of 1830 | What law allowed the existence of beer houses? |
low alcohol content | In what way did small beer differ from regular beer? |
gin | What alcohol was regarded as evil when compared to beer? |
reducing public drunkenness | What was the intention behind the passage of the Beer Act of 1830? |
£168 | What is the approximate modern value of two guineas in 1830? |
beer or cider | What did the Beer Act allow a householder to sell from his home? |
Sundays | On what day were beer houses closed? |
jugs | Along with barrels, what was beer typically dispensed from? |
spirits and fortified wines | What was forbidden from being sold in beer houses? |
400 | How many beer houses opened their doors in the inaugural year of the Beer Act? |
46,000 | How many beer houses existed throughout Britain eight years after the passage of the Beer Act? |
1869 | In what year were additional licensing laws introduced for beer houses? |
pubs | What establishments did beer houses become after buying an additional license? |
19th | By the end of what century were most beer houses closed? |
corners or road junctions | Where are purpose-built pubs typically located? |
real ale micro-brewers | What modern brewers often first began as beer houses? |
The Red Lion | Along with The Royal Oak and The Crown, what is a traditional name for a pub? |
Smith's Beer House | What is an example of a name for a beer house? |
ale | In addition to a license to sell spirits, what did tavern owners require a license to sell? |
17th | In what century did public drinking regulations first exist in England? |
the crown | What party received income from the sale of public drinking house licenses? |
19th | In what century were the operating hours of drinking establishments first limited? |
1960s | In what decade were the restrictions on public drinking establishment licenses loosened? |
Local Authorities | What bodies controlled drinking establishment licensing administration as of 2005? |
Wine and Beerhouse Act 1869 | What law mandated a license from the local magistrate to sell beer? |
special Licensing Sessions courts | At what locations were public house licenses granted? |
ex-servicemen or ex-policemen | Retirees from what two professions often sought licenses for pubs? |
Occasional Licences | What were licenses called that allowed spirits to be served at temporary premises? |
London Metropolitan Archives centre | Where can historical licensing records be examined? |
owner | Along with a public house's address, licensee, and the licensee's misdemeanors, what information was kept in licensing records? |
the Defence of the Realm Act | What law further restricted public houses? |
August 1914 | In what month and year was the Defence of the Realm Act passed? |
12 noon–2:30 pm | Along with the period 6:30 pm–9:30 pm, what opening hours were acceptable under the Defence of the Realm Act? |
Pembrokeshire | What is an example of a county where provinces were closed for violating the Defence of the Realm Act? |
the police | What body enforced pubs' closing hours under the Defence of the Realm Act? |
10:30 pm | What was the mandated closing time of pubs in Kensington in the 1960s? |
11 pm | What was the mandated closing time of pubs in Knightsbridge in the 1960s? |
Carlisle | What is an example of an English city where breweries were run by the government? |
1973 | In what year did the State Management Scheme cease? |
Sundays | On what days were Scottish and Welsh pubs often 'dry'? |
11 pm | Circa 2000, what was the latest pubs in Wales could be open until on every day but Sunday? |
10:30 pm | What was the latest legal closing time on Sundays in English pubs as of 2000? |
24 | How many hours per day were pubs located near Billingsgate fish market allowed to remain open? |
12 noon | In 2000, what was the earliest Welsh and English pubs could open on Sundays? |
11 am | In 2000, what was the earliest Welsh and English pubs could open on any day but Sunday? |
1976 | When were wartime licensing laws ended in Scotland? |
Scotland's and Northern Ireland's | What constituent countries of the United Kingdom's licensing laws were notably flexible? |
24 November 2005 | When did the Licensing Act 2003 come into effect? |
the local council | After the Licensing Act 2003, who determined the operating hours of pubs? |
11.30 pm | Due to the traditional closing hours, when was there often violence outside of pubs? |
207,800 | How many alcohol involved hospital admissions were there in 2006/7? |
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