CRAIG BROWN: Are you a Prince Harry Mastermind? 

When gossip grows previous, we name it historical past. In his day, the element of Henry VIII’s relationships together with his six wives would have been often called gossip; these days it’s studied in school, so it’s historical past.

In reality, the right mathematical system for historical past is TT+100, or, in layman’s phrases, Tittle-Tattle plus 100 years.

It’s already true of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson. Within the mid-Nineteen Thirties, tales about them had been the province of gossip columnists. Ninety years on, they’re on the historical past syllabus.

Sooner or later, the identical is sure to occur to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Spare a thought for our great-great-grandchildren within the twenty second century, pressured to learn the Duke’s autobiography for his or her GCSE historical past examination paper?

When gossip grows previous, we name it historical past. In his day, the element of Henry VIII’s relationships together with his six wives would have been often called gossip; these days it’s studied in school, so it’s historical past

Sooner or later, the identical is sure to occur to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Spare a thought for our great-great-grandchildren within the twenty second century, pressured to learn the Duke’s autobiography for his or her GCSE historical past examination paper?

How will they fare towards multiple-choice questions on their set textual content?

1) The title of Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir was:

a) Share

b) Smear

c) Sq.

d) Spare

e) Scare

2) What was the identify of the guide’s ghost-writer?

a) J.R. Ewing

b) J.R.R. Tolkien

c) J.R. Moehringer

d) J.D. Salinger

e) J.Okay. Rowling

3) Which of the above, if any, wrote Lord Of The Rings? (For a bonus 5 marks, describe the distinction, if any, between J.R. Ewing and J.Okay. Rowling. For an additional two marks, who killed J.R.R. Tolkien?)

4) The creator of Prince Harry’s autobiography additionally ghost-wrote the memoirs of . . .

a) Andrea Leadsom

b) Andre Agassi

c) Andre Rieu

d) Prince Andrew

e) Andrew Ridgeley

5) For an additional two marks, what feats did Andrea Leadsom and Andrew Ridgeley share?

a) They had been each profitable Nineteen Eighties pop stars earlier than turning into racing drivers

b) They duetted on a charity model of hit single Final Christmas

c) They had been each Tory MPs

d) They had been each Leaders of the Home of Commons

e) Not one of the above

6) Within the acknowledgements for Spare, which one in all these well-known historic figures did Prince Harry fail to thank for his or her ‘unwavering friendship and help’?

a) Oprah Winfrey

b) Chris Martin

c) James Corden

d) Harry Types

e) Tyler Perry

7) To which pop band did Harry Types belong? (And for 5 bonus marks, reply the next query in not more than 2,000 phrases: who or what was a ‘tv chat present host’?)

a) One Path

b) No Path

c) Unsuitable Path

d) Completely different Path

e) Little Combine

8) In his guide, the Duke of Sussex confessed to frequent bouts of anger. He had a particular time period for these bouts. Was it:

a) Blue lagoon

b) Crimson mist

c) Purple haze

d) Inexperienced big

e) Yellow submarine

9) Of which shut member of the family did the Duke of Sussex write: ‘She may kill a home plant with one scowl’?

a) His stepmother Camilla

b) His sister-in-law Kate

c) His great-aunt Margaret

d) His grandmother, the Queen

e) His black labrador, Pula

10) After a go to to the North Pole, Harry succumbed to frostbite on part of his historic physique. Which half?

a) Ankle

b) Elbow

c) Little finger

d) Large toe

e) A.N. Different

Solutions: 

1d; 2c; 3b; 4b; 5e; 6d; 7a; 8b; 9c; 10e.

To be continued…